Beyond Creation is a Canadian

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band from

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. They are currently signed to

Season of Mist Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...

records. The group has released three studio albums to date: ''The Aura'' (2011), ''Earthborn Evolution'' (2014), and ''Algorhythm'' (2018). They have toured extensively in Europe, the United States and Japan, supporting bands such as Obscura and

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, while headlining tours alongside acts such as

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, Psycroptic and Virvum.

History

Beyond Creation was formed in

, Canada by current guitarist and lead vocalist Simon Girard and former guitarist Nicolas Domingo Viotto. The band built-out their lineup over the coming years and self-released their debut full-length ''The Aura'' in 2011. On February 19, 2013, the band signed with

Season Of Mist Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...

and then re-released ''The Aura''. To support the album's re-release, Beyond Creation toured North America on the

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Tour with

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and Immolation. The band released their second album, ''Earthborn Evolution'', on October 24, 2014. In 2015, the band toured extensively, embarking on The

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, alongside

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Veil of Maya Veil of Maya is an American metalcore band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, by members Marc Okubo and Sam Applebaum in 2004. They are currently signed to Sumerian Records and have released six studio albums. Their first four albums are considered t ...

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and

Cattle Decapitation Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer David McGr ...

and also supporting label-mates

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on the Infernus World Tour. In 2016, the band performed their first European tour as part of Obscura's ''Akróasis'' European tour. The band released their third album, ''Algorythm'', on October 12, 2018.

Members

Current members

*Simon Girard – guitar, vocals (2005–present) *Kevin Chartré – guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) *Philippe Boucher – drums (2012–present) *Hugo Doyon-Karout – bass (2015–present)

Former members

*Guyot Begin-Benoit – drums (2005–2012) *Nicolas Domingo Viotto – guitar (2005–2007) *Dominic "Forest" Lapointe – bass (2010–2015)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* ''The Aura'' (2011) * ''Earthborn Evolution'' (2014) * ''Algorythm'' (2018)

Demo

* ''Demo'' (2010)

Music videos

* "Omnipresent Perception" (2012) * "Fundamental Process" (2015) * "Coexistence" (2017) * "Earthborn Evolution" (2017) * "Theatrical Delirium" (2018) * "The Inversion" (2018) * "In Adversity" (2019) * "The Afterlife" (2019) * "Surface's Echoes" (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control Season of Mist artists Canadian death metal musical groups Canadian technical death metal musical groups Musical groups from Montreal