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Lychesis

About Me

In December 1999, Bill, Carol and Mark met through shared musical acquaintances to write and record music that was beyond what was playing on the radio and pervasive in heavy music. Mark's depth in music theory and knowledge of other instruments, Carol's approach to keyboards to blend with the music rather than control it, and Bill's sometimes unorthodox writing techniques promised to produce some very interesting results.
The search for a drummer was a long one, but eventually yielded a virtual phenom, Darryl Ailor. Darryl's ability spanned more than just the drums, giving the song writing a new dimension as well. A chance post on a local message board provided Dave Simmons for the seat of virtuoso within Lychesis, as well as another powerful mind for the writing of the music. A search for a singer that spanned three years finally came to a halt with another chance post on that same message board. J Michaels has joined the line up as the front man. His range, power, and determination help concrete the lineup of Lychesis.
Together, Lychesis has crafted a sound drawing on many of the great rock, metal, and progressive acts of the past, but one that is uniquely their own -- powerful and heavy, yet melodic and engaging.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/06/2005
Band Website: http://www.lychesis.com
Band Members: J Michaels ~ Vocals
Bill Pannell ~ Guitar
Carol Pannell ~ Keyboard
Darryl Ailor ~ Drums
Dave Simmons ~ Guitar
Mark Beem ~ Bass
Influences: Symphony X, Fates Warning, Savatage, Nevermore, Queen, Evergrey, Pain of Salvation, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Rush, Nightwish, Queensryche, Gordian Knot.
Sounds Like: "FatesSavaMetallicOzzyQueensrIronMaideNevermore".. and others
Record Label: none

My Blog

Official website relaunched!

The official Lychesis website is now back online!http://www.lychesis.com
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:28:00 GMT

Happy Birthday, Dr. J!!!

The members of Lychesis would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to our frontman, Dr. J Michaels!!Hope you have a great day!!
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:21:00 GMT

New Song Up!!!

Alright!! Check it out - Dave has finished mastering our song "Break" and it's now available on the site. The rough mix version of "The Call" is still there as well (for now), and Dave is now masterin...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Studio Update

Work continues on both the recording of the last three songs as well as the mixing of the EP. But, we hope to have some new music posted up soon!  
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:15:00 GMT

EP Mixing

Dave is currently mixing the three songs for the EP and we hope to have it available by mid-March.. The songs on the EP will be:1. Break2. Vision Of Prosperity    Pt. 1 Forsaken &n...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:50:00 GMT

Additional video from Dave’s 1-4 session..

Here's a bit more of Dave as he was writing and recording the lead fills for the intro to Prosperity.
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:20:00 GMT

Studio update 1/4/08

Another busy night in the studio last night!! Bill jammin' with the Loomis sig. Dave ripping it up on his custom Jackson. Check out the video! Finished up with Break last night and Darryll...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:58:00 GMT

The Call is finished

Darryl came in last night and did the final retrack for The Call. This song is now in the can and will be delivered to Dave on Friday so he can begin mixdown.
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Studio update

A new year begins and we're back on track. J came out and retracked the main vocal lines for the song Break last night.A couple of Bill's newest acquisitions..Schecter Jeff Loomis sig. which can be he...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:52:00 GMT

New song up!

The song The Call from our upcoming EP is now online! Hope you enjoy!! 
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:31:00 GMT