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AUGURY began in earnest the winter of 2001/2002 when guitarist Mathieu Marcotte left his band Spasme and started auditioning members for a new outfit. After months of arranging and regearsing the songs, AUGURY finally committed their work into an album. Concealed was released in Canada in late 2004, taking the Canadian underground by storm with its unique vision of what death metal could be. AUGURY doesn't identify itself with any pre-established school of music, but it can be fit into the extreme metal category since they favor fast playing, low tuning, and rough vocals. A further link can be made with the Norwegian symphonic Black Metal scene, for the use of classical, Celtic, and medieval overtones and lush vocal harmonies that embellish about half the songs. Yet there is no keyboard, no fake vampire image, and a totally different lyrical concept.