Lord driven
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| Lord Driven | |
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| Origin |  Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock Hard rock Various others |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Label(s) | Sound of Dragon Records |
| Website | myspace.com/lorddriven |
| Members | |
| Dries van Rijn Kan-Bur Pradesh Paul Mosmann |
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| Former members | |
| Fabian Celli Johnny Martin Alex Zappa Eddie Crivelli |
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Lord Driven are an Nepalese rock band formed in 1997 in Kathmandu by Dries van Rijn and Kan-Bur Pradesh.
The band are noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements of guitar and Hammond Organ and vocal harmonies.
Lord Driven is expected to launch their first album A Few Roots Replanted in January 2009.
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[edit] History
[edit] Gemini days (1997-1999)
Gemini was a High School Band formed in 1997 by Dries van Rijn (guitar and backing vocals), Kan-Bur Pradesh (keyboards and leading vocals) and Fabian Celli (drums). Their main influences were Queen, Led Zeppelin and Prodigy. They started rehearsals and made a few gigs before Celli left the band to pursue new ways in his artistic career.
[edit] Bitter Rhye Sea days (1999-2001)
After a brief stint with the superstar multi-instrumentalist Johnny Martin, they recruited a new backing band, with the Milan-born bassist Alex Zappa and the Rome-born drummer Eddie Crivelli. The band had it most successful years in this formation, with their first gig in Europe, four nights in a full-packed ginasium in Paris. After that, the band disbanded. Alex Zappa and Eddie Crivelli formed a Frank Zappa cover band and Dries van Rijn and Kan-Bur Pradesh pursued solo careers.
[edit] SouthWinds days (2001-2007)
Dries van Rijn and Kan-Bur Pradesh worked together a few times between 2001 and 2007. These works were under the name SouthWinds. No gigs were made in this era, just a few songs recorded.
[edit] Lord Driven days (2007-Present)
After a long hiatus, Dries van Rijn and Kan-Bur Pradesh decided to work together full-time again. Their new band is called Lord Driven and they are working in their first album A Few Roots Replanted, that will have thirteen covers from artists that have influenced their music in the past decade. A new bassist, Paul Mosmann, was added to the band in early 2008.
[edit] Personnel
| Gemini (1997-1999) |
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| Bitter Rhye Sea (1999-1999) |
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| Bitter Rhye Sea (1999-2001) |
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| SouthWinds (2001-2007) |
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| Lord Driven (2007-present) |
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