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Approached By A God Bio :
Initially formed in late September 2004 by Jérôme Boucher(guitar) and Kevin Pettinella(vocal), Approached by a God became official when Maxime Huard(guitar) was asked to join the band, a few months later. Armed with drummer Mario Forgues and bass player Nicolas Chabot, they managed to pull off a first show in Québec City, April 2005.
Following this first acclaim, the band decided to tour a reasonable part of the province of Québec during the rest of the year, encountering a few line-up problems. Drummer Mario Forgues was replaced by Simon Frost, who was then dismissed a year later.
And when the band thought it could not go worst, bass player Nicolas Chabot decides to leave the band.
Approached by a God was left to Jérôme and Maxime, Kevin Pettinella was nowhere near to be found. The two remaining members focused their energy into recording a demo, hoping that it would inspire anyone to join the band. Reinforced by session drummer and co-producer François Fortin of Utlagr, Approached by a God entered the studio from September to October 2006, in order to insure the future of the band. A week later, Kevin is back with the band recording vocal tracks. All done, they finally joined up with young drummer Louis Thivierge and long time friend bass player Mathieu Robichaud.
In May 2007, Jerome and the band parted ways for personal reasons. Followed an extensive search for a new guitar player. The logical choice was Benoit Fecteau, a solid guitar player, formerly of The First Fire. Maxime Huard was dismissed in early 2008 and as of now there are no plans for a search for a second guitarist.
The band is now writing brand new songs for an album that should be recorded during the summer of 08.
Approached by a God 2nd Skin Rock Contest 22 mars 2008
