NEWS: Drew parts ways with Meyvn After almost 5 years with the band, Drew Creel has decided to leave. We are currently seeking a new guitar player and will be auditioning soon. We'll keep everyone posted and will be ready to rock again soon! New addition to Meyvn Congratulations to Ken and Melissa, who are celebrating the birth of their first child! Maxwell Ian Liao was born on Friday afternoon at 12:32pm, I hear Ken is already giving him bass lessons. Congratulations Liao family! ENTIRE 4/17 show is online! The guys at DaveTV filmed our show last Thursday and posted the entire thing online! So if you missed it (shame on you), you can watch the entire thing below! http://operator11.com/shows/1544/episodes/41222 Thanks Dave TV! Thursday 4/17 @ Rock City! We'll be back again at the Rock City Ice House this coming Thursday! We'll be playing with guitar great, Gary Hoey! It's going to be a great night of music and guitar playing. Doug Morrison will be opening up, Meyvn @ 11pm. This will be our last show in Austin for at least two months. We'll be taking a break in May and doing some road shows June. Don't miss this show! Recording We spent all of last weekend up in Dallas again at Nomad studios. We had a great time laying down the rest of the tracks for our new material. It hasn't even been mixed yet and we think it already sounds incredible! Thanks to Sterling for doing such a great job so far. And thanks again to Scott(Intellitouch Tuners) for putting us up in a hotel in Frisco w/ free breakfast, and I ain't talkin about cereal boxes and cold bagels, real breakfast. We got some random late night antics on film that just might make it on to our documentary-alcohol and wrestling were involved. We'll keep you up to date on when we'll have new songs available to listen to, stayed tuned! Meyvn in Atlanta June 14th!
We'll be headed to Atlanta for the first time this June to play with Mindflow, Halcyon Way, A Lower Deep, and Eclipsed By Sanity! Tickets will be on sale tomorrow at Ticket Alternative (www.ticketalternative.com). Should be an excellent show! We will be playing another show between Austin and Atlanta on Friday the 13th (yikes!), most likely in Baton Rouge - more info on that later! Recording is going very well so far! The drums came out sounding KILLER and we're just about done tracking guitars and bass. Next weekend we'll be headed back up to Nomad Studios to record vocals, keys, and mix it! Shows!
Heading to the studio next month! We're heading to Nomad Studios next month to record a couple songs with producer Sterling Winfield, who has produced numerous albums by Pantera, Damageplan, King Diamond, and others. We're pretty excited to be working with the same guy that helped produce some of our favorite albums! We'll be filming the entire process for the documentary and hopefully these recordings will help us find management and a new record label. Also, we're booking shows again! First one should be in mid-March, so stay tuned for details! Vote For MEYVN! - Austin Music Poll 2007 Vote online at: Happy Holidays from Meyvn Have a Merry Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/whatever you celebrate this holiday season! Its been a hell of a year for us, starting with our recently released album "Splintered Skies" getting great press and distribution and culminating with our trip to the Netherlands for ProgPower Europe. Next year promises to be even better as we work on our new album and a few other exciting developments. Thanks for all of your continued support and we'll see you next year! - Drew, Rick, Ken, and Reuben Jon leaves Meyvn “I have decided to leave Meyvn as I no longer have the same interest in the band that I once had. Meyvn is a hard working, talented band with plenty of perseverance so I know they have what it takes to go very far. Some of my favorite moments in life occurred playing live with Meyvn, and I will miss them. The most memorable shows to me were at the Backroom playing with our friends Shrapnel. We also had many frustrating shows playing in barns out in the middle of no where, but it was all great fun and a great learning experience! Thanks to all the supporting fans that continually came to our shows, you will greatly be missed as well. I will of course continue to pursue music although at this point I believe I will be taking a little break from playing metal in general. I will miss the guys and wish them the best of luck! -Jon Simpson” Ashdown Endorsement! A friend of mine turned me on to Ashdown. Their stuff sounds killer. I've had an Ashdown mini stack practice amp for a while now and finally got a full stack for rehearsal and shows. It's awesome! It makes my bass growl. I'm proud to be endorsed by yet another great company that makes incredible products. Bass players from U2 to Megadeth to Tool use Ashdown. If you haven't heard of Ashdown check out their page.
Meyvn Documentary We hope everyone out there had a great Thanksgiving!
Meyvn on iTunes! You can now download our album Splintered Skies on iTunes! Get the whole album for $9.99. Get it here - iTunes Do a search for "Splintered Skies" rather than "Meyvn" as our name is misspelled on their website. That should be fixed soon. Take a look at what people are saying about our album and go download it to your iPod or iPhone!
Conklin Endorsement! I'm proud to announce that I've landed an artist endorsement with Conklin. For those of you who don't know, Conklin makes an incredible line of custom guitars and basses. Anything from 4 to 9 string basses and 6 to 8 string guitars and beyond. I've used the Bill Dickens signature series GrooveTools line designed by Conklin for a few months now and it's the best bass I've ever played on. I can't wait to get my hands on a custom bass! Check out their website.
Interview and review from ProgPower Europe! We had the pleasure of meeting Andrew Doherty from Metal Team UK at ProgPower. He was there when Drew and Rick were tossing them back at the bar in Baarlo. I think he's pictured somewhere in our blog. The review is of the entire ProgPower festival, not just our show, so check it out! Metalteamuk.net Click on the interview link and the live review link. Were taking a bit of a break right now but we'll be headed back to crank out some new tunes soon! Try not to suffer too much from the withdrawal. ProgPower Europe Trip Blogs Alright, all of the blogs, stories, pictures, videos, etc. have been compiled and put in one location for your amusement. This is the complete story of our entire trip: http://www.meyvn.net/PPEurope.php Read on! ProgPower Europe: SUCCESS!
Off to ProgPower! Thanks to everyone who came out to Buffalo Billiards last Friday night, we had a great time despite some mishaps. Rick got a bit bruised up, and the amp got a bit banged up, but both will be fine. Thanks again to the bands that played with us and to Andy for putting it together. Now our sights are set on Europe. In a matter of hours, Jon and Joe(keyboard) will be heading off, and the rest of the band will be leaving in a couple of days. We're stoked and can't wait to show Europe what we're made of. When we get back, we plan on taking a long needed break before heading back to the studio to write some new material. It may be a while before we play live so be patient, we'll be back on stage soon enough. Thanks for all the support! Buffalo Billiards this Friday, then PROGPOWER EUROPE!
With great sorrow We are truly sad to hear of the passing of one of our biggest fans Kimberly Dees. She was a wonderful person and will be missed greatly. Our show tonight will be a celebration of her life and a dedication to her memory. Our hearts go out to Bob and her children. Meyvn with Rigor Mortis this Saturday! Time for an update! We've been hard at work preparing for our trip to the Netherlands for ProgPower Europe in a couple of weeks. Needless to say, we're pretty stoked... We've got a couple of local shows between now and then, so if you can't make it halfway across the world for ProgPower you can catch us at one of these shows, the first of which is this Saturday at Room 710! We'll be playing with Texas thrash legends Rigor Mortis, along with Bangladesh, Blood of Patriots, and Demontuary. And to keep things interesting, we'll be playing a new, never-before-played song, a new cover, and some old stuff that we haven't played in a looong time. Show starts at 8 so get there early! Summer NAMM Showcase!
Texas Madfest!
Meyvn Opening For To/Die/For, Shatter Messiah, Virgin Black! We've got another show lined up here in Austin on Monday, July 2nd at Room 710 with To/Die/For, Shatter Messiah, and Virgin Black! These guys are touring the country all summer long, so come check them out while they're in town! We're opening the show at 8pm, tickets are $10. In other news, Splintered Skies is now available at chain stores all over the country! You can pick it up at Best Buy, Circuit City, FYE, and elsewhere if you haven't already! (OR, pick it up at our show on July 2nd!) Splintered Skies at Best Buy
Austin show on June 9th!
Meyvn Sign Endorsement Deal With Coffin Cases
New Website! In case you didn't notice, we have a new website design! We needed to add a bunch of sections (like Video, Merch, and Forum) and we got tired of the old site, so there you go! Also, thanks to everyone who came out to see our (short) set at the Heart of Texas Festival last Wednesday! We will be taking the next few months off to finish writing material for our next album and we'll be back in July, at the Texas Madfest! Meyvn at the Heart Of Texas Quadruple Bypass Festival Next Week!
Morley Endorsement / Austin Show This Friday!
Also, we've got a show this Friday in Austin at Redrum with Azoth and Ethereal Architect! This is a killer lineup of progressive/power/technical/awesome metal you don't want to miss! This is our first Austin show of 2007 because we took some time off to write some new material, so for the next couple of shows we're going to be trying out a new track or two - come on out and tell us if you like 'em! Drew Signs Endorsement Agreement With Diamond Amplification
Meyvn to perform at Texas Madfest!
New Interview Online at Metal-Observer.com The folks at Metal-Observer.com have posted a podcast here featuring Meyvn! There's a couple of tracks off "Splintered Skies" and a great interview with Rick in there, so go check it out! New Meyvn Forum at UltimateMetal.com! We now have an official forum at UltimateMetal.com! Big thanks to Deron and UltimateMetal for putting this together for us! Stop in and leave us a message on the forum! Vote For Meyvn in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll The Austin Chronicle's 2006-2007 Best Of Austin Poll is here! Please vote for Meyvn for Best Metal Band (and any other category you think we may deserve) - it only takes a few seconds! Austin Chronicle 2006-2007 Music Poll Happy Holidays from Meyvn We just wanted to wish a happy holiday to all of our family, friends, and fans! 2006 was a big year for Meyvn and we couldn't have done it without you - 2007 promises to be even bigger! So here's to you - Merry Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanza/whatever you celebrate and happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate this holiday season than with us? We'll be playing a "Christmas Eve Eve" show this Saturday, December 23rd at the White Rabbit in San Antonio for the Edge Magazine's Christmas Party. Bands start at 7pm and run on both stages, we go on around 11:30pm. Its FREE and you get a FREE compilation CD featuring songs from all the bands. We'll also be playing a "New Years Eve Eve" show this December 30th at THE BACKROOM! Yes, the entire Backroom is closing down for good at the end of the year and they've decided to reopen the stage side for one more show. Also playing will be Shrapnel, Manifesto, and The August Valentine. "Splintered Skies" Now Available From Century Media
MEYVN to Perform At ProgPower Europe 2007 MEYVN is proud to announce that they have been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2007 festival, to be held on October 5-7th at JC SJIWA in Baarlo, The Netherlands. Meyvn will be performing alongside Circus Maximus, Jon Olivia's Pain, Dreamscape, Heaven's Cry, Mechanical Poet, and 8 other bands to be announced. For more information on the festival, visit http://www.progpower.com/. More details and other European tour dates will follow. The band would like to thank everyone for their support, specifically our European fans for their vocal support. Special thanks to Rene Janssen, John Cheek, and Scott Strittmatter for making our first trip to Europe possible! Meyvn's latest release, "Splintered Skies", is available through KillZone Records and has received high praise and rave reviews from all over the world. CDs available at killzone-records.com. Meyvn at Redrum December 1st
Meyvn Announces New Drummer We have finally found the missing piece to the Meyvn puzzle: please welcome our new drummer, Reuben Posey! Reuben is a phenomenal drummer from Austin and is well versed in progressive rock, metal, jazz, and anything else we can throw at him. He has been learning the Splintered Skies material very quickly and we've even been able to write a couple of new songs with him, which are turning out GREAT. We will be playing our debut show with Reuben on December 1st at Redrum in Austin (TX) - more details to follow. Also, if you haven't seen it already, check out our review on Blabbermouth.net!
Order "Splintered Skies" Today!
Meyvn on Austin KLBJ 93.7FM next Tuesday! To celebrate the release of our album "Splintered Skies" on September 12th, we'll be in the KLBJ studio next Tuesday on Local Licks with Loris Lowe. So tune in to 93.7FM on Tuesday, Sept. 12th at 10:30pm to hear some tracks off the album and hear us talking about it and other things with Loris! You can also listen in online and see us on the webcam at http://www.klbjfm.com/ AND you can order the album from KillZone Records! Order HERE! Meyvn Parts Ways With Drummer Brad Olson Meyvn has parted ways with drummer Brad Olson due to irreconcilable personal differences. We wish Brad the best of luck in his future endeavors. We are now auditioning drummers, so if you are a drummer and are interested in being a part of Meyvn, please contact us at drew@meyvn.net to set up an audition. We are looking for someone that has a strong, professional work ethic, pro gear, and is willing to be involved in all aspects of the band. Our album "Splintered Skies" will be released next Tuesday, September 12th on KillZone Records (http://www.killzone-records.com/). 'Splintered Skies' will be distributed nationally by KillZone Records through The End Records and will be distributed in Europe by Hurricane Entertainment. Plans to tour the US and Europe are in the works. We have also begun to write material for the next album, which the new drummer will be a part of. Pre-order "Splintered Skies" today!
Meyvn in BW&BK, YouTube Check out this excellent review of "Splintered Skies" in the latest Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles magazine (issue #98), available at fine retailers everywhere! "Progressive power metal akin to Dream Theater and Symphony X, Meyvn is led by frontman Rick Clark who really gets into character when he sings, delivering a powerful performance. The band behind him is incredibly tight-knit. Each of the players is a master of his instrument. Fingers run across strings, up and down fret boards and atop keys with the greatest of ease and stunning results. The musical landscape traversed is wide and varied, telling numerous tales of journeys, nightmares and modern crusaders." Also, we've got a couple of videos on YouTube that people have been so kind to upload! Meyvn on YouTube. Here's "Let Loose The Dogs" for your viewing pleasure:
Three Good Reasons Besides the fact that we are playing for the first time at The Red Eyed Fly with By Any Means Necessary, Masochism, Dead Haven and Desinence, here are three good reasons to come out to our next show on Fri. August 11th. First off, we'll be playing a new cover song that night. If you like it when we do "Battery," you should love this choice of Metallica song. Secondly, we'll be playing live, for the first time ever, the longest song on the Splintered Skies album, "One World." And last, but certainly not least, we will debut our brand spankin new song,"How Far We Fall." So come out and help us tear the Red Eyed Fly a new one! Friday, August 11th @ The Red Eyed Fly
The Backroom Finale and the Bonus Track We want to thank everyone who came out to support all the bands on Saturday at the Backroom. We had a hell of a time and we were honored to be part of the lineup to bring a close to one of Austin's best venues. We hope everyone enjoyed Rick busting the hell out of Drew's "Johnson"(guitar that is). The recording of the new bonus track is almost done and will be ready for mixing and mastering shortly. Jacketweather studios will be handling the mix again and we want to thank them for squeezing us in. Keep your ears peeled for a new song from Meyvn coming soon! More Info on This Saturday's Show Reminder - the last Meyvn Show at the Backroom this Saturday, July 29th!! We go on at 8:00 (not 8:30, as we originally thought), and its FREE! They're going to start charging at 9:00, so get there early, see us, and stay for free! Here's the most current information we have on the lineup:
9 – 9:30pm – THE HIT (REUNION)
The Meyvn Store We now have an online store! (also see link on right side of page) Here you can buy shirts and other things and we'll ship them right to your door. The store uses PayPal right now and we're working on getting some different stickers and shirts made to go in there. Please let us know what you think! The Last Backroom Show Ever Thanks to everyone who came out last Saturday night, it was a fun show! I know we said it was going to be our last Backroom show, but we were asked to play again on July 29th - the last Backroom show EVER. There will be bands all day long, including Shrapnel, Ignitor, Course of Ruin, Manifesto, Jolly Garogers, Big Balls, and more. We are scheduled to go on at 8:30pm - at 9:00pm they are going to start charging cover some come early and see us for free!! After the 29th, the Backroom is CLOSED! I did an interview with guitar6.com, check it out here! Also, there's a new review of Splintered Skies up at The Metal Observer, go check that out as well! Intellitouch Tuners Endorsement, Last Backroom Show
Meyvn Opening for F5, New Pictures, Thanks We're going to be opening for F5 (featuring Dave Ellefson, ex-Megadeth) this coming Monday, June 26th at the Backroom! This is a last minute show so if you're in the Austin area please come on out and support us and F5! Tickets are $10 and doors open at 8:00pm. Come on out to the Backroom while you still can because it will be closing down for good on July 29th :( The response to our signing with KillZone Records has been amazing so far, and we'd just like to say thanks for all the supportive emails and phone calls and especially thanks to all the people that helped us get where we are today! New pictures have been posted from us on Local Licks on KLBJ and our infamous Iron Meyvn show. The Iron Meyvn ones are hilarious... Meyvn Signs With KillZone Records
Meyvn Signs With KillZone RecordsKillZone Records is very proud to announce that it has signed Meyvn from Austin, Texas USA. KillZone Records will be releasing the bands debut album Splintered Skies [KZ06] If you were to look up the phrase complete package you would find Meyvn staring straight back at you. Meyvn brings power, charisma, epic and inspirational playing and vocals that create huge soundscapes of progressive metal that will take your breath away. This band has it all. The music combines all the best elements of progressive and power metal infused with searing hot guitar shredding, hammered down with the best in heavyweight thrash riffing. Meyvn delivers soaring, epic melodies and bedazzling rhythms that are fluid and complex. The music has already earned them favorable comparisons to Dream Theater, WatchTower and Symphony X, combined with the brawn of such bands as Metallica, Megadeth, and fellow Texans Pantera, delivering metal music that is truly inspirational. With Splintered Skies the band have ramped up the power and have aimed for the kill, pushing beyond anything they have done before, delivering a metal album par excellence, no matter the genre. Meyvn have built a huge fan base both at home, here in Texas and internationally in Greece, Germany and the Far East, with their first self release Last Rites EP. Meyvn were voted The Best Band in Austin 2005 by The Edge Magazine Readers Poll, sweeping the board in nearly every category that they were nominated in. Meyvn initially self-released Splintered Skies which got them noticed at KillZone Records, with such songs as Disturbed and Answer Me already proving to be huge crowd favorites. Splintered Skies will be released this coming September and will contain new artwork, and a bonus track on KillZone Records. More announcements will be made soon through KillZone Records. http://www.killzone-records.com/ Meyvn on KLBJ 93.7FM Tomorrow Night We're going to be on Local Licks tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 20th) at 10:30pm. We'll be talking about the Splintered Skies album, playing an acoustic song, and we'll be making a VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, so be sure to tune in! Iron Meyvn, Reviews, New Video, and More Thanks to everyone who came out to the first Iron Meyvn show!! It was a smashing success - we had a blast and everyone seemed to enjoy it. We will probably do this again towards the end of the year since it was so much fun! The reviews for Splintered Skies are rolling in, and so far they've all been very positive! Here are a few of them: "I dare you to listen to this album and not throw your head back and put your metal horns up." - Sean Claes
"Austin’s Meyvn is quickly earning the reputation as one of Texas’ most promising progressive metal acts, and this release goes a long way toward reinforcing that idea." - Kevin White
"Very nice progressive band coming from Texas. Meyvn is pure power/progressive, remind you with bands like Symphony X, Dream Theater, and Stratovarius....bands you are always listen to, bands you always fond of their tones.......just like Meyvn." - Nancy Luke
Also, CHECK THIS OUT: the episode we did with Inside the Room is finished and it turned out EXCELLENT! You can watch the entire episode here! Thanks a million to the Inside the Room crew for having us on their show! Finally, we're going to be on Austin 93.7 KLBJ's Local Licks program on June 20th - we'll be talking with Loris Lowe, plugging Splintered Skies and our upcoming shows, and we may even play a song live on the air! So tune in to 93.7 at 10:30 on June 20th! We Have Lost Our Minds
Waco show (5/26) update
Help us pick a setlist for May 27th Vote for your favorite song that you want to hear live at the Backroom on May 27th! You can vote as many times as you want, the top 6 or 7 songs will be our setlist for that night. Upcoming Shows We've got two shows left this month - on Friday, May 26th we'll be heading to Waco for the first time! We'll be playing at The Grind. Then on Saturday May 27th we'll be tearing it up at The Backroom in Austin with Vesperian Sorrow, Edge of Chaos, and Lokey. So wherever you are that weekend, come on out and see us!
So how was your weekend? Thanks to everyone who braved the monsoon weather to come to the show Saturday night! We've got another show on May 27th with Vesperian Sorrow at the Backroom, so if you missed us last weekend be sure to catch us on the 27th! We filmed an episode for Inside The Room yesterday, that was fun! That episode should be on TV and online in a couple weeks. Also, I uploaded a TON of new photos - thanks to Patty and Mark for the excellent pictures! Finally, we have a new banner - please link to us on your website!
Meyvn and Splintered Skies featured on Eurotrip tonight! Splintered Skies is going to be featured on Eurotrip, a radio show that is broadcast on several commercial and internet radio stations, TONIGHT! Rick is co-hosting the show and they'll be playing several tracks off the album. Check out the Eurotrip MySpace Page to find a station near you to hear the show! New Videos Uploaded! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the show Friday! Special thanks to the Edge Magazine for the food and all they've done for us over the years! We're going to be doing a bunch of website-related updates over next few weeks - we'll be posting new pictures, videos, website graphics, banners, etc. Check out the NEW VIDEOS! in the download section from a backroom show back in November - we uploaded Cadence and Battery (featuring the Canady brothers from Shrapnel)! Thanks to Jennifer Carrots and Pure Metal Sickness for the footage! Hopefully we'll get a video from Friday's show up there soon! CD Release Part II - The Party!
Splintered Skies Now Available! Thank you to everyone who braved the SXSW crowds to come see us Wednesday and at our CD release last Friday! We had a blast and, for the second year in a row, blew the power during our set on Friday! The CD is now available for order through the PayPal link on the right - just click the "Buy Now" button and we'll send you the CD by mail! Also, thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin 2005 Poll! We took 4th place in the Best Metal Band category - we are honored! Thank you! Next Saturday we're hitting FBI's for our Houston CD release show, so if you're in the area come on by and hear the new material! Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Fest - More Info Meyvn will be performing 2 shows for the Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Festival in Austin which takes place the week of SXSW. Here's the info on the lineups for our shows. Please note SXSW wristbands are NOT required - although SXSW wristbands are honored at all HOT shows, you can either pay at the door or purchase a HOT Wristband for $39 (see www.texasrockfest.com to purchase online or go to Encore Records where a limited number are still left) HOT Wristbands get you access to all HOT shows plus parties and special events. Weds 15th – Spill on Sixth 212 E.6th Street
7pm Teabag
Friday 17th
6pm Grain
We will be playing 2 completely different sets for our 2 shows so you WON'T hear the same songs twice!! During our Friday show we'll be performing all new material from the new album! The Weds show will be a couple of new songs, some old favorites and a Pantera cover in honor of Dime! Hope to see some familiar faces and lots of new ones at both these shows!! Thanks for supporting the Live Music Scene! March 17th - Splintered Skies CD Release! The new CD, titled "Splintered Skies", will be released March 17th at our show on the outdoor stage at the Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Festival! We go on at 10:00pm and we'll have copies of the CD with us for sale! We're doing the last final mixing/mastering tweaks at the moment - you can get a sneak peak at some not-quite-finished mixes over at the Meyvn MySpace site. Also, we've got more shirts for sale! We were sold out for a while but we finally ordered some more - we'll have them at the next couple shows or you can order one online here! Its $10 + $3 for shipping and handling if you order it online.
Bad News... Unfortunately, we had to cancel Saturday's show at Redrum and Sunday's show at the Tattoo Convention in San Antonio - Rick has come down with a very severe case of the flu. We are deeply sorry that we have to do this, as we were really looking forward to both shows, but mother nature is a bitch and apparently doesn't like us. Don't worry folks we will make it up to all of you soon!!! Watch Meyvn on PureMetalSickness.com! Our episode has been posted! You can watch the entire hour-long episode of us, featuring studio and live footage, on the Pure Metal Sickness website NOW! Huge thanks to Jennifer Carrots and the entire Pure Metal Sickness crew for making this happen! Meyvn on Time Warner Cable Access Meyvn will be the featured band on this weeks episode of PURE METAL SICKNESS - for those of you in the Austin area you can watch this 30 min episode THIS SUNDAY (Feb 19th) at 10pm on Time Warner Channel 16 - the show will also be available for people to view online following the broadcast at www.puremetalsickness.com. Live footage of the band - interviews and much more - so if you're a fan and have not had a chance to see MEYVN live yet - this is your chance to either watch or download..:) Thank You! Thanks to everyone who came out to the Backroom show last Friday night! And huge thanks to Vows in Ashes, Eden's Twilight, and Vesperian Sorrow for putting on such a great show! We've got two big shows lined up on Feb. 25th at Redrum in Austin and Feb. 26th at the Slinging Ink Tattoo Convention in San Antonio - see you in the pit! Also, if haven't seen the Edge Magazine Best Of 2005 thing yet, check it out online! Best Of Page 1 Best Of Page 2 Best Of Page 3 We also had a good writeup in Whoopsy Magazine, so if you see one of those lying around somewhere check it out! MEYVN VOTED "BEST GOUP IN AUSTIN 2005"!!
WOW!! Thank you so much for all of your support! This means so much to us, to receive this kind of recognition in an area that is so full of talented bands and musicians. Congratulations to all the other bands and people that did well in the polls - Shrapnel, Powderburn, Quartershackle, Hatchetwork, Vesperian Sorrow, War Within, Pure Metal Sickness, and many more... And huge thanks to THE EDGE MAGAZINE! Come on out and celebrate with us this Friday at the Backroom with Vows in Ashes, Eden's Twilight, and Vesperian Sorrow! Its going to be one hell of a show! In The Studio, Day ??? (who cares WE'RE DONE!!!)
Also thanks to everyone who came to see us at Redrum for Chuck Loesch's Birthday party! What a show! We've got some pictures from the show courtesy of Patty (aka Toolhead) - thanks Patty! We've got a lot in store for Meyvn in the next few months - some big shows, the Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass festival, our CD release, some exciting press, a TV episode featuring us, and more. Check back here soon for news about all of this and more!
First Show Of The Year This Saturday! This Saturday we'll be playing our first show of the year at Redrum for Chuck Loesch's Birthday! Chuck is the mastermind behind No Control on 101X so be sure to come out and tell him thanks and happy birthday! We're playing with Six Past Hell, Shrapnel, By Any Means Necessary, and Images of Violence, doors open at 10pm, don't miss this show!! One more Best of 2005 poll... Vote for Meyvn in the Austin Chronicle's Best of 2005 poll! This one is really easy, just fill out the web form, no printing or mailing or anything like that required! Austin Chronicle Best of 2005 Poll (That's the last one, we swear! Thank you very much for voting for us!) Jacketweather Studios Happy New Year to everyone! We're happy to announce that we'll be working with David Dreeson over at Jacketweather Studios on the post-production, mixing, and mastering of the new album! Dave is a production wizard and comes highly recommended, so we're really looking forward to working with him and can't wait to hear the material after he's worked his magic on it! It looks like the album will be done in March! Also, thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Edge Magazine's Best of 2005 Poll! In The Studio, Day 35
In The Studio, Day 26
Vote For Meyvn in the Edge Magazine's Best of 2005 Poll! Its time again for the Edge Magazine's Best of 2005 Poll, and we need your help! Please vote for Meyvn for best Metal band and whatever other categories you think we deserve! Here's how to vote - Print out the ballot below, fill it out, and mail to:
THANK YOU!!! Thank You! We'll be back soon... Thanks to everyone who came out last Friday night and the other bands from the AIA! It was a good show and we had a lot of fun - but now its back to the studio for us to finish our new album! Rick is starting on recording vocals next week - we'll have some pictures soon... We've lined up some shows in January/February/March - check the shows page! We'll be playing a couple shows to get warmed up for our big CD release party (to be announced soon...) - can't wait for that! Backroom Show This Friday! This Friday December 2nd we're playing the Backroom with some heavy bands from the Austin Indie Alliance! This will be our last show of the year, and we won't be playing any shows in the first half of January, so this is your last chance to see us live for a while! The first 100 people through the door get a FREE compilation CD with tracks from the bands that are playing that evening (Meyvn, Shrapnel, Rainsliver, Epic). In The Studio, Day 15
We're planning to have the CD finished up in early February and have a CD release party sometime in late February/early March, before SXSW if all goes well. We will have a few shows between now and then, the first of which will be on December 2nd at the Backroom with the Austin Indie Alliance. This will be our last show of the year, so be sure to come out for this one!
The EDGE Magazine Comp. CD Release Show - Thank You! We've got another show coming up on December 2nd at The Backroom with bands from the Austin Indie Alliance, and that'll probably be our last show until we get this CD finished up, so make sure to come out for that one! Fire Station Studios
Don't forget about the show Friday! This is our first show in almost 4 months, and we're only doing one or two more shows for the next couple months, so make sure you don't miss this one!
Due to Overwhelming demand... First of all wow - thank you so much for the responses to the bulletins about the discount tickets for the Nov 11th show. The 300 we had to give out are all gone! ALL OF THEM!!! IN LESS THAN 4 DAYS!!! So after checking with Toni and Sharon from The Edge Magazine she has allowed us to post this scan of the ticket, print it out yourselves and hand it in at the door on Friday 11th and it WILL BE HONORED! If you have already requested tickets from us, they are all in the mail, you're good to go! Again thanks for the support! Click on the flyer below for a large printable version:
Meyvn Returns To The Stage!
GET HALF PRICE ENTRY INTO THE SHOW PLUS A FREE CD!!! Join Meyvn as we blast out some old fave's and some brand new songs from our new album, Friday Nov 11th at The Back Room for the Edge Magazine "Real Texas Edge Vol. 3" compilation....MEYVN with a midnight show, teams up with Powderburn, Shrapnel, Hollowpoint, Brotherhood and Tension Speak for a night of truly great metal and one helluva party....not only that but if you follow the instructions below you can get in for HALF PRICE PLUS GET A FREE CD!! The edge is running a promotion with the help of the bands to pack
the Backroom on the 11th, it's very simple....you get the flyer and
hand it in at the door, you get half off the cover PLUS you get a
free copy of the Edge Compilation CD which features............
If you'd like a some tickets, please send me an email at
rick@meyvn.net and tell me the following...
NO GIMMICS, JUST CHEAP ADMISSION AND A FREE CD JUST FOR TAKING A MOMENT TO EMAIL US!! In The Studio, Day 9 Hooray, the drums for the new CD are done, and they sound GREAT! Brad really outdid himself on this one. Next week we'll start with guitars and keyboards, then take some time off as we prepare for our show on November 11th at the Backroom for the Edge Magazine's CD Compilation Release. It'll be nice to play live again and get out of "studio mode" for a while! In The Studio, Day 6 Well, we're about halfway done with the drum recordings so far. Its a long, tedious, difficult process but the end results are well worth it - everything is sounding great so far! We're going to be playing one show in December, on the 2nd at the Backroom with the Austin Indie Alliance. More details to come on that one, but it will probably be our only show in December. If you were at the Azrael's Bane show last weekend you might have seen Rick hop on stage and sing "Wasted Years" with the band! There's a picture and description here, along with stories from AB's recent mini-tour. In The Studio, Day 1
We're doing all of the recording and engineering ourselves, with our own equipment in our practice room. We decided to go this route instead of booking a studio and hiring an engineer because we have fewer limitations this way - its cheap and we have all the time in the world!
Special thanks to Wade VandeSande from Noise Engine Studios / Eden's Twilight for loaning us some mics and recording advice! Oh yeah there are some more pictures on the photos page.
The Real Texas EDGE CD compilation
New Web Site! Welcome to the NEW web site!! We decided to overhaul everything and make it easier for us to update and easier for you to find things. Not everything has been updated yet, but we're getting there... Expect more updates here from now on - we'll be posting some studio updates once we get started! Meyvn featured on two compilation CDs! The Edge Magazine has selected us to be on their Real Texas EDGE vol. 3 compilation CD! You can read all about it here. It should be out in mid-November. We're also appearing on the AIA compilation CD which will probably be out by December/January. "Power Of Fear" will be our track on both of these compilations. Still rehearsing the new material - recording begins in two weeks!
Well, we're making progress! We're about 95% done with the songs for the new CD, and we hope to start recording drums in October. Nothing much to report until then, so in the meantime check out this article in The Edge Magazine about our North Texas Rock Rally experiences and this review from German website Sacred Metal.
Thanks to everyone who came out last Saturday! It was an excellent show to cap off a year of playing shows all over Texas. We've had a blast and you make it all worthwhile! Over the next few months we'll be writing some new songs and recording a brand new full length album. Stay tuned for a completely new website design and recording updates and things like that!
Brad Olson has re-joined Meyvn! Brad was the original drummer in Meyvn until he fractured his foot in several places in February of this year. Unsure if he would ever play again, Meyvn recruited James Beeson to fill in as drummer. But after four months of playing shows Meyvn and James came to a mutual understanding that things weren't working out. At this point Brad had finished up therapy and appeared to have healed completely, so we invited him to play in San Antonio with us. Needless to say, he blew everyone away! Brad will be playing with us tomorrow at the Texas Rock Rally and again at the end of the month at the Backroom, so come on out and see the new Meyvn! Welcome back Brad!
Its been a crazy month full of shows - thanks to everyone who has come out to see us! We have a couple of shows left in July (including the huge North Texas Rock Rally!) and then we'll be headed into the studio to record a new full-length CD. Also, our CD is now available on CD Baby!
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the SOS benefit a success - altogether almost $2000 was raised! We've got some pictures up here and we were on KXAN news that night too! Video to come soon... We'll be back at the Backroom again tomorrow, so if you missed us last time come on out and see us with Ignitor and Shadowkeep!
Just a reminder for the Steve Freeman Benefit Carnival this Sunday at the Backroom - you don't want to miss this! 14 of the best metal bands in Austin, silent auction, raffles, food, beer, all for $10 ($8 if you print out the flyer on this page). Show starts at noon, we go on around 3:00, so get there early and show your support for Steve, the Edge Magazine, and the local music scene!
We're featured in The Edge Magazine this month! Special thanks to Sharon for writing such a great article on us! If you happen to pick one up, check us out on pages 36 and 37 or read it online here.
The last two shows were fantastic! Thanks to everyone for coming out and seeing us and having a great time. We've got some pictures up from these shows, and they turned out as good as the shows did! Next weekend we're headed to Killeen for the first time with our buds Shrapnel and Point of Contact, so if you're in the area, get out to The Beach for an awesome show!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Steve Freeman benefit last weekend. All the bands were great and we were able to raise some money to help him. Also thanks to everyone who saw us this past saturday at Sam's Burger Joint in San Antonio with James Rivera and Vampyra - we had a great time! We'll be at FBI's in Houston at the end of the month with Eden's Twilight, Azrael's Bane, and Six Minute Century, and at the Backroom in Austin the following thursday with Whore of Babylon, so make sure you catch one of these shows! Also, there's a new MP3 available here. This is Power Of Fear, a new song we recorded at the end of last year. We've been playing it live and getting some good reactions, so check it out!
Steve Freeman, publisher of The Edge Magazine, had a heart attack last Saturday. He's ok now and is getting better by the day. The Austin Indie Alliance is putting on a benefit show on April 10th at Bigsby's to help out with his hospital bills, and we're headlining, so come on down, hear some great bands, and support Steve and The Edge Magazine! Without people like Steve, the local music scene wouldn't be what it is today...
What a crazy week! Thanks to everyone who came out to our SXSW/HOTQB shows last week. The fire marshalls came and kicked a bunch of people out at our Platinum X show, so we're very sorry if you didn't get to see us! We're also happy to announce that we have found a second guitar player, Jon Simpson! Jon blew us away in his audition with his positive attitude and hellacious chops. We'll be taking a few weeks off from playing shows to get everyone up to speed and then we'll be back in mid-April with the new lineup, ready to kick some ass!
SXSW TONIGHT! We'll be at the Dizzy Rooster tonight at Midnight (free show!) and at Platinum X on Friday at Midnight. If you're down on 6th street, come by and see us! Also, Rick is keeping a blog of the whole SXSW experience on the Meyvn MySpace page.
We've got some festival shows coming up! This Friday we'll be at the Burnet Metal Fest, then next week we'll be playing the Austin Indie Alliance's SXSW showcase on Wednesday and the Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Festival on Friday. In June, there's the Republic of Texas Bike Rally and in July we're headlining the second stage at the North Texas Rock Rally - its going to be a busy year! We've had to reschedule a couple shows in late March / early April, so check the shows page for details!
MEYVN - Austin based Heavy Prog Metal announces the permanent addition of drummer James Beeson to their lineup. Following the recent injury to long-time drummer Brad Olson, James stepped up to the challenge of learning Meyvn's material in an extremely short period of time. His dedication and skill ensured that all the hard work that has been put into the band over the last year would not be in vain. All the members of Meyvn are hopeful that Brad recovers completely from his recent injury and wishes him the very best not only his physical therapy but also in his future musical endeavors. James comes to Meyvn with a long and impressive resume - from his early days with Penetrator in Amarillo to recent Austin metal acts such as Sacred Realm and Octane (which included a tour of the middle east with the USO). James leaves us in no question of his commitment and desire to be the driving force behind the rhythm section of Meyvn. Please join us in welcoming him to the fold. In further news, we have also begun the difficult process of selecting a second guitar player to add to the lineup. Auditions are already underway and the band knows that with a second guitar player alongside Drew it will give us a much stronger and harder edge. Look for an announcement on our choice for the 5th and final member of the band to come in the next few weeks.
James Beeson has stepped up to fill in on drums for us. James is an incredibly talented and very hardworking drummer, and thankfully we're not going to have to cancel any more shows. So we'll see you on the 25th at the Backroom! Also, THANK YOU for voting for us in the Edge Magazine's Best of 2005 poll! We did pretty well, getting #2 Best New Act of 2004, #3 Best Rock Band, and #4 Best CD Release, among others (full list here). We've also got a new video up courtesy of the guys from Point of Contact - this is a brand new song called "Power of Fear".
Due to a very unfortunate accident with our drummer Brad, Meyvn has had to cancel our show this weekend at Bigsby's. We are extremely disappointed that we have to cancel but it is impossible given the time frame to find a replacement for Brad. Just so ya'll know, Brad is suffering from a broken foot - Meyvn has many other show commitments in late Feb and March and we are fully aware just how long an injury of this nature can take to heal so we have already lined up a drummer to take over the reigns during Brad's extended absence. Our show at the Backroom on Feb 25th will go ahead as planned, as will all our other shows we currently have booked in March. We hope you'd join us in wishing Brad a speedy recovery and please accept our apologies for having to cancel the Bigsby's show. We'll be back on track and ready to roll at the Backroom on Friday Feb 25th!
Thank you Houston! We had a great time at FBI's the other night with Cremator, Wolfeblitzer, and Tomorrow's Dream, and we'll be back down there in about a month! We've been pretty busy lately working on a new demo and some festival dates, both of which should be posted soon!
Our guestbook got hacked a couple times, and some posts got erased. Damn script kiddies... should be fixed now. Some new shows posted on the shows page for February and March, including our first Saturday headline Backroom show! We're working on some summer festival shows, so stay tuned for more info...
Wow what a week! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at Headhunter's, The Backroom, and Dreamworld! We had a good show with Point of Contact and Abythos at the Backroom and had a great time in Dallas with Defectus, Fist Engine, Rex Mundi, Affliction, and Little Green Men. Don't worry Dallas, we'll be back soon! We're working on recording some of the new material right now and writing some more new stuff for a new CD, which we hope to have out sometime this summer. We've been playing some of the new material at the past couple shows, and if the crowd response is any indicator, this is going to be one hell of a CD!
Happy new year everyone! We've got a ton of shows lined up in the next few months, so come on out and see us! There's a new live video up from our last Backroom show. We've got a big year ahead of us... stay tuned for some more news and a new website design soon...
Thanks to everyone who came out and saw us last Friday! We had a blast playing with Ignitor, Drifter, and Sabbath Judas Sabbath, who all kicked ass! A big thank you to everyone who have supported us this year by coming to the shows, listening to our music, and spreading the word. We're going to take a few weeks off and return in January for another year of fun. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - Rick, Drew, Ken, Brad
We are deeply saddenned by the death of Dimebag Darrell (Damageplan, ex-Pantera). Dimebag was a pioneer, an incredible guitarist, and an excellent human being, and his impact on metal music is immeasurable. Our condolences go out to Vinnie and his family, along with the rest of Damageplan and all of the fans (like us) who are shocked and dismayed at the loss of a true original and extremely talented Cowboy from Hell.
Huge thanks to everyone who came out and saw us at our shows this past week. Also thanks to Eternity Black, Cremator, and Dark Quiet for inviting us down to Houston and Stage of Existance and Shrapnel for kicking so much ass with us last night! For those of you that didn't catch these shows, you don't know what you're missing! We've got a couple more shows happening in Austin next month, so be sure to come out and support local metal. Also, we got a really good review in Progression Magazine, which you can read here.
We've added a bunch of new shows in December and January, ranging from Austin to Dallas. Also, we have t-shirts for sale now! You can buy one at any of our shows, starting at tomorrow's show in Houston!
A new short notice show in Houston: we'll be playing with Eternity Black (formerly known as Helstar), Cremator, and Dark Quiet at Forgettaboutit's in Houston on November 20th! Should be a good show, we hope to see you there... Also, we got a live video up from the last time we played in Houston. The video is of us playing a new song called "Future Untold", which will be on our next CD some time next year.
Two more shows! We'll be playing our first San Antonio show with Byfist at Bond's 007 on November 4th. We'll also be playing at an Ecology Benefit at Beerland on November 16th, the day after the battle of the bands at Redrum. Its gonna be a busy month!
It's about that time to excercise your civic duty and responsibility as a music-loving citizen and vote... for Meyvn in The Edge Magazine's Best of 2004 poll! Oh yeah, and vote for that other thing on November 2nd too...
Thanks to everyone who came out to Redrum last night! We'll be back at Redrum for Battle of the Bands on November 15th, so come on out and help us win! We'll also be playing at the Burnet Metal Fest II on January 29th - 2 stages, 20 bands, lots of fun...
Meyvn is the featured band for October over at LongHairedMen.com! Check out the interview with Rick and Drew here.
The September 29th show has been cancelled due to an illness. But don't worry, we're still playing on October 13th and 22nd. Also, we'll be doing our first show in Houston with Magistral on October 23rd, so if you're in the Houston area come check us out!
The October 6th show is cancelled, unfortunately. However we will be back at The Backroom on Friday, October 22nd opening for the Jolly Garoger's CD release party! More show dates coming soon...
Wow, what a week! First, thanks to everyone who came to our shows at The Vibe and The Backroom! The shows are getting better and better and we couldn't do it without your support. Pictures from the shows are here. We've got another show on the 29th of September and another on the 6th of October supporting Powderburn and Proof of Life! We'll be working on some new material for those shows so don't miss 'em! We've also been getting some really good press lately. We are all over the place at GarageBand.com - Cadence is ranked #47 out of 533 in the metal category, and we've won a bunch of awards like Song of the Day, Best Guitar, Best Bass, Best Vocals, Best Drums, etc. We've also got some more "Last Rites" reviews coming in - one review will be in Progression Magazine! Finally, go to Progged Radio, an internet radio station, where you can request any song off of the album!
Once again thanks to everyone who came out last night, we had a blast! Pictures here. We'll be back at The Vibe on September 8th and 29th, so mark your calendars! Also, if you're not doing anything important tonight at 11pm or so, join us in the Dividing Line chat room.
Frans Keylard from The Dividing Line will be featuring our new CD (Last Rites) on his internet radio show on August 26th (around 11:00 pm central time). We'll be in the Dividing Line chat room answering questions and shooting the breeze, and Frans will be giving away some autographed copies of the CD, so be sure to join us!
We'll be playing The Vibe again on August 25th with Powderburn - spread the word and print a flyer if you can!
Big thanks to everyone who came out to see us last night - the show was a rousing success! Pictures here. We'll be playing the Vibe again in the very near future and the Backroom sometime in September, so check the shows page for details!
New web site design! You can still use the old site design by clicking on the blue icon on the main page (or click here).
The CD is finished! You can buy a copy of "Last Rites" through this website or at our show next monday (August 9th) at the Vibe!
New music clips! These are rough mixes of two tracks that will appear on CD (which will be available soon). For all of you waiting to hear Rick and Ken, now you can! Also added a flyer for the Vibe show - print some out and pass 'em around!
Meyvn's first show will be at The Vibe in Austin, TX on August 9th at 9:00pm. Come out and support the band!
Its been a while since the last update, but we've been busy! We're putting the final touches on the CD - it will be six songs, about 40 minutes, available starting mid-July. We'll be playing some shows around that time, so make sure you sign up for the new mailing list to find out when and where we'll be playing!
Sadly, Charles Shultz and Meyvn have decided to part ways. Charles will no longer be playing keyboards for Meyvn. Meyvn will continue on without a keyboardist for the time being.
Sergio Vilar of the prog metal web site "Nucleus" has posted an interview with Drew, which you can read here.
We'd like to welcome the final Meyvn member, Richard Clark, on vocals! Rick is an incredible vocalist with a very wide range and powerful voice, and we are very excited to have him in the band. Hooray, the band is finally complete!
We'd like to welcome the newest Meyvn member, Ken Liao, on bass! Ken is a very talented and creative bass player and we look forward to recording and performing with him in the near future. Recording for the new CD begins in two weeks...
We're working on a full length CD at the moment, which will include the three songs from our demo plus at least 5 more songs. Expect a new mp3 soon! Also, thanks to many excellent reviews, "Revolution" will be featured as Garageband.com's Track of the Day in the Metal section next Wednesday, December 17th. Thanks to everyone who listened to the track on Garageband.com and took the time to write a nice review!
Updated some parts of the website. If you haven't been able to access the mp3s lately, please try again. Also we've got a new guestbook, so please sign it if you like what you hear!
Meyvn has been chosen as one of Guitar Nine Records' Undiscovered Artists for December, 2003. They wrote a great review of the demo, which you can read here.
Meyvn will be on the Dividing Line again, this time between 8pm - 12am PST on Thursday. Join us in the Dividing Line chat room!
Drew and Chuck will be in the Dividing Line (a progressive internet radio station) chat room this Sunday at around 8:00pm as they play some Meyvn songs. Log on and show your support!
The demo is complete! You can download the entire thing here - don't worry, we won't sue you.
The demo is almost complete. You can hear rough mixes here.
The website is finally up, although much content is missing. We are in the process of recording a 3 song demo - mp3s coming soon! 
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BACKROOM SHOW FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11TH -
Well, we're finally in the studio! We've spent the last two months writing and rehearsing new material for the new CD - there will be 6 or 7 brand new, never before heard songs plus 3 or 4 that we've been playing live for a while now but have never recorded. Looks like the CD is going to be around the 60-70 minute range!
So we set up to record drums today. We changed out drum heads, tuned all the drums, and mic-ed everything up. We're using an obscene amount of mics for this, and there's cables everywhere, but it sounds really, really good! We spent a good amount of time tweaking, re-tuning, moving mics, etc. This weekend we'll start doing takes and will hopefully be done with the drums by the end of the month!