Byron (band)

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Name = Byron


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Origin = Romania
Genre = Alternative rock
Years_active = 2006 – present
Label = A&A Records [http://www.alma.ro/hrm/044.hrm Forbidden Drama, 2007 ] ]
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URL = [http://www.byronmusic.ro/ Official Site]
Current_members = Dan Byron - vocals, guitar, flute Costin Oprea - guitar 6fingers - keyboards, backing vocals Cristi Matesan - drums Jacob Glick - bass
Past_members = Gyergyay Szabolcs - bass (2006-2007)

Byron is an Alternative rock band from Bucharest, Romania

History

Byron was formed in 2006 in Bucharest, Romania. Dan Byron, after quitting Urma (band), decided to start a solo project. Costin Oprea is the first to join on guitars, in September 2006, followed by 6fingers on keyboards, then immediately after by Cristi Matesan on drums and, freshly returned from Budapest, Gyergyay Szabolcs (Szabi) on bass.Rehearsals start in October 2006, the project becomes a band. Most of the songs, already written by Dan Byron, are arranged during this month.The debut concert takes place on Dec 1, 2006 in Laptarie (Bucharest).Some noteworthy concerts include Art & Aids Bucharest, Stufstock 2007 - Vama Veche, a 3-band 3-venues simultaneous concert together with Timpuri Noi and Trupa Veche (band).The debut album, Forbidden Drama, structured in acts, like a theater drama, was finished in September – with Victor Panfilov as Musical Producer, mixing & mastering at Real Sound Studio, Bucharest. The album is manufactured and distributed by the Romanian label A&A Records. Forbidden Drama has been launched [ [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/104231/noul-album-byron Jurnalul National | Muzica | Noul album Byron ] ] [ [http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/forbidden-drama-cu-trupa-byron/328108 Adevarul ] ] on October 12, 2007, at club Fabrica, Bucharest, followed by a month-long national promotion tour (Forbidden Tour).In January 2008, Gyergyay Szabolcs quit the band due to personal reasons and was replaced on bass by Jacob Glick.

Byron’s music is hard to define; it’s mainly alternative rock with a lot of influences from different musical areas, mostly blues, progressive rock and jazz. We7.com describes it as 'intellectual rock' [ [http://www.we7.com/public/albumDetails/Forbidden-Drama?albumId=56058 Forbidden Drama - Byron - Free Music Downloads - Music Promotion - We7 ] ] . All lyrics are written in English and touch aspects of modern man’s condition.

Byron has appeared playing live on several shows on national television TVR2, and has received substantial airplay on Romanian radios such as Radio Guerrilla, City FM, Radio Total, Kiss FM (reaching #1 on the weekly top of Radio Total [ [http://www.radiototal.ro/top Radio Total - Top ] ] with the song Essential Piece).

Note: There has been another Romanian heavy metal band named Byron [ [http://netscape.com.com/trupabyron/3600-8673_32-100666227.html Trupa Byron - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music ] ] , with Dan Byron on vocals, active between 1997 and 1999, but with lyrics written in the Romanian language. That band split up in 1999 after releasing a demo album. There is no connection between these bands other than the vocalist.

Line-up

* Dan Byron - vocals, guitar, flute (ex- Kumm (band), Urma (band), Agathodaimon (band))
* Costin Oprea - Guitars (ex- Parlament (band))
* 6fingers - Keyboards, backing vocals (also plays in Magica (band))
* Cristi Matesan - drums (ex- Spin (Romanian band), Oliver (band))
* Jacob Glick - bass

Former members

* Gyergyay Szabolcs - bass

Discography

* "Forbidden Drama" (2007)Tracklist:

ACT 1 1. Fake Life 2. Forbidden Drama 3. Crossroads 4. Watercolor

ACT 2 5. Losing Control 6. The Dawn Of A Drunk Bum 7. Far Away 8. Annoying Detail

ACT 3 9. On The Road 10. Essential Piece 11. Blow Up My Tears 12. No Man's Land

EPILOGUE 13. Toast Proposal

References

External links

* [http://www.byronmusic.ro/ Official Byron website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/byronmusicspace Byron on Myspace]
* [http://www.we7.com/public/albumDetails/Forbidden-Drama?albumId=56058 Forbidden Drama album review]
* (Romanian) [http://www.dilemaveche.ro/index.php?nr=202&cmd=articol&id=7312 Forbidden Drama album review]