Dylath-Leen is a fictional city in H. P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle and appears in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926).
"Dylath-Leen with its thin angular towers looks in the distance like a bit of the Giant's Causeway, and its streets are dark and uninviting.
There are many dismal sea-taverns near the myriad wharves, and all the town is thronged with the strange seamen of every land on earth and of a few which are said to be not on earth."
H.P Lovecraft
DYLATH-LEEN is this alchemy of styles, vocals, sounds and atmospheres that give it its so particular mark.
In a Death-Metal vein tinged with atmospheres and a personal rage, the band draws its originality from the presence of a surprising female singer-guitarist who mixes death, black and clear vocals in a personal and innovative style.
The deep male vocals, the typical bass and drums parts and the guitars both massive and mind-blowing will offer this band a resolutely unique personality on the French metal scene.
Having walked the mythical stages of Hellfest and Metal Female Voices Fest, shared the bill with bands like Vader, Obituary, Holy Moses, Cynic or Aborted, DYLATH-LEEN establishes like a safe bet over the Metal scene and makes a deep impression on the crowd everywhere it plays.
The band enters the studio in January 2010 for the recording of their 3rd album, and will tour with Arch Enemy in March, April and October 2010. The band will also play its first shows in Czech Republic and Germany.
First video ever with "Adorning Wounds". Few shows in France and Belgium, with a special one at the RaismesFest to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary! Meanwhile, the writing process for the 3rd album has begun.
2nd album, Semeïon, is released on March 3rd under Great Dane Records and gets excellent feedback over France and Benelux.
Arnaud (drums) & Magali (keyboards) leave the band ; Bertrand, drummer from the early days, is back and keyboards are replaced with samples.
With this "new / old" line-up, the band tours Netherlands for the first time, with Draconian, Thurisaz and November's Doom ; a few shows and fests (Metal Female Voices Fest VI, Zwarte Cross...) were also played with Obituary, Cynic, Exodus, Chiraw, Izegrim.
June : the band plays @ Hellfest along with Slayer, Machine Head, Type O Negative, Immortal...
October : Metal Female Voices Fest V with Holy Moses, Darzamat, Benedictum...
The band plays shows with Marduk, Destruction, Necrodeath, Eths, Callenish Circle, Kristendom, Anachronia.
The band plays festivals and shows, with (among others) Ataraxie, Furia, Maladaptive, Holy Moses...
The band gets a distribution deal for first album Insecure, with Thundering Records, covering France ; Metal Magazines and Webzines of the world start reviewing the album.
Recording of Semeïon @ Le Hangar A Sons (Cambrai, France) with Bertrand Charlet & Tiéri Farasse ; mix @ Studio Plus 9 (Paris, France) with Stéphane Buriez & Clément Lopez ; mastering @ L'Autre Studio (Paris, France) with Jean-Pierre Bouquet.
April : First show in Belgium, with Mystica & Aborted, Axamenta, Vader.
May : Rotonde Festival (Hirson, France) with Impaled Nazarene, Loudblast & In Extremo
The band keeps on rehearsing, writing songs, plays live shows with Zuul FX, DSK, Agonia, Skeptical Minds...
The band keeps on rehearsing, writing songs, plays live shows...
March : mastering of the album @ Master-Lab (Nantes, France) and artwork making (after a concept by Kathy).
April : release of "Insecure" !
July : Dylath-Leen enters the studio for 13 days @ LB Lab (Roncq, France) with Stéphane Buriez & François Jamin for the recording of "Insecure".
September : album mix at Impuls Studios (Herent, Belgium). The decision had been taken for a few months : Bertrand & Carine leave the band for personal reasons.
October : Arnaud (drums) & Magali (keyboards) join the band.
The band plays its first shows in the North of France.
The band embryo becomes DYLATH-LEEN with the arrival of Bertrand (drums), Jeremy (bass) & Carine (keyboards).
In the North of France, Kathy (vocals, guitars) starts a new project, soon rejoined by Igor (growls, guitars) who left his former band. The line-up starts songwriting in a doom/death style, with a simple goal : play live and record an album. Kathy's vocal approach quickly evolves to growls...