 The name Yyrkoon is derived from the name of Elric of Melniboné's cousin in Michael Moorcock's fantasy series.The band was formed in 1995 by Stéphane Souteyrand (guitar & keyboards), Laurent Harrouart (drums), Paul Banas (vocals & guitar), and Sébastien Caron (bass guitar).One year later, Yyrkoon decided to self-record the first 5-song demo tape, "Oath, Obscure, Occult…", which included unique sounds to typical death metal like female vocals, violin, and flute.