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veron biography
Formed in Krefeld, Germany in 1989 - Situation unknown as of 2017
Ralf JANSSEN (guitar), Christian MOOS (drums) and SCHYMY (bass) had been playing together for a couple of years and had experienced the usual hardship that any band in its initial stages has to face. Musical direction was one thing, finding the right singer was another. At that point, they got in contact with Oliver PHILIPPS through an advert in the music press. PHILIPPS and his band JESTER'S PALACE already had two recordings under their belts but unfortunately split up. With PHILIPPS the sense of direction arrived and EVERON was born. Using modern MIDI equipment to the max, the band started shaping a high-tech sound around the songs which were and still are a delicate mix of melody and power.
A meeting got them in touch with Eroc, former drummer of famous German cult band GROBSCHNITT and now a name producer in his own right, selling several hundreds of thousands of albums in Germany alone with Phillip BOA. Eroc, very much taken by the band, offered them the use of his Woodhouse Studios, where they started recording their debut album ''Paradoxes'' under Eroc's productional guidance. Late 1992, with the album nearing completion, the band had received offers from just about every independent progressive rock label, and in the end signed with SI music.
Another coincidence occurred when a stunning piece of artwork in a book caught their eyes. After a long search they tracked down the whereabouts of the artist in question, Gregory Bridges, in Australia. Presented with the rough recordings of the album, Bridges got all fired up and offered to design the complete package.
''Paradoxes'' was released in May 1993 and soon became one of the two best selling albums in the SI music catalogue, the band supported FISH in front of an audience of many thousands during an outdoor festival in the Netherlands, the album got 9 out of 10 points in "Heavy Oder Was" (Germany), 8 out of 10 in the leading Japanese metal magazine "Burrn!", and was voted discovery of the year by most of the specialised press. After ''Paradoxes'' had spent several weeks in the Top 10 of the Japanese import charts, the album was picked up and released by Zero Corporation, distributed by Toshiba/EMI, beating four other Japanese companies in the process. In short, certainly on an independent level the album had become everything the band had hoped for and provided the foundation for the future.
During the summer of 1994, Everon returned to Eroc and the all new and improved Woodhouse Studios to record ''Flood''. Unfortunately, SI music went bankrupt after a short while, sales found a sudden end, and all further plans had to be cancelled. So that was a big disappointment for the band, and for a while they were thinking about splitting up.
But after a few months EVERON found that the only motivation they really needed to go on was the music itself. So they started writing new material, putting all the anger and frustration, but also the passion and enthusiasm they had into it. They worked harder on the new album than on anything else before, and asked Gregory Bridges to do another one of his designs. The result of all this was their album ''Venus'', which was released in 1997 by their new label Mascot Records.
PHILIPPS and MOOS also established their own recording studio called SpaceLab. Although Eroc didn't produce this album, he was a big help again. After the release of ''Venus'', JANSSEN left the band due to the lack of motivation and interest. He was replaced by musical newcomer Ulli HOEVER. In 1998 SpaceLab became successful when the band started recording demos and albums for several European bands.
In the year 2000, with their 4th album ''Fantasma'', introduced HOEVER and live keyboardist Oliver THIELE. The album was produced by PHILIPPS and MOOS at SpaceLab Studios, and with another artwork from Gregory Bridges.
Anyway, the band played a couple of festivals during Y2K. Unfortunately, shortly before the release of their new 2002 albums, THIELE left the band. ''Bridge'' and ''Flesh'' were released, again with cover artworks done by Gregory Bridges. After searching for a new keyboardist for a couple of months, Oliver decided to play the piano himself again on stage.
In spring 2003 the band finally entered the stage again, starting at the "French Progressive Festival", Sarlat, France. The band played more gigs in 2003 than in any other year before. In 2003 also a CD single was released, entitled ''Missing From The Chain'', to be used exclusively for radio-promotion purposes. EVERON'S latest album ''North'' was released in April 2008.
According to the original biography in ProgArchives, written by Claude Bpl, ''EVERON play heavy progressive music greatly influenced by RUSH, SAGA and PALLAS. Nice melodious songs with hard-rocking guitar riffs and vocals by Oliver PHILIPPS appear on their debut album "Paradoxes" (1993), but "Fantasma" is the best work they ever did. Although it is a bit heavier than previous albums, it combines progressive complexity, emotional melodies and a powerful sound. Progressive Rock with energetic, powerful songs and intimate pieces, that's what it's all about!''
Biography updated by aapatsos, editing the official bio from the band's website