Vincent "Haarath" Moretto - Vocals, guitar Arnaud "Hindrik" Stefanakis – Back vocals, guitar Danny "Danth" Firescu - Back vocals, bass Cédric "Vicken" Guillo - Drums Raphaelle "Evoken" Monvoisin - Keyboards Thomas "Tirrael" Vasseur - Accordion

I/ Biography Three years after the shipwreck of their first line-up, Vincent 'Haarath' Moretto & Tonni 'Amdrid' Humbert planned to build another crew... Sails up ! The adventure began in the early year of 2006 with a will to conquer and explore. We soon found a drummer and a second guitarist that would help us in our quest. Within about ten months of rehearsals, we were able to do something and our first stage occured in 2007 with a crew composed of four land-surveyors. The two guys held on, until the tide change the destiny of the band... In fact, liters of grog led us to mister Cédric 'Vicken' Guillo, a young matey that was going to change everything in our league. The fog was thick and we were decided to go ahead with this new drummer. As for the guitarist, the so-called Spineheart joined our cause and stayed with us for a couple of dates more. Late 2007 saw the release of our first EP entitled "Helgardh", composed of five folkloric songs recorded at home by Haarath. 2008 began with a gig in February, testing another guitarist, Marvin, who first joined the band as session member. Afterwards, various stages convinced us to integrate him as a real member of the crew. In May, a second EP entilted "Towards Abyss" permitted us to draw a feature with the previous line up. The material was becoming more and more structured and ideas were beginning to take a more precise shape. In June we also found a keyboardist, Raphaelle 'Evoken' Monvoisin, that gave us the opportunity to reinforce the folkloric parts of our music and to compose new stuff. Late 2008 saw our participation to the Cernunnos Pagan Fest among great bands such as Black Messiah, Waylander, Melechesh... Early 2009 - our comrade Marvin oozed away to his own occupations; then another warrior was going to join the guild. Tritt took his place on the guitar and followed us during a short period of six months. Then, he left band, right after the biggest loss of NightCreepers: Amdrid, who also decided to go away. May the sea be with them. Summer finally announced the arrival of some good news: after several months under the signs of alcohol and feast, we were all proud to announce the arrival of three new warriors, plus our debut-album called "Svingeheim", composed of ten new songs. Danth, a 22 years old pirate, perfectly assumed the bass-guitar & choirs role. Hindrik, coming from the eastern coasts of our archipelago, replaced our last guitar player and lend us his voice. And mister Tirraël, coming from the northern lands of Svingeheim, brought his accordion and joined the horde. Hail to them! Late 2009 saw our participation to the Crosne Medieval Fest among Trollfest, Darkestrah, Heol Telwen and much more.

"Guided by the strength of the wind, its spirit will protect us. Forever, and ever..." 2010 seemed to be the most quiet year. Since the reformation of the crew, we had experienced very few stages and the weirdest situations. Thus, this was the year of composition. Our first album "Svingeheim" gave us the ability to create a whole universe of our own, and we pursued this way. The lead song called "Set Sails" also permitted us to gather more warriors around us, which was constantly increasing the motivation. To sum up, we were convinced that a guild was formed, and thinking about it, a tracklist started to be composed. The second album began to be recorded in the early 2011, with the comeback of the dark atmosphere we had lost in the past years. "Alpha" was going to summon the return of the spirits that involved the creation of NIGHTCREEPERS. Reanimated by this new labour, the crew also took the chance to open for famous bands such as Decapitated, Betraying the Martyrs and Turisas. By now, the release date for "Alpha" is known to be on February 2012. "We'll look at the stars and howl !" Influences : European folklore, old books & epic tales, extreme metal... And of course the Jolly Roger Similar to something melodic and brutal inspired by fantasy art and folk legends

II/ Past gigs 22.04.12 – Le Ferrailleur – Nantes (44), FRANCE 21.04.12 – Warm Up – Vernouillet (78, IDF), FRANCE 20.04.12 – Le Fil – Saint-Etienne (42), FRANCE 19.04.12 – L’Excalibur – Reims (51), FRANCE 10.04.12 – Le Bikini w/ KORPIKLAANI + TROLLFEST – Toulouse (31), FRANCE 11.02.12 – Cercle d'Emeraude – Athis-De-L'Orne (61), FRANCE 19.11.11 – Le Ferrailleur w/ TURISAS – Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE 05.11.11 – CrossOver Studios – Eragny, Val d'Oise, FRANCE 29.10.11 – Hell'Oween Fest II – Saintes, Charente-Maritime, FRANCE 28.10.11 – Warm Up – Vernouillet, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 02.07.11 – Triel Open Air II – Triel-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 16.04.11 – Le Manoir Pub – Saint-Maurice, SWITZERLAND 19.03.11 – Café de Paris – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 26.02.11 – Warm Up – Vernouillet, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 05.02.11 – MJC de Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 22.11.10 – La Scène Bastille – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 31.10.10 – Le Zorba – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 18.09.10 – Le Parvis – Bagnolet, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 21.06.10 – O'Art Pub – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 12.06.10 – La Petite Entreprise – Marly-le-Roi, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 13.05.10 – Thunderfest – Carrières-sous-Poissy, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 10.04.10 – Starcafé – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 19.02.10 – Showcase @ Crossover Studios – Eragny, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 05.02.10 – L'Escale – , Ile-de-France, FRANCE

05.12.09 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 27.11.09 – MJC de Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 14.11.09 – Crosne Medieval Fest – Crosne, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 31.10.09 – Le Parvis – Bagnolet, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 03.10.09 – Espace B – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 04.06.09 – Sum Festival – , Ile-de-France, FRANCE 30.05.09 – La Salamandre – Chaville, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 13.05.09 – – Sèvres, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 01.05.09 – Triel Open Air – Triel-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 28.03.09 – MJC Cyrano – Courcelle-sur-Yvette, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 17.03.09 – MJC de Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine– Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 07.02.09 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 20.12.08 – Cernunnos Fest III @ La Locomotive – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 06.12.08 – Espritrock @ "Péniche blues café" – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 15.11.08 – La Salamandre – Chaville, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 11.10.08 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 20.09.08 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 21.06.08 – Fête de la musique – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 20.06.08 – Le Rocher – Malakoff, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 01.06.08 – Les Acteurs de l'Ombre @ Klub – Paris, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 03.05.08 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 19.04.08 – TRAAS @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 04.04.08 – Persistance @ Salle des Fêtes – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 09.02.08 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 15.12.07 – TRAAS @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 17.11.07 – EspritRock @ Conservatoire – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 21.06.07 – Old Skull Fest II – St-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, FRANCE 31.03.07 – MJC de Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine – Conflans‐Ste‐Honorine, Ile-de-France, FRANCE

III/ Releases - Helgardh (EP 2007) * 1 Oscura Night * 2 My Rules * 3 Yaska Mace * 4 Snekkar's Veil * 5 Innadrill Castle Siege - Towards Abyss (EP 2008) * 1 Les Plaines de Hel * 2 Valhalla I * 3 Valhalla II * 4 Towards Abyss * 5 La Flotte Impure

- Svingeheim (2009) * 1 Dawn * 2 Set Sail Again * 3 Battle Through the Wind * 4 The Warcryer * 5 Dusk * 6 Siegfried the Dragonslayer * 7 The Treasure Hunter * 8 Leech the Pain * 9 Pursuit of the Wolf * 10 Forest of Whispers - Alpha (2012) * 1 Stronghold * 2 A Guild is Formed * 3 Tale of Haste * 4 Alpha * 5 Enter the Lair * 6 Of Swords & Axes * 7 Elmore Tempest * 8 Stormbringers * 9 The Nexus * 10 Beloved Dryad (from the Hollow Woods) * 11 Frozen Outland * 12 Path of Glory * 13 Les Plaines de Hel (bonus track)

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V/ Contact - http://www.myspace.com/nightcreepers (Official Myspace) - http://www.facebook.com/NIGHTCREEPERS.OFFICIAL (Official Facebook) - http://nightcreepers-official.com/ (Official website) [email protected] Vincent - +(33)6 12 60 26 98 Updated on 24/04/2012