From The Ashes Of THE OLD DEAD TREE... PRETENCE Is Born

From The Ashes Of THE OLD DEAD TREE... PRETENCE Is Born



BraveWords.com has received the following update from former THE OLD DEAD TREE bassist Vincent Danhier (pictured):

"I will always love playing, listening to, and living music...", Nicolas (Chevrollier) said after parting ways from The Old Dead Tree.

As guitarist and songwriter having highly contributed to the artistic orientation of the band, he rapidly felt the need to pursue his own dreams again with a new project. He naturally found that his long-time friend and bass player Vincent could share his vision.

Things became more serious after the split-up of The Old Dead Tree and the duo knew they would need a fuller lineup to move the band
up and forward. So Olivier (also involved in thrash metal act SINN) was rapidly enlisted to their ranks as drummer. Then they asked guitarist Gilles (now also responsible for death core riffing with JARELL) to bring his talent, as his playing style is a perfect match. When it came down to
finding a vocalist, the name of Guillaume popped up. The band knew that his skills in singing with DUSTBOWL (heavy cold rock) were what the new composings screamed for... Luckily, he agreed to join, and Pretence has found its final form in February, 2010.

The music of Pretence can be described as some kind of dark melodic metal with wide influences like PARADISE LOST, KATATONIA, SLAYER and TOOL.

After only 7 months of writing and rehearsing together, the band is now ready to enter the studio. The recording process of the debut album will be achieved by the end of the year.

Stay tuned for further updates.