biographical info
Eric St-Cyr formed the band twelve34 (Cyclone Records) in 2003 with his
good friend Jasen Colson, and his brother Jason St-Cyr. A pop-rock
outfit, St-Cyr held back many of the harsher, dramatic songs that he
had been writing. "Some of the songs I worked out just didn't sound
right with Colson's voice, so I kept them locked away" Instead, St-Cyr
kept them to himself, and the songs occasionally showed up in other
projects that he was working on, but never came to fruition.
In 2008, lead singer and drummer Jasen Colson decided to
retire from music, leaving the remaining members with much freedom.
St-Cyr formed several bands that subsequently fell apart. Ultimately,
he put himself to the test by writing 20 songs in 20 days (despite
recovering from surgery) and recording demos of them. The best 11 were
chosen to be on the debut album "Things Left Unsaid", where Eric St-Cyr
played every instrument and sang lead vocals, with the exception of
Hitsman singing backing vocals and playing the guitar solos. "I think I
was supposed to join another band and be another guitarist, but I enjoy
writing songs and trying to sing them too much" said St-Cyr about the
first album. The album was complete within a months time, and was given
out at shows under the name "The Eric St-Cyr Band" for the remaining of
2008.
St-Cyr, realizing that naming the band after himself didnt
provide the comfort of anonymity, renamed the group "Epyllion" St-Cyr
then formed the group from past colleagues - recruited from their nine
member supergroup "The Conservatory For The Regression of Sound" was
Hitsman on guitar and vocals, and Ryan Cahill on bass. His brother
Jason (twelve34) was brought on board for guitar and keys. Originally
'The Conservatory' drummer BJ King was on drums, but left the band due
to prior commitments and was replaced by Chris Zimmerman.
After playing live under the current lineup, Eric St-Cyr returned to
the studio in the summer of 2008 to start work on the double album
"Disc 01 / Disc 02", using new compositions, and several old works from
other projects that never saw fruition. In march of 2009, the album
finally saw it's completion and was digitally released throughout all
the major online retailers. Burnt copies of the disc were also
distributed at gigs.
lineup
Eric St-Cyr Vocals / Guitar / Etc.
Eric Hitsman Guitar / Vocals / Mandolin
Ryan Cahill Bass
Jason St-Cyr Keyboards / Guitars / Etc.
Chris Zimmerman Drums
influences
Nirvana
Smashing Pumpkins
Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
Green Day
Collective Soul