The history of Psalm goes back to early 2004. <br><br> David (drums) and Kevin (guitars), both former members of Broken Promises, a hardcore band, decided to launch a new project, soon named « Psalm ». Chris joined soon after as a second guitar player. The three of them then slowly started working on a couple of songs, moving from a hardcore basis to a more complex and modern sounding musical style. <br><br> Songs like The Agony Show (first album) were written at this early stage in the band’s life. Vocalist Thierry joined Psalm during the summer of 2004. The band could now move on and work on the vocal tracks. But a bass player was still needed, and no serious candidate seemed to be around. The solution was in fact at hand’s reach : Thierry brought in his old friend François, who was perfect for the job. <br><br> The band was completed in early 2005, and it could now seriously move forward. Songwriting was going well, and Psalm soon decided to record a first E.P., which came out around January/February 2005. The band also began playing shows wherever they could to spread the word out (see Shows section). During July 2005, a video was shot for the “single” Butterfly Suicide (check it out here), and the first demo was then re-released with a bonus DVD containing the video. <br><br> Around September/October 2005, the band had enough material to record its first album. After self-recording a pre-production, Psalm headed for Lunenburg, MA (USA), to Austin Enterprise studios, to record the album entitled Fortune’s Complexity (In Five Cycles Of Torments) with Steve Austin himself (Today Is The Day-mogul, worked by bands such as Lamb Of God, Converge,Â…), who took care of the mixing and the pre-mastering as well. <br><br> This fantastic experience lasted from January 31th to February 24th 2006. The music was written by the whole band, Thierry handled the lyrics and David the artwork for the album. Steve Austin was kind enough to appear as a guest vocalist on three tracks : The Vital Art Of Pretending, Eden’s Crucifixion and Closure. The album is a concept album about human life from birth to death. Every track is about a different event, obstacle or turning point one can encounter. The main character was kept anonymous for the story is meant to be universal. For more details, see Concept section. <br><br> Fortune’s Complexity was released in June 2006 on belgian label Genet Records (also co-producer), and the band then started the promotion, which they’re still working on at the moment. <br><br> Until today, Psalm has played with bands like Aborted, Amen Ra, Caliban, Heaven Shall Burn, As We Fight, Congress, Switchblade, Sworn Enemy, 100 Demons, Deadlock, The Ocean, The Chariot, Neaera, Satanic Surfers and many others. <br><br> The band is of course always open for any show propositions, so don’t hesitate to contact us (see Contact section). Kevin (guitars) was fired for serious non-musical issues. He was replaced around July 2006 by Sylvain (Deafening Sky), who is much more lead-guitar orientated. Although still promoting its debut album, Psalm is already working on new material, which will include a lot of new and extreme influences. Be preparedÂ… <br><br>