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Here
you will find a complete history of my musical experience... quite
complete and complex I would say... And of course, the story is still to be written. RICHARD LOUDIN |
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| 1992 Very first band in High School as singer... the band was named HUSCUL and played metal and rock coversongs |
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| 1993 February HUSCUL records a 25 songs demo, never released (it was some kind of "joke band" actually...) |
| November Richard joins HACELDAMA (death metal) as singer |
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| 1994 March Richard joins ASGARD (death metal) as singer |
| April Very first concert : ASGARD plays in Paris (Gibus club) |
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| 1995 February Creation of DESPOND |
| April Second and last concert with ASGARD |
| October Creation of BRAN BARR (celtic war metal) with founding drummer Aed Morban |
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| 1996 February DESPOND releases its first demo tape "As my Soul reaches Infinity" |
| March Richard joins ANTAEUS (black metal) as session keyboards player |
| March Creation of MANTAR (wicked electro ritual), the most fucked-up of all Richard's side projects |
| April MANTAR releases its first demo tape "Unholy Ceremonies" |
| June First DESPOND & ANTAEUS concert (Gibus Club, Paris), Richard leaves ANTAEUS after this show |
| September Creation of HACELDAMA PRODUCTIONS |
| November Creation of BLACK ORCHID (space ambient) |
| December Creation of DISEMBODIED (deathcore) |
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| 1997 May BLACK ORCHID releases its first demo tape "Dark Contemplations of a mesmerizing cosmic Kingdom" |
| June DESPOND releases the "Beheaded and Sanctified" live tape album |
| October Creation of NUNKTHUL (black metal) |
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| 1998 October MANTAR releases its second demo tape "The Wrath of Hornuk the Great" |
| December DESPOND plays its last show in Paris |
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| 1999 January DESPOND becomes Richard's solo project |
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| 2000 April BRAN BARR releases its debut album "Les Chroniques de Naerg" |
| April First BRAN BARR's concert (Club Dunois, Paris) |
| July DESPOND releases the "Wide open Arms" CDR compilation |
| August DESPOND releases the "As my Soul reaches Infinity" demo with new layout and remastered sound |
| August NUNKTHUL releases its first demo tape "Rylkien nar Enstumet" |
| November Creation of NYDVIND (nordic heathen metal) |
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| 2001 September Richard joins MONOLITHE (funeral doom) as singer |
| October NUNKTHUL records its debut album "Nightshade Dominion", still unreleased yet |
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| 2002 February First NYDVIND's concert (Club Dunois, Paris) |
| September DESPOND reforms with a brand new line up |
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| 2003 February DESPOND plays in Paris and Belgium |
| July DESPOND releases its debut album "Supreme Funeral Oration" |
| July DESPOND plays in London |
| July MONOLITHE releases its debut album "Monolithe I" |
| September DESPOND breaks up and becomes Richard's one-man project once again |
| September NYDVIND releases its debut album "Eternal Winter Domain" |
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| 2004 March Richard joins UTOPOS (dark sympho metal) as singer |
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| 2005 January BRAN BARR reforms after a 2 years period of inactivity |
| February Ten Year Anniversary of DESPOND |
| June MONOLITHE releases its second album "Monolithe II" |
| June BRAN BARR enters the studio to record its second album "Sidh" |
| October NYDVIND enters the studio to record its second album "Sworn to the Elders" |
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| 2006 April NYDVIND tour in Europe with KAMPFAR |
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| Richard Loudin's musical projects through the years : | ||||
| Band Name | Music Style | Founded in / Joined in | Instrument played | Band Status |
| HUSCUL | rock metal covers | 1992 | vocals | terminated |
| HACELDAMA | death metal | 1993 | vocals | terminated |
| ASGARD | death metal | 1994 | vocals | terminated |
| BRAN BARR | celtic folk metal | 1995 | vocals | active |
| ANTAEUS | black metal | 1996 | session synths | active (without me) |
| MANTAR | ritual darkwave | 1996 | synths, vocals | terminated |
| BLACK ORCHID | space ambient | 1997 | synths, vocals | active |
| GARDEN OF DREAMS | electro | 1997 | synths, vocals | terminated |
| DISEMBODIED | deathcore | 1997 | vocals | terminated |
| NUNKTHUL | black metal | 1997 | vocals, guitar, bass | active |
| NYDVIND | heathen metal | 2000 | vocals, guitar | active |
| MONOLITHE | doom metal | 2001 | vocals | active (without me) |
| UTOPOS | dark sympho | 2003 | vocals | active |
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are many other solo projects I created through the years but not to be
listed here because of lack of commitment and activity... But some of them may be unveiled one day. |
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