Elis (Band)
Elis was a Swiss- Liechtenstein Symphonic and gothic metal band that emerged from the band heirs of Creation in 2002.
Band History
Elis was founded in 2002, when the heirs - the - creation - founder Oliver Falk separated from the remaining band members. Although the remaining musicians retained the rights to the debut album Twilight, Falk was able to secure the naming rights. Under the new name " Elis ", which comes from the first heir - of - creation - single of 2001, the band signed in March 2003, a record deal with Napalm Records. With God's Silence, Devil 's Temptation, the debut album by Elis was released in August 2003. As Twilight was recorded Studio also this album with producer Alexander Krull of Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes in the master sound. The album placed to number 8 in the DAC charts. Problems with the naming rights were again later. A French company said the sale of T -shirts with Elis - inscription of trademark issues, as they had an eponymous product range.
In 2004, the band released the album Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky. In the same year drummer Franky Koller left the band, which was then replaced by Max Näscher from Liechtenstein, who studied classical percussion in Zurich. Also guitarist Jürgen Broger parted in friendship of the band. On 7 July 2006, the singer Sabine Dünser suffered during a band rehearsal a brain hemorrhage on the she died in hospital a day later. The band decided, after much consideration, to continue with a new singer, who was with Sandra Schleret of Siegfried and Dreams of Sanity on 28 December 2006. On May 8, 2011, posted on the band's website that Sandra Schleret leaves the band. The new singer Simone Christinat was presented on June 16, 2011 on the website.
On 24 February 2012, the band announced on its website and Facebook that Simone Christinat Elis leaves due to stress. The rest of the members, it would fall too hard after all the setbacks, one more time to start over. For this reason, Elis announced the end of the band. The members Max Näscher, Peter Streit, Tom Saxer founded then in autumn 2012 with the soprano and Dystera frontwoman Kathrin Smurf, and the Ekpyrosis bassist Chris Gruber, the band zirconium.
Discography
- 2003: God's Silence, Devil 's Temptation ( Napalm Records)
- 2004: Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky ( Napalm Records)
- 2006: Griefshire ( Napalm Records)
- 2007: Show Me The Way MCD ( Napalm Records)
- 2009: Catharsis ( Napalm Records)