My Lament - RECORDING ALBUM

My Lament was founded at the end of 2002 on the ruins of Corpus Lacrimale, an association of goth musicians (a.o. current bass player Steven) based in Ghent, and Dark Tide, an association of metalheads (a.o. current drummer Vincent) based in Antwerp. The first tracks can be best described as gothic metal with doom influences. My Lament appears for the first time on stage at the end of 2003.
In 2004 the band focuses on new material which is well received on a following series of gigs. Lead guitarist Paul (also active in melodic death band Aeons of Old) joins the band and the style gets more mature and evolves into pure death/doom.
In 2005, the band benefits from the evolution made in 2004 and from a steady line-up. As a result, My Lament is a name which appears on the bill of many fests throughout Belgium and even across the border, in the Netherlands. New songs were created, which blend slow paced acoustic parts with more energetic deathmetal excesses, all grounded on a deep and warm grunt. This year also saw the recording of "Her Dark Smile" in a professional studio. The track appeared on "Face your Underground III", the third sampler distributed by the guys of deathmetal.be, and was highly appreciated by many listeners.
2006 is a difficult period for the band. It is the year of the recording of the first demo "Beneath the Hidden", featuring the tracks "Vilest of Men", "The Spirit and the Haze" and "Silent Nights". Blood, sweat and tears were spent in large amounts during the recording process, which was fully done by the bandmembers themselves, at the expense of energy for creating new material. The band is halved by the departure of vocalist Dimi, guitarist Tim and keys player Alain. At the end of the year the sky brightens, the demo is released and fresh blood is found in vocalist Bert (also active in black/doom band Wanhoop) and guitarist Katrijn.