Phenix, formed in Bavans, Franche-Comté, France, in 2000 by guitarist Sébastien Trève and vocalist Bertrand Gramond, is a French heavy metal band. The founders had been planning to form a heavy metal band since 1993 after meeting through an advertisement in a music store. The group unanimously chose the name Phenix on August 18, 2000, after several rehearsals. The group released its debut studio album, Sacred Fire, in 2002 on Brennus Music. They followed with their second studio album, Wings of Fire, on August 27, 2004. Following lineup changes, they recorded their third studio album, Immortal Flame, in Kraków, Poland, releasing it in April 2008. Following an activity hiatus from 2012 to 2014, the founding members reunited and released their fourth studio album, Ignition, on February 28, 2020, preceded by the release of the opening track “Black Flag” and its accompanying music video on November 1, 2019.
