{{Short description|French metal band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lyzanxia | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Angers, France | genre = Death metal, thrash metal | years_active = 1996–2011 | label = Listenable Records | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|www.lyzanxia.com}} | current_members = Franck Potvin<br />David Potvin<br />Vins Perdicaro<br />Clément Rouxel | past_members = Dirk Verbeuren<br />Gaël Feret<br />Eguil Voisin<br />Gweltaz Kerjan<br />Clément Decrock }}
'''Lyzanxia''' is a French metal group that combines thrash metal with elements of death metal.
==Biography== Lyzanxia were formed in 1996 by the Potvin brothers.<ref name=mmight>{{cite web|lang=en|url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/france/anjou/lyzanxia|title=MusicMight :: Artists :: LYZANXIA|website=MusicMight|date=2009|access-date=1 January 2017}}.</ref> They quickly recorded their first demo,''RIP My Skin''. In 1997, they self-released their eleven-track demo album ''Lullaby'' in France.<ref name=interview>{{cite web|lang=en|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Lyzanxia.htm|title=Heart of Steel: Interviews|website=Metal Rules|accessdate=1 January 2017}}.</ref><ref name="website"/>
For their debut album, ''Eden'', they recruited one of the better known European metal producers, Fredrik Nordström, Fredrik Nordström.<ref name=interview/><ref name="website"/> The album was released in 2000 to critical acclaim and good reviews (6/6 ''Hard Rock'': France, 84/100 ''Burrn!'': Japan). Two videos were released to promote the album: "Bewitched" and "Dream Feeder".<ref name="website">{{cite web|url=https://www.lyzanxia.com/band.php|title=Official website profile|website=lyzanxia.com}}</ref>
In 2002 Lyzanxia recorded their second album, ''Mindcrimes'', again produced by Nordström.<ref name=mmight/> The Potvin brothers travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden to mix the songs with Nordström and master the album with Goran Finnberg. To support the album, Lyzanxia released two videos, "Silence Code" (directed by Yohann Jouin) and "Medulla Need" (directed by Guillaume Pin). They toured with Shaman and Behemoth to promote the album.<ref name="maelstorm"/><ref name="website"/> At the end of 2003, following a laudatory article in the magazine ''Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles'', the group began negotiations to sign a worldwide contract with the Californian label Reality Entertainment. Mindcrimes was released in North America on March 9, 2004and soon after in several European countries.<ref name="maelstorm">{{cite web|lang=en|url=http://www.maelstromzine.com/ezine/review_iss19_1592.php?sid=&page_rs=4|title=LYZANXIA - Mindcrimes - CD - Reality Entertainment - 2004|website=Maelstromzine|accessdate=1 January 2017}}.</ref> In 2006 Lyzanxia signed with Listenable Records. They recorded and mixed their third album ''Unsu'' in January and February at Studio Fredman in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström assisted by Patrik J. Sten.<ref>{{cite web|lang=en|url=http://www.maelstromzine.com/ezine/review_iss19_1592.php?sid=&page_rs=4|title=LYZANXIA - Mindcrimes - CD - Reality Entertainment - 2004|website=Maelstromzine|accessdate=1 January 2017}}.</ref><ref name="website"/>
After the release of ''Unsu'', the Potvin brothers and the other members of the group deviated into several outside musical projects and collaborations, and the group started to perform less. In 2010, they released their fourth and last album entitled ''Locust'', favorably received by the critics who saw the album as a amalgamation of the French thrash metal. Lyzanxia continued to perform in 2011, taking a stage in June at Hellfest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiometal.com/article/hellfest-2011-le-fil-rouge-du-samedi-18-juin,33462|title=Hellfest 2011 : le fil rouge du samedi 18 juin|website=Radio Metal|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref>
==Members== '''Current members''' *Franck Potvin - vocals, guitar *David Potvin - vocals, guitar *Perdicaro Wines - bass *Clément Rouxel - drums
'''Session musicians/former members''' *Gaël Feret - drums *Close Eguil - bass *Gweltaz Kerjan - drums *Dirk Verbeuren - drums *Clément Decrock - drums
==Discography== *1996: ''RIP My Skin'' (demo) *1997: ''Lullaby'' (demo) *2000: ''Eden'' *2003: ''Mindcrimes'' *2006: ''Unsu'' *2010: ''Locust''
==References== <references />
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.lyzanxia.com}} * [http://www.myspace.com/lyzanxiaband Official MySpace]
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Category:French thrash metal musical groups Category:French musical quartets Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in France Category:Musical groups from Angers