Phenomy

Phenomy is a metal band from Lebanon formed by Loïc El Haddad (guitarist) and Rudy Bejjani (drummer). To date, Phenomy has released three full length albums, each with its own touring cycle.

Phenomy
Phenomy in Lebanon, May 2021
Phenomy in Lebanon, May 2021
Background information
OriginLebanon
GenresGroove metal, melodic thrash metal
Years active2014–present
MembersSam Felfly
Loïc El Haddad
Rudy Bejjani
Peter Aoun
Past membersDany Arfan
Kevin Ghanem
Raymond Ghorayeb
Adel Hassan
Websitephenomyofficial.com

The current lineup includes Rudy Bejjani (drums and percussion), Loïc El Haddad (Lead guitars), Sam Felfly (vocals/rhythm guitars) and Peter Aoun (bass guitar).

History

A few months after their formation and debut performance in December 2014 the band were invited to perform at the Persian Rock And Metal Festival[1] in Çanakkale, Turkey.

A major lineup change occurred when the band entered the studio to record their first album Once And For All, with the addition of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sam Felfly.

After releasing Once And For All,[2] Phenomy embarked on their first European tour including shows in Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria.

Their second album Threaten World Order.[3] was released in February 2018. The album was conceived with a lot of tribal influences in mind and yielded singles and live staples such as Sacrifice and Dance of the Wounded Souls.

Phenomy entered and won the Middle Eastern chapter of the Wacken Battle of the Bands which enabled them to perform at one of the biggest music and heavy metal festivals on earth, Wacken Open Air.[4] The band also performed at the Metalhead Meeting Festival[5] a month prior to Wacken Open Air, sharing the stage with acts such as Children of Bodom, Soulfly, Epica, Sonata Arctica, Kataklysm, Carach Angren to name a few.

Phenomy released their third album Syndicate Of Pain, on March 3, 2022.

Syndicate Of Pain is a concept album about an asylum ran by a fictional character, Dr Anton Shuman, a mad scientist that is manipulating patients labelled as insane. The album later reveals that these patients are part of a larger and more sinister project that even Dr Schuman himself is caught up in.

Band members

Discography

Endorsements

Solar Guitars

Loïc El Haddad (guitarist) joined the Solar Guitars artist roster in March 2020,[6] with Sam Felfly (Vocalist/Guitarist) following suit in May 2021.[7]

Bosphorus Cymbals

Rudy Bejjani (drummer) has been endorsed by Bosphorus Cymbals since October 2018.[8]

References

  1. Bunch, Terry (28 February 2015). "Persian Metal Festival 2015: Peace, Love & Rock in the Middle East". Metal Life Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. MetalDaveCampbell. "Phenomy – Once and for All (CD Review)". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Phenomy – 'T.W.O' (2018)". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "PHENOMY Issues Recap From Wacken Open Air 2018". Metal Shock Finland (World Assault). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "PHENOMY Issues Recap From Metalhead Meeting 2018". Metal Shock Finland (World Assault). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. "Loïc El Haddad – PHENOMY". Solar Guitars- Website. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. "Sam Felfly – PHENOMY". Solar Guitars- Website. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. "Artists". Bosphorus Cymbals. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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