L'ENDEVÍ

L’Endeví was born in Valencia, Spain, as a personal project set up by Mamen (vocals) and 

 

Jaume (guitar), with three other musicians who were good friends of theirs, Mario (drums), Pater 

 

(guitar) and Guillermo (bass), and they recorded their initial demo in September 2007. Satisfied 

 

with the first results, and thanks to their combined musical experience in other groups, these five 

 

friends were encouraged to start up a totally new and original project.

 

They presented the band at music clubs and local pubs and achieved a good level of interest 

 

from the public, and then keyboardist and arranger Ginés Gil joined the group. This was how 

 

the special sound of L’Endeví was born, based on a diversity of influences from its separate 

 

members fused together under the colossal voice of Mamen, with her dramatic and melodic 

 

hues, creating a style of their own within the metal music scene.

 

After ironing out the kinks in the group, they started preparing their first album ‘When I Desire 

 

Something, You Can’t Do Anything’, with 11 songs that tell the story of a trip around a dream 

 

world full of danger and deceit. The album was recorded and mastered by Fernando Asensi, a 

 

prestigious producer (Opera Magna, Dragonfly, Zarpa, Niobeth…) with whom they had already 

 

recorded their first demo. The artwork was by Miriam Castellano and Vicente Ramírez, a well-

 

known photographer on the music scene.

 

With the ups and downs of the metal industry and the sudden departure of Ginés, the record 

 

was finally self-edited and started to pull in good sales, not just on the national level, but also 

 

in countries such as Germany, United Kingdom, the US, Japan, France and Canada. This 

 

debut album helped them to get straight into the music scene and receive good write-ups from 

 

international critics on websites and in specialised magazines, with interviews in legendary 

 

publications like This is Rock and Heavy Rock that started fuelling their renown. 

 

This newfound recognition enabled them to present When I Desire Something… in major cities 

 

in Spain. L’Endeví gave ample proof of their energy-packed live performances, maintaining 

 

the essential magic to be found in their music, sharing stages with international groups 

 

such as Kells (France) and Regardless of Me (Italy). A few of the tracks from the album are 

 

included in a variety of compilations such as Des Filles et Des Riffes (Epica, Kells and Eths…) 

 

and Hall of Metal Vol.1 (Angelus Apatrida, The Eyes, Noctem…) culminating in the band’s 

 

participation in the Metal Femme festivals (Barcelona and Valencia) and at Beautiful Voices, 

 

among others.During the tour, the band took advantage of the time to shoot their first videoclip 

 

directed by Simón Fariza. The song they chose was Samsara, which reflects the decisive role of 

 

good fortune in L’Endeví’s personal universe.

 

Encouraged by their first success, L’Endeví started focusing on preparing their second CD, An 

 

Eternity, with eleven songs forging a road to a time without end. Inspired by their will to create a 

 

more personal kind of sound, Jaume and Pater set up their own recording studio, L’Amagatall 

 

Estudis, where they began laying down tracks and mixing the new project, calling in Ginés Gil 

 

again on keyboards, who has always shared in the band’s Zeitgeist. This album was mastered 

 

by Fernando Asensi again.At the end of 2011 L’Endeví signed with ART GATES RECORDS, 

 

who promoted their album in Europe, the US and Asia. An Eternity finally saw the light of day in 

 

March 2012. This time, the album cover was by Nanome Lab and the band entrusted the design 

 

and photos once again to Miriam Castellano and Vicente Ramírez.Conscious of the power of 

 

their live performances, the band drew up meticulous plans for the Eternity Tour 2012, opening 

 

with a performance at the Metalhead Fiesta by Pilar Rubio in Valencia, and progressing with a 

 

series of gigs on the national calendar, including an unforgettable concert in Paris, where the 

 

band got lots of applause from the French public.

 

For this second album, L’Endeví recorded two videoclips, An Eternity** and Red Ivy**, 

 

both directed by Simón Fariza, who then decided that An Eternity should become part of his 

 

soundtrack for the film Renegados de la Luz. To record Red Ivy, the band enjoyed the special 

 

participation of Beleth, the singer from Noctem, who had already put his vocals on the second 

 

track of the album.

 

After finishing the tour, Guillermo left the band for personal reasons, and a new bassist, Jorge 

 

Ortiz-Villajos, joined them, having already stood in for Guillermo on former occasions.

 

As a result of their hard work over the past years, the band was highly rewarded by being invited 

 

to participate at the Festival Costa de Fuego in Benicassim, where they shared the stage with 

 

top groups such as In Flames, Paradise Lost, Marilyn Manson, Guns N’ Roses, Opeth, 

 

Lacuna Coil and others. Despite their simple stage setup and lack of technical resources, 

 

L’Endeví was unveiled as one of the big surprises at the festival and obtained magnificent 

 

reviews from critics and lots of support from the public.

 

In March 2013, L'Endeví plays with a great turnout in the stage of the We Rock in Madrid as part 

 

of FeMetal Fest, sponsored by Metalhead by Pilar Rubio, a festival to support women in music, 

 

social and workplace.

 

In 2013 Europe knock hard at the doors of the band, now their presence is required at the Metal 

 

Female Voices Fest in Belgium to be held in October, another great opportunity to cross 

 

borders and amaze an audience that demands the best.