In this combo, united in 2007, there are Benoit Poher (vocals) and Florian Dubos (guitar) of Kyo, Benoit Juillard (bass) of Pleymo, Fred Duquesne (guitar) of Watcha and Jocelyn Moze (drums), a former member of Vegastar.
For his first album, The Peaceful Riot (May 2008), Empyr made the choice to interpret all its tracks in English. The musicians recorded their first project in Los Angeles under the guidance of the producer Ken Andrews.
