Avian (band)
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Avian is a melodic power metal
band founded in 2002 by guitarist Yan Leviathan. The band features singer Lance King
. In 2005 they released their debut album From the Depths of Time
, a concept album dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind. Musically, Avian is influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden
, HammerFall
, Savatage
, and Megadeth
. In December 2006, Avian was an opening act for Twisted Sister
. Their second album, titled Ashes And Madness, was released in September 2008. In early 2010 Lance decided to leave the band so that he could focus on family and professional obligations and was replaced with Brian Hollenbeck, who appeared on their first EP, entitled The Path, which was released in September 2010.
, Blind Guardian
, Edguy
, and a number of other fantastic bands.
Feeling extremely inspired, on the flight back home, Yan decided to concentrate all of his attention and efforts to creating a band that combined all of the best elements of the great European metal bands and the classic U.S. metal bands. As soon as he arrived home, Yan essentially locked himself in his studio and began writing songs. Before long, he had a couple of songs completed and began looking around for the right studio in which to record them in.
Yan eventually ended up in a studio named The Saltmine, which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. While speaking with the owner, Don Salter, Yan had mentioned to him that he was looking for a bass player and a drummer to help him with the recording. Don mentioned to Yan that he was a good friend of David Ellefson
s (Megadeth
, F5
) and that he would ask him if he would be interested in the project. Obviously, Yan was very excited at the possibility of working with such a well-known and highly respected musician such as David. A couple of days later, a meeting was arranged between Yan and David. In the meeting, Yan explained to David what his goal was and David seemed interested. The meeting ended with David receiving a very rough demo of one of the songs and it was agreed that he would listen to it and decide if he would like to commit to the project. A couple more days passed and David called Yan and told him that he really liked the song (Final Frontier) and that they should record it ASAP. It was also agreed that David would produce the sessions in addition to playing bass on the songs.
The following week Yan and David, along with a session drummer David Small, who was in F5 at the time with Ellefson met in the studio and recorded the song during a 10-hour session. At the end of a very long day, the guys realized that they had created something pretty special and that they needed to record another song right away. Yan played David a new song he had written (Queen of the Insane) which excited David very much. The two agreed that they would meet again in a couple of weeks to record it. This process, which began in December 2002, continued through September 2003; every few weeks, the guys would get together in the studio and record a song, sometimes two.
During that time, Yan and David had many discussions on who should sing on the songs. During one of those discussions, David had mentioned the name, Lance King
. After listening to some of Lances work with previous bands, most notably, Balance of Power, the two immediately realized that Lance would be a perfect fit for Avian. David contacted Lance and explained to him what he and Yan were doing. Lance seemed interested and was sent two songs to record vocals on. When Yan and David heard Lances vocals over the songs, they were blown away and immediately asked Lance if he would do all of the songs. Since Lance and David had previously discussed working together at some point in the future, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so and Lance signed on to do all of the vocals on the album.
At that point, what had begun as a demo project for Yan, escalated within a few short months into a major recording production with world-class musicians on board. By early 2004, the majority of the songs were recorded and ready for mixing. It was then decided between the three guys that a keyboard player should be brought on to add some atmosphere to the album. Lance suggested his Pyramaze band mate Jonah Weingarten. Yan spoke with Jonah on the phone and the two agreed that Jonah would fly out to Yan's home studio (Yanmonster Studio) to record the keys. The two locked themselves away for 7 straight days working 15 hours each day and managed to write and record all of the parts within that time span.
All that remained as far as recording was concerned, was the guitar solos. A number of specialists were considered, some even auditioned but none really stood out. Lance mentioned his good friend Roger Moore. The two were together in a band called Gemini, which achieved moderate success in the mid nineties. As soon as the guys heard Roger play, they knew he was their man. Roger worked on his solos at Lances home studio (Nightmare Studio) during the second half of 2004.
Around that time, the guys had to decide on who would mix the album. Lance suggested to Yan and David that perhaps he should do it since he had prior experience working on the Balance of Power albums. Yan and David agreed to let Lance have a shot at it and realized they had made a very wise decision as soon as they received some of the initial mixes back from Lance.
The following months (late 2004 - summer 2005) were spent on putting the finishing touches on the album and getting it ready for release. This process entailed, mixing, mastering (which was done by famed producer Tommy Hansen most recognized for his work with Helloween
), overdubs, artwork (created by Mattias Noren), and last and surely not least, finding a record label.
For this process, Yan hired a management firm. As soon as a mastered cd was available, the management guys went to work. The album generated a lot of interest by some very well know record labels. Ultimately, Avian signed on with Massacre Records for the European release, Nightmare Records, for U.S., and Hot Rockin for Japan.
, is a concept album dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind that there are guardians out there watching us: From The Depths of Time they are rising, fearing none they march ahead, through the past and into forever, they are the ones approaching with the storm.
Musically Avian is a nice blend of old school heavy metal (think Iron Maiden!) and the power metal / true metal of nowadays (such as Hammerfall
, Edguy
and the likes plus the classic US metal bands like Savatage
and Megadeth
). Strong songwriting, great guitar / keyboard parts and brilliant vocals are displayed on the 13 tracks (14 in Japan). With "From The Depths Of Time" now available world wide, the heavy metal scene for sure has not stopped bringing great bands to the world of music - Avian being one of the very best.
On May 12, 2006, Avian performed live for the very first time as direct support to Gamma Ray
in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The show was a resounding success and the band played a few more shows that year highlighted by a performance with Twisted Sister
in December. The beginning of 2007 saw the band hard at work on the follow-up to From The Depths of Time. The band put the final touches on the demo versions of the new songs and began recording their 2nd album, Ashes And Madness in the summer of 2007.
By this time, Yan Leviathan had moved to Minnesota so that the band could rehearse together on a regular basis, this opened the door for more live opportunities and the band played with established bands such as Edguy
, Kamelot
, Sonata Arctica
, and others in 2007. Additionally, a new, refined lineup was now in place consisting of Lance on vocals, Yan on guitars, newcomers Jerry Babcock on drums and young guitar wiz Bill Hudson
on lead guitar. This new lineup elevated Avian to a whole other level and was greeted by fans with very positive feedback and fantastic reviews. In the spring of 2008, the band took a break from recording and headed to Florida to co-headline the Nightmare Metal Festival in Tampa Bay.
.
By the end of summer, the second album was complete and it was announced that the album would be released worldwide on September 16, 2008. The band’s hard work was rewarded with very good sales upon release that were fueled by outstanding reviews from the metal magazines and fans alike. The guys were very pleased by this and realized that their hard work had paid off by the fact that people were enjoying the album. Mattias Noren was once again enlisted to do the artwork, and as usual he did not disappoint! It was very difficult to top the artwork he had created for the first album, but somehow he managed to out do himself once again.
In the fall of 2008, Brian Hollenbeck joined the band as their new bassist and backup vocalist and not long after, Steve Stine joined as lead guitarist replacing Bill Hudson who had joined Circle II Circle. Two very powerful weapons were added to Avian's arsenal and the band's live performances were taken to yet a higher level. Brian’s vocals perfectly complemented Lance’s and with the addition of drummer Jerry Babcock’s low harmonies, the band sounded better than ever live.
2009 saw the band continue to perform as direct support to international bands highlighted by a performance with Primal Fear
at the Minnesota Metal Fest. By late 2009, songwriting for the band's third album was underway and everyone was filled with excitement about the early demo versions of the songs.
In March 2010, the band performed with HammerFall
; this was a very special treat for guitarist Yan Leviathan since he had much admiration and respect for the band and was thrilled to finally share the stage with them. Unfortunately, this would be the final show with Lance King. Lance had decided that he no longer had the time to focus on the band due to family and professional obligations. This was hard on the rest of the guys but after discussing things, they decided to continue on with Brian taking over the vocals. As luck would have it, Brian and Lance have very similar voices, which should make for a smooth transition on the next album. The band hired Jaden Adair to take over the bass.
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band founded in 2002 by guitarist Yan Leviathan. The band features singer Lance King
Lance King
Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...
. In 2005 they released their debut album From the Depths of Time
From the Depths of Time
From the Depths of Time is the debut album by the progressive power metal band Avian. The album was released on October 21, 2005 by Nightmare Records and was remixed and remastered in 2006 with art enhancements inside the booklet. The album features American vocalist Lance King and former Megadeth...
, a concept album dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind. Musically, Avian is influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
, HammerFall
HammerFall
HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
, Savatage
Savatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :...
, and Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. In December 2006, Avian was an opening act for Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
. Their second album, titled Ashes And Madness, was released in September 2008. In early 2010 Lance decided to leave the band so that he could focus on family and professional obligations and was replaced with Brian Hollenbeck, who appeared on their first EP, entitled The Path, which was released in September 2010.
Early years (2002-2005)
Guitarist Yan Leviathan, who had been in several local bands over the years, but never anything remotely serious, formed Avian in November 2002 after being inspired by a metal festival that featured performances by Gamma RayGamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
, Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
, Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
, and a number of other fantastic bands.
Feeling extremely inspired, on the flight back home, Yan decided to concentrate all of his attention and efforts to creating a band that combined all of the best elements of the great European metal bands and the classic U.S. metal bands. As soon as he arrived home, Yan essentially locked himself in his studio and began writing songs. Before long, he had a couple of songs completed and began looking around for the right studio in which to record them in.
Yan eventually ended up in a studio named The Saltmine, which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. While speaking with the owner, Don Salter, Yan had mentioned to him that he was looking for a bass player and a drummer to help him with the recording. Don mentioned to Yan that he was a good friend of David Ellefson
David Ellefson
David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
s (Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
, F5
F5 (band)
F5 is a heavy metal band which features Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson and ex-drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. F5 is based out of Phoenix, Arizona.- Former Megadeth Members:...
) and that he would ask him if he would be interested in the project. Obviously, Yan was very excited at the possibility of working with such a well-known and highly respected musician such as David. A couple of days later, a meeting was arranged between Yan and David. In the meeting, Yan explained to David what his goal was and David seemed interested. The meeting ended with David receiving a very rough demo of one of the songs and it was agreed that he would listen to it and decide if he would like to commit to the project. A couple more days passed and David called Yan and told him that he really liked the song (Final Frontier) and that they should record it ASAP. It was also agreed that David would produce the sessions in addition to playing bass on the songs.
The following week Yan and David, along with a session drummer David Small, who was in F5 at the time with Ellefson met in the studio and recorded the song during a 10-hour session. At the end of a very long day, the guys realized that they had created something pretty special and that they needed to record another song right away. Yan played David a new song he had written (Queen of the Insane) which excited David very much. The two agreed that they would meet again in a couple of weeks to record it. This process, which began in December 2002, continued through September 2003; every few weeks, the guys would get together in the studio and record a song, sometimes two.
During that time, Yan and David had many discussions on who should sing on the songs. During one of those discussions, David had mentioned the name, Lance King
Lance King
Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...
. After listening to some of Lances work with previous bands, most notably, Balance of Power, the two immediately realized that Lance would be a perfect fit for Avian. David contacted Lance and explained to him what he and Yan were doing. Lance seemed interested and was sent two songs to record vocals on. When Yan and David heard Lances vocals over the songs, they were blown away and immediately asked Lance if he would do all of the songs. Since Lance and David had previously discussed working together at some point in the future, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so and Lance signed on to do all of the vocals on the album.
At that point, what had begun as a demo project for Yan, escalated within a few short months into a major recording production with world-class musicians on board. By early 2004, the majority of the songs were recorded and ready for mixing. It was then decided between the three guys that a keyboard player should be brought on to add some atmosphere to the album. Lance suggested his Pyramaze band mate Jonah Weingarten. Yan spoke with Jonah on the phone and the two agreed that Jonah would fly out to Yan's home studio (Yanmonster Studio) to record the keys. The two locked themselves away for 7 straight days working 15 hours each day and managed to write and record all of the parts within that time span.
All that remained as far as recording was concerned, was the guitar solos. A number of specialists were considered, some even auditioned but none really stood out. Lance mentioned his good friend Roger Moore. The two were together in a band called Gemini, which achieved moderate success in the mid nineties. As soon as the guys heard Roger play, they knew he was their man. Roger worked on his solos at Lances home studio (Nightmare Studio) during the second half of 2004.
Around that time, the guys had to decide on who would mix the album. Lance suggested to Yan and David that perhaps he should do it since he had prior experience working on the Balance of Power albums. Yan and David agreed to let Lance have a shot at it and realized they had made a very wise decision as soon as they received some of the initial mixes back from Lance.
The following months (late 2004 - summer 2005) were spent on putting the finishing touches on the album and getting it ready for release. This process entailed, mixing, mastering (which was done by famed producer Tommy Hansen most recognized for his work with Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
), overdubs, artwork (created by Mattias Noren), and last and surely not least, finding a record label.
For this process, Yan hired a management firm. As soon as a mastered cd was available, the management guys went to work. The album generated a lot of interest by some very well know record labels. Ultimately, Avian signed on with Massacre Records for the European release, Nightmare Records, for U.S., and Hot Rockin for Japan.
From the Depths of Time (2005-2008)
The name Avian was chosen by Yan from his favorite novel; The Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke. In the series, the Avian is a bird like creature with great intelligence and compassion. The debut cd, From the Depths of TimeFrom the Depths of Time
From the Depths of Time is the debut album by the progressive power metal band Avian. The album was released on October 21, 2005 by Nightmare Records and was remixed and remastered in 2006 with art enhancements inside the booklet. The album features American vocalist Lance King and former Megadeth...
, is a concept album dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind that there are guardians out there watching us: From The Depths of Time they are rising, fearing none they march ahead, through the past and into forever, they are the ones approaching with the storm.
Musically Avian is a nice blend of old school heavy metal (think Iron Maiden!) and the power metal / true metal of nowadays (such as Hammerfall
Hammerfall
Hammerfall or HammerFall may refer to:*HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band*Hammerfall, a novel in The Gene Wars universe.*Hammerfall, a city in Azeroth, the fictional world of the computer game World of Warcraft....
, Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
and the likes plus the classic US metal bands like Savatage
Savatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :...
and Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
). Strong songwriting, great guitar / keyboard parts and brilliant vocals are displayed on the 13 tracks (14 in Japan). With "From The Depths Of Time" now available world wide, the heavy metal scene for sure has not stopped bringing great bands to the world of music - Avian being one of the very best.
On May 12, 2006, Avian performed live for the very first time as direct support to Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The show was a resounding success and the band played a few more shows that year highlighted by a performance with Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
in December. The beginning of 2007 saw the band hard at work on the follow-up to From The Depths of Time. The band put the final touches on the demo versions of the new songs and began recording their 2nd album, Ashes And Madness in the summer of 2007.
By this time, Yan Leviathan had moved to Minnesota so that the band could rehearse together on a regular basis, this opened the door for more live opportunities and the band played with established bands such as Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
, Kamelot
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
, Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
, and others in 2007. Additionally, a new, refined lineup was now in place consisting of Lance on vocals, Yan on guitars, newcomers Jerry Babcock on drums and young guitar wiz Bill Hudson
Bill Hudson
William Louis "Bill" Hudson is an American musician most famous for being in the band The Hudson Brothers.Hudson was born in Portland, Oregon. His mother, Eleanor, was Italian American. He married actress Goldie Hawn in 1976 and together they had two children, both of whom are actors, Kate and...
on lead guitar. This new lineup elevated Avian to a whole other level and was greeted by fans with very positive feedback and fantastic reviews. In the spring of 2008, the band took a break from recording and headed to Florida to co-headline the Nightmare Metal Festival in Tampa Bay.
Ashes and Madness (2008-2010)
The band tried out a few new songs and they were well received by the crowd. This excited the band and they were very much looking forward to returning home and resuming work on Ashes And MadnessAshes And Madness
Ashes and Madness is the second album released by the progressive power metal band Avian. It was released on September 30, 2008, in North America and to the rest of the world in January 2009 on Nightmare Records.- Track listing :...
.
By the end of summer, the second album was complete and it was announced that the album would be released worldwide on September 16, 2008. The band’s hard work was rewarded with very good sales upon release that were fueled by outstanding reviews from the metal magazines and fans alike. The guys were very pleased by this and realized that their hard work had paid off by the fact that people were enjoying the album. Mattias Noren was once again enlisted to do the artwork, and as usual he did not disappoint! It was very difficult to top the artwork he had created for the first album, but somehow he managed to out do himself once again.
In the fall of 2008, Brian Hollenbeck joined the band as their new bassist and backup vocalist and not long after, Steve Stine joined as lead guitarist replacing Bill Hudson who had joined Circle II Circle. Two very powerful weapons were added to Avian's arsenal and the band's live performances were taken to yet a higher level. Brian’s vocals perfectly complemented Lance’s and with the addition of drummer Jerry Babcock’s low harmonies, the band sounded better than ever live.
2009 saw the band continue to perform as direct support to international bands highlighted by a performance with Primal Fear
Primal Fear
Primal Fear may refer to:* Primal Fear , a German power metal band** Primal Fear , their debut album* Primal Fear , a 1993 thriller novel by William Diehl* Primal Fear , a 1996 film based on Diehl's novel...
at the Minnesota Metal Fest. By late 2009, songwriting for the band's third album was underway and everyone was filled with excitement about the early demo versions of the songs.
In March 2010, the band performed with HammerFall
HammerFall
HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
; this was a very special treat for guitarist Yan Leviathan since he had much admiration and respect for the band and was thrilled to finally share the stage with them. Unfortunately, this would be the final show with Lance King. Lance had decided that he no longer had the time to focus on the band due to family and professional obligations. This was hard on the rest of the guys but after discussing things, they decided to continue on with Brian taking over the vocals. As luck would have it, Brian and Lance have very similar voices, which should make for a smooth transition on the next album. The band hired Jaden Adair to take over the bass.
New album (2010-present)
In the summer of 2010, the band announced that their third album would be released in early 2011. The band also announced that they would release an EP Single in the fall of 2010 featuring three new songs and a live acoustic version of "The Fear", originally recorded on Avian’s debut, From The Depths Of Time. Additionally, Avian announced that they would re-release their now out of print first album in October, which would include 3 bonus tracks that were not available on the original version of the album. From The Depths Of Time Special Edition would be released by the band’s new label home, Blinding Force Recordings.Discography
- From the Depths of TimeFrom the Depths of TimeFrom the Depths of Time is the debut album by the progressive power metal band Avian. The album was released on October 21, 2005 by Nightmare Records and was remixed and remastered in 2006 with art enhancements inside the booklet. The album features American vocalist Lance King and former Megadeth...
(Nightmare Records 2005) - Ashes and MadnessAshes And MadnessAshes and Madness is the second album released by the progressive power metal band Avian. It was released on September 30, 2008, in North America and to the rest of the world in January 2009 on Nightmare Records.- Track listing :...
(Nightmare Records 2008) - The Path (EP) (Nightmare Records 2010)
Current members
- Brian Hollenbeck - lead vocals (2010–present), bass (2008–2010)
- Yan Leviathan - guitars (2002–present)
- Jaden Adair - bass (2010–present)
- Steve Stine - guitars (2008–present)
- Dan Cunningham - drums (2010–present)
Former members
- Lance KingLance KingLance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...
- lead vocals (2003–2010) - David EllefsonDavid EllefsonDavid Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
- bass (2002–2006) - David Small - drums (2002–2006)
- Roger Moore - lead guitar (2004–2006)
- Jonah Weingarten - keyboards (2004–2006)
- Bill HudsonBill Hudson (guitarist)Bill Hudson, born on January 13, 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a heavy metal guitarist. He moved to the United States during the year of 2005 in order to join the Nebraskan power metal band Cellador, playing on their debut album Enter Deception and remaining in their line-up until early 2008...
- lead guitar (2007–2008) - Noah Martin - bass (2007–2008)
- Jerry B (Jerry Babcock) - drums (2007–2010)
External links
- Official Avian Homepage
- Official Avian Forum
- Official Avian page at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Nightmare Records Inc