TEMNEIN is a French band playing Melodic/Progressive Death Metal, founded in 2009 in Nancy. After a first demo released in fall 2010, the band has recorded its 1st album early 2013 for a January 21st 2014 release on the Danish label Mighty Music. This album is distributed by important partners like Plastic Head (UK), Indie Recordings (Norway), Soul Food (Germany), Aural Music (Italy), Target Distribution (Denmark), MVD (USA). The album obtained great reviews by the International Metal press: Rock Hard Germany (8/10), Legacy (12/15), Aardshok (73/100), Metal Temple (10/10), Lords of Metal (79/100), VS Webzine (14,5/20), French Metal (16/20). The band has played around 50 gigs, included a Japan tour in December 2014 in support of MORS PRINCIPIUM EST (Finland, AFM Records) and BEYOND CREATION (Canada, Season of Mist). In fall 2015, the band won the contest show for DURBUY ROCK FESTIVAL in Belgium and will play on the 20th edition of the festival along with ELUVEITIE, POWERWOLF, EQUILIBRIUM, PRIMORDIAL, LEPROUS and many more. Temnein will also play the contests shows for MOTOCULTOR OPEN AIR in France on March 2016, besides putting final touches on its second full length, which is expected for an early 2017 release. ---- For fans of: AT THE GATES, DEATH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, INSOMNIUM, OPETH, OBSCURA, NEVERMORE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME... Around 50 gigs in Europe and Japan, with supporting acts for: MORS PRINCIPIUM EST, BEYOND CREATION, GOROD, LENG TCH'E, BUKOWSKI, HACRIDE, HYPNO5E, NO RETURN
