by Eduardo Rivadavia
Taking their name from the axis of the central nervous system, Neuraxis hail from Montreal, Canada, where they belong to a fraternity of bands (Gorguts, Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, etc.) characterized by an intense brand of technical, yet melodic death metal. Guitarist Steven Henry founded Neuraxis in 1993, and after adding vocalist Michel Brisebois, second guitarist Felipé Quinzonos and bassist Yan Thiel, the group soon began performing with the aid of a drum machine until human percussionist Mathies Royal was found in 1995 -- around the same time as new vocalist Maynard Moore. A harbinger of many lineup changes still to come, their entry allowed Neuraxis to start working on their debut album, 1997's Imagery, with KATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSM|GUITARIKataklysm guitarist Jean Francois Dagenais producing, but only $|1HENRY|AND|HENRY|AND|THIELHenry and THIEL|STILL|REMAINED|Thiel still remained with the group by the time they cut their sophomore effort, A Passage to Forlorn, in 2001. The good news was that new members |(VOCIan Campbell (vocals), |(GUIRobin Milley (guitar), and |(DRUMSAlex Erian (drums) stayed put for the band's third opus, TRUTH|BEYOND ,|RELEASTruth Beyond , released the next year. Unfortunately, this modicum of stability wouldn't last beyond 'S|EUROPENeuraxis's European tour of '03, and after indulging in a few side projects (most notably 'S|COLLABORMilley's collaboration with former |MEMBERSQuo Vadis members $|1ARIE|ITMAN|AND|ARIE|ITMAN|AND|Arie Itman and |INRemy Beauchamp in a band called ),|THE|MEMBJester), the members of |WELCOMEDNeuraxis welcomed new drummer |FOTommy McKinnon for the sessions that spawned their third long player, Trilateral Progression, in the Fall 2005. This was widely heralded as their most mature and consistent release yet, but naturally, change was on the horizon yet again -- this time taking shape as founding guitarist 'S|SHSteven Henry's shocking departure in January, 2006 (soon to be followed by longtime vocalist ),|CASTINCampbell), casting serious doubt about the band's future in many fans' minds. Just as they had before, though, $Neuraxis simply set about the business of finding capable replacements in front man $Alex LeBlanc and guitar player $William Seghers, and then recorded 2007's ^Live Progression to break them in. The revamped $Neuraxis then proceeded to sign with @Prosthetic Records and release the fourth $Neuraxis studio album, ^The Thin Line Between, in 2008.
Taking their name from the axis of the central nervous system, Neuraxis hail from Montreal, Canada, where they belong to a fraternity of bands (Gorguts, Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, etc.) characterized by an intense brand of technical, yet melodic death metal. Guitarist Steven Henry founded Neuraxis in 1993, and after adding vocalist Michel Brisebois, second guitarist Felipé Quinzonos and bassist Yan Thiel, the group soon began performing with the aid of a drum machine until human percussionist Mathies Royal was found in 1995 -- around the same time as new vocalist Maynard Moore. A harbinger of many lineup changes still to come, their entry allowed Neuraxis to start working on their debut album, 1997's Imagery, with KATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSMKATAKLYSM|GUITARIKataklysm guitarist Jean Francois Dagenais producing, but only $|1HENRY|AND|HENRY|AND|THIELHenry and THIEL|STILL|REMAINED|Thiel still remained with the group by the time they cut their sophomore effort, A Passage to Forlorn, in 2001. The good news was that new members |(VOCIan Campbell (vocals), |(GUIRobin Milley (guitar), and |(DRUMSAlex Erian (drums) stayed put for the band's third opus, TRUTH|BEYOND ,|RELEASTruth Beyond , released the next year. Unfortunately, this modicum of stability wouldn't last beyond 'S|EUROPENeuraxis's European tour of '03, and after indulging in a few side projects (most notably 'S|COLLABORMilley's collaboration with former |MEMBERSQuo Vadis members $|1ARIE|ITMAN|AND|ARIE|ITMAN|AND|Arie Itman and |INRemy Beauchamp in a band called ),|THE|MEMBJester), the members of |WELCOMEDNeuraxis welcomed new drummer |FOTommy McKinnon for the sessions that spawned their third long player, Trilateral Progression, in the Fall 2005. This was widely heralded as their most mature and consistent release yet, but naturally, change was on the horizon yet again -- this time taking shape as founding guitarist 'S|SHSteven Henry's shocking departure in January, 2006 (soon to be followed by longtime vocalist ),|CASTINCampbell), casting serious doubt about the band's future in many fans' minds. Just as they had before, though, $Neuraxis simply set about the business of finding capable replacements in front man $Alex LeBlanc and guitar player $William Seghers, and then recorded 2007's ^Live Progression to break them in. The revamped $Neuraxis then proceeded to sign with @Prosthetic Records and release the fourth $Neuraxis studio album, ^The Thin Line Between, in 2008.
