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ABOUT AVITUS

AVITUS is a progressive rock band from Grand Rapids, MI.

The music of Avitus ranges from intense atmospheric musings to straight-up metal,
melded together with no particular outcome in mind, other than quality music that people may enjoy.

AVITUS is:
carl bengtsson | drums
ross morgan | vocals
shawn julien | guitar
josh morgan | bass guitar

BIOGRAPHY

"An amalgamation of intense rhythmic, melodic and vocal
inferences relating directly to one of three divisions of the
human psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely
unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived
from instinctual needs, desires and drives."

Just as monkeys to men, the story of Avitus is one of
evolution. Avitus was formed from the scum that rests
upon the surface of the pond of musical mediocrity. The
band evolved by shedding members like useless appendages,
only to replace them with ones that were stronger and more
suited to their overall purpose. One of these evolutionary events came during the icy abyss of winter in the year of two-thousand and three, when, after a brief search, a new vocalist was added in a union that is best described as audacious. The decision was made to relinquish any and all connection with the bands previous efforts, keeping only the name intact. With a new year and a clean musical slate
upon them, the time was right for a new beginning.
Avitus began to create a collection of songs without expectation for any particular formulaic outcome. The result is a virtual musical menagerie of original material. Each song having as unique of a personality as the eclectic group of individuals that created it. The music moves you though melodic transitions of tranquil valleys, dark and foreboding chasms to soaring peaks.
As the evolution continues Avitus now is ready to bring their music to you. Their continuing mission, to rise above the mediocre world of music in which we live.