Unexpect

An eclectic band rooted in the creative soils of Montreal, Canada. unexpecT is a metal laboratory mixing elements of black, death, core, symphonic, progressive and melodic metal; classical, operatic, medieval, goth, electro, ambient, psychotic, noise and circus music with an occasional jazzy touch. The septet includes a violin, keyboards/sampling, a singing contemporary dancer, a 9 stringed bass, 2 guitarists/singers and a drum. The vocal performance of the two singers range from an extreme to the other as they alternate between glorious choirs; inhuman screams of deep, high, mid-growl and delirious intensity; theatrical narrations; and clean/sober sections strewn with a female singer who's angelic voice could melt the will of the most vile politician.



The ideas traveling in their lyrics are related to the imagination and the inherent creative power of all human beings, subjective tales, trancelike sensorial exploration, undercover denunciation of social aspects and subconscious realities. So… still trying to figure Unexpect? Think Cirque du Soleil goes black metal amidst an acid-trip version of The Dark Crystal. A mind**** no doubt, but you get the picture.

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Anno1996.....Artagoth and Zircon play together as a trash metal act called Unexpected , influenced by old school bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth and such. In the midst of this year, syriaK joins the ranks, adding a different touch to the music. During this period, the band's name became unexpecT; deforming the original word to nullify the meaning while keeping this oh so pretty succession of letters ( even if the pun will forever stay branded). One year later, the drummer went away due to personal divergences and Lunorin, Syriak's old time’s friend, boarded the ship.



The chemistry really burst; old material was all but forsaken as the band reshaped old songs and composed new ones more influenced by the European metal scene. As new ideas found their way in the band, they began to find restrictive the fact of being only four and the lack of texture in their music. So they gathered up two other childhood friends of Syriak and Lunorin issued from classical school: Merzenya and le bateleur.

It’s in the same era that a singing lady named Elda joined the band for the crazy ride. They entered studio for the first time in summer 1998, very soon after the integration of the others. Utopia was born…members at the time of composing/recording were between 17 and 20.



The two following years saw its share of shows, but Zircon, Elda and Merzenya quietly left unexpecT for personal reasons in 2001. In these times of changes ; Lunorin traded his instrument, changed his name for ExoD and became the new keyboardist ; A young devilish clown named ChaotH took on the bass position with his 7 and 9 stringed monsters…drinking madly as a cursed poet since then ; A sweet dancing maiden with an aerial voice going under the name of Leïlindel stepped forth and illuminated the scenic performances with her incredible presence; and later on, in 2003, Landryx entered the unexpecT cast after countless efforts to find a drummer.

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