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February 1988 |
Jean-Luc (guitar) and J.WIRTH (drums) put together Mystic, a speed-thrash quartet. After a year of work, a few concerts and a repertory of seven songs, the band flies to Montreal to record a 4-song demo at Victor Studios (Voïvod, Dyoxen...). Musical divergences within the band. Mystic split up and fly back to France. |
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September 1989 |
Jean-Luc and J.WIRTH contact the remaining members of ALUCA: vocalist Régis EYMANN, bassist Laurent NEDEZ, and guitarist Olivier GARNIER. In September 1989, they start Etheric Soul (see History). The band heads toward a more technical thrash than MYSTIC's. |
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September 1991 |
ETHERIC SOUL records a 4-song demo tape titled "Soul Experience" in a studio. |
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May 30, 1992 |
ETHERIC SOUL plays at the HARD SHOCK FESTIVAL (France) with LOUDBLAST, BROKEN EDGE... |
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November 1992 |
A female vocalist, Delphine COCHAND, joins the band; replacing the male singer who had left ETHERIC SOUL two months earlier. The vocals get more melodic. |
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May 8, 1993 |
The band plays at a thrash festival with AWAKE... |
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October 17, 1993 |
ETHERIC SOUL opens for CORONER / DEPRESSIVE AGE. |
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July 1994 |
One of the guitar players and the bass player leave the band. They are immediatly replaced. ETHERIC SOUL moves toward a more progressive, less aggressive thrash. |
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June 1996 |
Musical divergences within the band. Delphine and Jean-Luc decide to continue alone under the name of FINAL TRAGEDY. Style: progressive metal. |
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August 1996 |
FINAL TRAGEDY records a 3-song CD titled "Final Tragedy" at Herisson Studio (Mulhouse, France),with Renaud Hebinger and Y-FRONT's David Husser at the mixer. ETHERIC SOUL's ex-drummer records the drums. |
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1997 - 1998 |
. French and foreign record labels are approached. . FINAL TRAGEDY build their home studio. . New songs are written and recorded. . The band create their Web site. |
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November 1998 |
Release of the 4-song EP "Trial Of Tears", recorded at the band's home studio. The duo has focused on harmony while retaining the aggressiveness of the first EP. |
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2000 |
Final Tragedy is approached by Canadian label Frowz Productions. Frowz Productions suggest releasing an 8-song album which would include the 4 songs of the "Trial Of Tears" EP. The 4 songs are rearranged and rerecorded. |
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December 2001 |
Release of the 8-song album "Greed", once again recorded at the band's home studio. |
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ETHERIC SOUL |
1992 |
4-song K7 |
Jean-Luc: guitar |
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ASKEW |
1996 |
2-song CD |
Jean-Luc: bass, keyboards |
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FINAL TRAGEDY |
1996 |
3-song CD |
Jean-Luc: guitar, bass, keyboards |
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FINAL TRAGEDY |
1998 |
4-song CD |
Jean-Luc: guitar, bass, keyboards |
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FINAL TRAGEDY |
2001 |
8-song CD |
Jean-Luc: guitar, bass, keyboards |