Formed in the Parisian area, DYING TEARS started to play from as early as 1998 an ambient and gothic-influenced heavy-metal. Recorded by Alexis PHELIPOT, (MISANTHROPE, NO RETURN, KRISTENDOM...) and released by the Thundering label, "Amnesia" (2001) gives a lot of space to dark melodies, usually enhanced by beautiful cello parts. As for the visual part of this album, it has been designed by Jean-Baptiste MONDINO, a French artist known for his pictures of famous artists such as BJÖRK or MADONNA ! Between NIGHTWISH and PARADISE LOST, DYING TEARS is without any doubt the starting point of the French gothic and ambiental heavy-metal scene explosion.