Empyr is a French rock band created in 2007. The 5 members are Benoît Poher (vocals) & Florian Dubos (guitar) from Kyo, Benoît Juillard (bass) from Pleymo, Fred Duquesne (guitar) from Watcha & Jocelyn Moze (drums), formerly from Vegastar. They chose to sing in English, for the international market. Their debut album The Peaceful Riot, recorded in Los Angeles & produced by Ken Andrews, came out on May 12, 2008, including the single "New Day". On May 25 2009