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Kells | |
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Origin | Lyon, France |
Genres | Symphonic metal,[1] nu metal[1] |
Years active | 2001–2015 |
Labels | Season of Mist |
Kells was a symphonic metal band out of Lyon, France, formed in 2001 by vocalist Virginie Goncalves, guitarist Patrick Garcia, and keyboardist Fabrice Desire. Since then Fabrice has left the band while Julien Nicolas and Laurent Lesina were added as the band's drummer and bassist respectively.[2] They have played at the Metal Female Voices Festival[3] and been main support for Epica[4] and Tarja.[5] They have released three albums. Their first album, Gaia, was produced by AVFP Production and released in 2005,[6] and their second album, Lueurs,[7] was produced by Season of Mist and released in 2009. Their third album, Anachromie, was released in 2012.[8] In April 2015, Virginie, Patrick (legitimate founders of the project) and Kevin (the last drummer) were forced out of the band.