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LYCANTHRIS
THE BAND  LYCANTHRIS FORMED AT THE BEGINNING OF 1995 IN A SMALL TOWN IN UPSTATE
NEW YORK CALLED HORSEHEADS.
AT THE TIME, THE ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BAND WERE
SHAWN LAPIERRE AND MARK NEWMAN.
THEY TEAMED UP IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL
AFTER MEETING THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS.
WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL THE TWO PLAYED WITH MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE BUT WERE UNABLE TO FORM ANY "REAL" BAND.
THEY SPENT LOTS OF TIME TOGETHER. OFTEN SKIPPING SCHOOL,GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY EACH OTHER PLAYED.
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1995 THE TWO WERE JOINED BY ROB BENEDICT.
AT THIS TIME THEY SEEMED TO HAVE A SOLID LINE UP AND START TO WRITE SOME SONGS.
SHAWN WAS ON THE GUITAR, MARK ON DRUMS AND ROB ON BASS.
BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THEY HAD GOTTEN SOME SONGS TOGETHER
BUT WERE STILL LACKING IN VOCALS
THIS IS WHEN GUITARIST SHAWN DECIDED TO TAKE A BIG STEP FORWARD
AND ASSUME THE ROLE OF LEAD SINGER.
WITH A BASS PLAYER AND A SINGER, THINGS FOR LYCANTHRIS SEEMED TO MOVE QUICKLY.
AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY HAD SONGS WRITTEN
AND REHEARSED READY TO PLAY SHOWS.
NOW IT WAS TIME TO LET THE PUBLIC SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.
IN MARCH OF 1996 THEY PLAYED THEIR FRIST LIVE PERFORMANCE. IT WAS IN A SMALL TOWN NEAR THEIRS CALLED ELMIRA HEIGHTS.
IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO BREAK INTO THE SCENE.
PLAYING A SMALL CLUB WITH ANOTHER BAND THEY KNEW.
THEY WENT OVER WELL AND QUICKLY   ESTABLISHED THEIR NAME AS BEING SYNONYMOUS WITH LOCAL HEAVY MUSIC

BY THE SUMMER OF 1996 LYCANTHRIS WERE IN THE STUDIO RECORDING TRACLS FOR THEIR DEBUT RELEASE "HATE THE WORLD"
AFTER RELEASING THE TAPE THE BAND SPENT AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE PLAYING LOCAL BARS AND CLUBS TO SUPPORT THEIR ACT.
ALL THE WHILE THEY WERE STILL WRITING NEW MATERIAL.
LATE FALL OF 1996 SAW LYCANTHRIS BACK IN THE STUDIO THIS TIME
WITH THE HELP OF JOHN ALEXANDER AND PYRAMID SOUND.
THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHAT  FEW LOCAL BANDS HAD DONE BEFORE,RECORD A CD.
AFTER 5 GRUELING MONTHS THE PROJECT WAS FINISHED.
THIS TIME LYCANTHRIS WANTED TO START THINGS ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
SO THEY THREW A HUGE CD RELEASE PARTY AT A LOCAL BAR,
IT WAS A SUCCESS,AND COPIES OF THEIR CD "LIVE YOUR CRIME" BEGAN SELLING.

OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE BAND PLAYED GIGS ALL OVER WESTERN AND UPSTATE
NEW YORK AS WELL AS IN NEW YORK CITY TO PROMOTE AND SELL THE CD.
DURING THIS TIME THE BAND ALSO HAD T-SHIRTS AND STICKERS MADE TO SUPPORT THEM
EXHAUSTED AFTER DOING SO MUCH PROMOTION AND PLAYING ,THE BAND TOOK THE END OF 1997AND THE BEGINNING OF1998 OFF.
THIS TIME APART DIDN'T LAST LONG, AND BY SUMMER OF 1998 THEY WERE BACK TOGETHER WRITING AND REHEARSING.
RIGHT NOW THE BAND ARE WORKING IN THE STUDIO RECORDING TRACKS  FOR THEIR UPCOMING FULL LENGTH RELEASE ENTITLED,
"ARTIFICIAL STATISTIC"

REVIEWS
 
 

"THIS CD COMES FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER/NEW YORK BAND,THAT IS A ANTI-?,HARDCORE,ALTERNATIVE,METALBAND,THAT CRUSH THE BEATS
RIGHT DOWN YOUR THROAT.
THIS CD WAS RECORDED AT PYRAMID SOUND,AND IT HAS THE BIG SOUND
THE STUDIO IS KNOW FOR.
THE RIFFS ON THIS CD WILL MAKE YOU PUNCH SOMEONE. VERY AGRESSIVE"
THE WORMHOLE ISSUE#13

"MUSICALLY COMPARABLE TO PANTERA IN PLACES, AND ALSO LIGHT DEATH, VOCALLY,THE SAME TWO GROUPS COME TO MIND.FAIRLY CLEAN.FALLING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ANSELMOAND SCHULDINER.OVERALL, LYCANTHRIS IS NOT AS REFINED OR TIGHT AS EITHER OF ABOVE MENTIONED BANDS,
BUT THE THREE-MAN UNIT DOES BRING A LOT OF ENERGY TO THE TABLE.
TOP HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE CHUNKY AND SWIFT"COOL MUTHER FUCKER" AND THE NASTY RIFFS AND CHUGGING SETUP OF 'INFILTRATE'. ANGER AND DISTORTION DOT THE REST OF THE SELECTIONS......."
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