Akercocke Is Born
In 1996, Mendonça and Gray crossed paths again and promptly buried the hatchet that had in part led them ceasing to collaborate. They began discussing ideas for a musical project that would be of mutual interest. Agreeing that the essence of seminal bands such as Voivod and Killing Joke was that they put their own spin on rock music to create an original sound, they were inspired to attempt the same. The project was even given a name, long before the pair returned to their instruments: Akercocke was born. Taking the name from Robert Nye's book "Faust", the band have gone on to have a career that has taken them most of the way around the world and included 5 successful studio albums.
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