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ORENDA is a progressive metal band from Rouen, France consisting of Stéphane Coubray (keyboards, vocals), Anthony Lefebvre (vocals), Raphael Léger (drums, vocals), Cédrick Saulnier (guitars, vocals), and Juliene Estève (bass, vocals). ORENDA was created in 1998 at the University of Rouen as a DREAM THEATER cover band. The band started to work on original compositions in September of 2000 but was severely delayed to a serious car accident in February of 2002. All members f the band were injured in the accident, while Stéphane remained at the hospital for three months followed by a year's reuperation.
The band's first release was a three track demo release in 2003 called Tortured Souls. The theme was expanded in 2004's demo, A Tale Of A Tortured Soul. This demo formed the basis of the 2008 full length, also titled A Tale of a Tortured Soul.and released on Musea Records.