Biography
Netherlands-based goth heavy metal outfit Daeonia endured repeated record-label upheavals and inadequate promotion that prevented the group from attaining its deserved recognition. Its first full-length release, Craven, languished for two years until British imprint Candlelight finally issued the album in 1999, squandering the headway earned by the independently issued four-track mini-CD Morphic Lands that had appeared two years prior.
The musicians originally convened in 1993 under the moniker Aeon and produced two well-received demos bearing that name. One of those efforts, The Dreaming Moment from 1997, earned “demo of the month” honors from the Dutch publication AARDSCHOK.
After adopting the Daeonia name in 1997, the band seemed poised for rapid ascent. Within a fortnight of the rechristening, Morphic Lands reached the market and attracted the attention of Candlelight executives, who promptly offered a recording contract. Those prospects soon collapsed when Candlelight underwent further management shifts, requiring another two years before matters could be resolved.
Setbacks persisted with the follow-up album Crescendo, tracked throughout the winter of 2000, which likewise failed to deliver a commercial breakthrough. Vocalist Louis de Roo, who had come aboard just prior to the recording sessions, departed alongside guitarist Michael Bink, compelling Daeonia to regroup as a quartet.
The musicians originally convened in 1993 under the moniker Aeon and produced two well-received demos bearing that name. One of those efforts, The Dreaming Moment from 1997, earned “demo of the month” honors from the Dutch publication AARDSCHOK.
After adopting the Daeonia name in 1997, the band seemed poised for rapid ascent. Within a fortnight of the rechristening, Morphic Lands reached the market and attracted the attention of Candlelight executives, who promptly offered a recording contract. Those prospects soon collapsed when Candlelight underwent further management shifts, requiring another two years before matters could be resolved.
Setbacks persisted with the follow-up album Crescendo, tracked throughout the winter of 2000, which likewise failed to deliver a commercial breakthrough. Vocalist Louis de Roo, who had come aboard just prior to the recording sessions, departed alongside guitarist Michael Bink, compelling Daeonia to regroup as a quartet.
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