Phenomy

Phenomy is a metal band from Lebanon formed by Loïc El Haddad (guitarist) and Rudy Bejjani (drummer). Phenomy is one of the fastest growing bands in Lebanon and the Middle East.

Phenomy
Phenomy in Lebanon, May 2021
Background information
OriginLebanon
GenresGroove metal, melodic thrash metal
Years active2014–present
MembersSam Felfly
Loïc El Haddad
Rudy Bejjani
Peter Aoun
Past membersDany Arfan
Kevin Ghanem
Raymond Ghorayeb
Adel Hassan

The current lineup comprises Rudy Bejjani, Loïc El Haddad, Sam Felfly (vocals/guitars) and Peter Aoun (bass guitar). Phenomy started out releasing music that was influenced by the tones that first introduced them to heavy music which was old school thrash metal and groove metal in the likes of Metallica and Pantera.

The band had lots of participation and contributions when it comes to their local metal scene, started as small as a support act and after gaining stage experience and forming a big fanbase in their local metal scene, the band eventually started headlining local shows which developed into contributing to the rebirth of the metal scene in Lebanon.

History

Phenomy played their first show in December 2014, at Christmas Mission,[1] a charity event that hosted more than 20 bands for a cause. Phenomy consisted of founders Loïc and Rudy, Adel Hassan (vocals), Dany Arfan (guitar) and Raymond Ghorayeb (bass). The quintet started to get booked already in consecutive local shows just before starting their international career just 3 months after their formation in the Persian Rock And Metal Festival[2] in Çanakkale, Turkey.

This lineup changed early on when the band entered the studio to record their first album Once And For All, Sam Felfly joined the band to become the new vocalist and Kevin Ghanem took over the Bass Guitar.

After releasing Once And For All,[3] Phenomy went on to their first European tour and toured Eastern European countries including Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. The tour would turn out to be the experience that put out Phenomy on the world map and become one of the few Middle Eastern bands to tour in Europe.

The band decided to do something a bit different on their second album and started to work on a set of songs with Tribal and Ethnic influences all mixed with the Thrash/Groove metal vibes that they started with. The album Threaten World Order[4] a.k.a T.W.O was released in February 2018. The album includes fan favorites Sacrifice and Dance of the Wounded Souls, that directly became the most anticipated tracks to be played live by the band.

Phenomy entered the Middle Eastern Wacken Battle of the Bands,[5] a competition that allowed them to play in one of the biggest metal festivals in the world Wacken Open Air.[6] The band also performed in the Metalhead Meeting Festival[7] a month before W.O.A, sharing the stage with Children of Bodom, Soulfly, Epica, Sonata Arctica, Kataklysm, Carach Angren and many more.

Band members

Discography

Endorsements

Solar Guitars

Loïc El Haddad (guitarist) joined the Solar Guitars artist roster in March 2020,[8] Sam Felfly (Vocalist/Guitarist) followed in May 2021.[9]

Bosphorus Cymbals

Rudy Bejjani (drummer) has been endorsed by Bosphorus Cymbals since October 2018.[10]

References
  1. "The Christmas Mission 2014 – Live Bands « Lebtivity". Lebtivity. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. Bunch, Terry (28 February 2015). "Persian Metal Festival 2015: Peace, Love & Rock in the Middle East". Metal Life Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. MetalDaveCampbell. "Phenomy – Once and for All (CD Review)". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "Phenomy – 'T.W.O' (2018)". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "8 more Metal Battle Finalists confirmed!". W:O:A – Wacken Open Air. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. "PHENOMY Issues Recap From Wacken Open Air 2018". Metal Shock Finland (World Assault). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. "PHENOMY Issues Recap From Metalhead Meeting 2018". Metal Shock Finland (World Assault). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. "Loïc El Haddad – PHENOMY". Solar Guitars- Website. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. "Sam Felfly – PHENOMY". Solar Guitars- Website. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. "Artists". Bosphorus Cymbals. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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