Empyr

Empyr
Background information
Origin France
Genres Rock
Years active 2007-present
Labels
Members
  • Benoît Poher
  • Florian Dubos
  • Frédéric Duquesne
  • Benoît Julliard
  • Jocelyn Moze

Empyr is a French English language rock band established in 2007 and made up of 5 members from four different French bands, Kyo, Pleymo, Watcha and Vegastar.

In 2008, the band released its debut album The Peaceful Riot that was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Ken Andrews. The album was relatively successful reaching number 17 in France and number 20 in Belgian French charts. It also charted in Switzerland. The single "New Day" also got radio time. The band has also released a follow-up EP Your Skin, My Skin in 2009 and the album Unicorn in 2011.

Members

In popular culture

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Notes
FR
[1]
BEL
(Wa)

[2]
SWI
[3]
2008 The Peaceful Riot 17 20 79 Track list
  1. "God Is My Lover" (4:25)
  2. "New Day" (2:55)
  3. "Birth" (4:39)
  4. "Tonight" (3:50)
  5. "Water Lily" (5:23)
  6. "The Voice of the Lost Souls" (3:26)
  7. "Forbidden Song" (5:03)
  8. "The One" (3:04)
  9. "The Fever" (4:41)
  10. "My Empress" (2:25)
  11. "March On" (4:27)
  12. "Join Us" (6:04)
2011 Unicorn 118     Track list
  1. "It's Gonna Be" (2:35)
  2. "Give Me More" (3:18)
  3. "Do It" (3:23)
  4. "Goodbye" (3:22)
  5. "Helena" (2:44)
  6. "Happy and Lost" (3:10)
  7. "My Own Short News Item" (4:26)
  8. "Souvenir" (3:07)
  9. "Under the Fur" (3:24)
  10. "Still Here" (4:31)
  11. "Quiet" (2:26)

EPs

Year Album Peak positions Notes
FR
[1]
2009 Your Skin My Skin EP   Track list
  1. "Your Skin My Skin" (3:19)
  2. "Way Out" (2:53)
  3. "Say It" (3:04)
  4. "To the Blood" (3:43)
  5. "Birth" (Acoustic Version) (3:59)

Singles

(Selective)

References

  1. 1 2 "Kyo discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Kyo discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Kyo discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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