Brian Maillard, born 6 August 1978 in Delémont

Delémont

Delémont is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 11,000 inhabitants as of 2007.-Geography:Delémont lies southwest of Basel, about halfway between Basel and Bienne...

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Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, is the guitarist for the progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Dominici

Dominici

Dominici is a progressive metal band formed in 2005 by former Dream Theater vocalist Charlie Dominici. Their only released work is the O3 Trilogy, a series of three concept albums about the story of a terrorist sleeper cell coming to the United States and falling in love with the country...

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Biography

Brian studied at the Academy of Music in Délémont and went on to become a member of the band Magic Power (M.A.P.O) with his brother Yan who currently plays drums for Dominici. With M.A.P.O Brian started his career as a professional musician and in 2003 Brian and Yan started the progressive rock band Solid Vision. Their first album, Eleven, was written solely by the two Swiss brothers. In October 2006, Brian became an active member of the new band, Dominici. Brian Maillard has endorsed Ibanez for Mogar Music Italy and Morley Pedals for the past several years.

With Istentales

• Istentales (1996)
• Naralu tue (1997)
• Amsicora (1998)
• Sempre con voi (1999)

With SOLID VISION

• Eleven (2004)
• The Hurricane (2006)
• Sacrifice (2010)

With Dominici

• O₃: A Trilogy, Part Two (2007)
• O₃: A Trilogy, Part Three (2008)