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Riff after riff...after riff, and then some more, you can't escape the frenzied groove of this young psychedelic Doom Rock outfit -Naevus. Formed in Bietigheim, Germany in November 1991, they originally created a doomed out sludge metal sound that remained at a snails pace and fiercly downtuned until a line up change in the autumn of 1994. With this came a more subtle (but by no means less intense) laid back stoner doom approach. This shift in style was evident on the bands third demo, 'Autumn Sun' which was released in Jan 1996 and was embraced by the underground doom movement, recieving rave reviews in fanzines worldwide. As a result of this the band secured two, one off releases with both the UK based label Flashpoint Recs and the American imprint Game Two Recs both were for 7" singles (the latter being a double 7" doom fest also featuring US doom lords Revelation). It was around this time that the band entered in to negotiations with Rise Above Records, the result of which will surface on March 16th in the shape of their debut album 'Sun Meditation'.Often likened to such cult acts as Trouble, The Obsessed, and Pentagram, Naevus mix their retro 70's influences with the power and melody of theses US doom gods. They even went as far in their homage to these legands as recording 'Sun Meditation' at Vielklang studios in Berlin where both The Obsessed & Saint Vitus have created doom history.The result is a classy slab of heavy yet melodic power doom that holds high the torch of true metal in an age of faceless trends and alternative bollocks.Doom or be Doomed.demo releases: 'Quixotic Dreams'- demo 1993 'A Sad Illusion' - demo 1994 'Autumn Sun" - demo 1996This was the biographie RISE ABOVE created in 1997.NAEVUS split in may 1999. All members continued in various outher bands.Uwe Groebel went on to form VOODOOSHOCK, Mathias Straub plays in SACRED STEEL and Mystic Prophecy. Oli Grosshans played SACRED STEEL and still is in MY DARKEST HATE. Sven Heimerdinger plays in PULL DEAD.NAEVUS also contributed a song to the FOURTEEN INCHES OF FURY 7" on GAME TWO RECORDS, along with REVELATION, TWISTED TOWER DIRE and MOOD. (Bazar of Illusion is uploaded, see above)THE WIZARDS' UNIVERSE 7" was never released.In 1999 there was a Trouble Tribute on Freedom Records. NAEVUS recorded the song R.I.P. ALso in 1999 there was the I AM VENGEANCE movie soundtrack where NAEVUS had the song LOST CONFIDENCE on.Thanks to all NAEVUS members at this pont :)