Scarve
| Scarve | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nancy, France |
| Genres |
Technical death metal, melodic death metal, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1994-2009 (hiatus) |
| Labels | Listenable, War Music |
| Associated acts | Mnemic, Soilwork, Phazm, One-Way Mirror |
| Website | www.scarve.org |
| Members |
Lawrence Mackrory Patrick Martin Sylvain Coudret Loïc Colin Dirk Verbeuren |
| Past members |
Pierrick Valence Guillaume Bideau Alain Germonville Philippe Elter |
Scarve is a French technical death metal[1] band from Nancy. They have released four full-length albums, the latest being The Undercurrent, released on April 2, 2007 on Listenable Records.
Biography
Scarve was formed in 1994 by rhythm guitarist Patrick Martin and drummer Dirk Verbeuren, the latter of whom later joined Soilwork. Their 2004 album, Irradiant features a contribution from Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal on the track, "Asphyxiate."
Vocalist departures and The Undercurrent
In October 2006, it was announced that Guillaume Bideau had left Scarve during the recording of The Undercurrent in order to take over as lead singer in the Danish industrial metal band Mnemic. His session replacement was announced to be ex-Darkane singer, Lawrence Mackrory (who provided vocals on the album Rusted Angel).
Following the release of The Undercurrent, on June 4, Pierrick Valence announced that he was leaving Scarve to focus on his other band, Phazm. On April 22, 2007, The band posted a message on their Myspace account saying that they were still looking for a vocalist.
In May 2009, the band revealed their new vocalist, Lawrence Mackrory, who sung on The Undercurrent and their next album. Dirk said on their Myspace blog "We're all very proud and happy to have Lawrence in our ranks, and extremely excited to bring you, our fans, a whole new collection of blasting futuristic death metal!"
Scarve has been on an unofficial hiatus since 2009, and have not performed live since 2007. Dirk Verbeuran and Sylvain Coudret currently perform with Soilwork, while Loïc Colin recently joined American death metal band Solium Fatalis, which also features current members of Cryptopsy.
Members
Current
- Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane) – vocals (2007, 2009–present)
- Patrick Martin – rhythm guitar (1994–present)
- Sylvain Coudret (Soilwork) – lead guitar (1994–present)
- Loïc Colin – bass guitar (2001–present)
- Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork) – drums (1994–present)
Former
- Alain Germonville – co-lead vocals (1998-2001)
- Guillaume Bideau (Mnemic) – co-lead vocals (1994-2006)
- Pierrick Valence – co-lead vocals (2001-2007)
- Fred Bartolomucci – vocals (1994-1998)
- Philipe Elter – bass guitar (1998-2001)
- David Fioraso – bass guitar (1994-1997)
- Julien Thibers - bass guitar (1997-1998)
Live members
- Gilles Delecroix - drums (2007)
- Butcho Vukovic - vocals (2007)
- Benoit Antonia - guitar (2004)
- Timeline
Discography
- Six Tears of Sorrow (1996, self-released)
- Translucence (2000, War Music)
- Luminiferous (2002, Listenable Records)
- Irradiant (2004, Listenable Records)
- The Undercurrent (2007, Listenable Records)