Existance

EXISTANCE was created at the tail end of 2008 by Julian Izard (lead vocals & guitars) for keeping the musical spirit of the 1980s Heavy Metal alive.

If the last name Izard sounds familiar to the historians among you…well the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Julian Izard is none other than the son of Didier Izard, who was the vocalist of the French speed metal band, H–Bomb.
In 2011, the band recorded and produced their eight tracks demo « Existance ».
The following year, thanks to the demos being well received by both local and international media, Existance managed to play a substantial amount of concerts across France, with occasional forays into Belgium and the Netherlands. The band sent out their demo to a number of record labels. They quickly received an offer from the German label High Roller Records. A deal was struck, and High Roller re-released the « Existance » demo in April 2012, both on compact disc and vinyl.
At the same time the band announced another line-up change with the arrival of Antoine Poiret (guitars).

2013 was spent writing, rehearsing and fine-tuning and in September, Existance entered the studio to record their debut full-length album entitled « Steel Alive ». Recorded and mixed at Boss Hog Studios in Ham en Artois, France, « Steel Alive » was mastered by none other than Maor
Appelbaum in Los Angeles, who in the past has mastered masterpieces by Anvil, Dokken, Halford, Malmsteen, Sepultura. The result…one hell of an ass-kicking album that proves true metal is « Steel Alive ».

April 2014, the "Steel Alive Tour" began. Several dates have been done, including a gig at PPM Fest in Mons, Belgium with the legendary british band Saxon, Dokk’em Open Air in the Netherlands (with Gamma Ray, Metal Church...) but also supporting acts for Vandenberg's Moonkings.

In early 2015, together they hit the road with featured appearances in Germany during the Metal Invasion Fest in Cologne, in Belgium for the opening of Joe Lynn Turner, in Genk. Also, Existance was invited on the french tour of Skull Fist and Evil Invaders.
March 2016 : Existance is proud to announce his two new brothers in arms : Nicolas Martineau (Drums) & Julien Robilliard (Bass).
In May 2016 Existance entered the studio for the recording of their new album « Breaking The Rock ». Recorded and mixed at Boss Hog Studio, France. Mastered by Maor Appelbaum, Los Angeles, USA. This new album is scheduled for October 2016.

New tour is coming…