▁is ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁rock ▁group ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁still ▁recording ▁and ▁tour ing ▁today . ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁few ▁albums ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁movement ▁while ▁the ▁later ▁albums ▁were ▁more ▁in ▁a ▁new - wave ▁rock ▁direction . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁years ▁Mach ia vel ▁is ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁rock ▁group ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁by ▁Roland ▁De ▁Gree f ▁( b ass ) ▁and ▁Marc ▁Y sa ÿ e ▁( d rum s ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁then ▁playing ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁M oby ▁Dick ▁and ▁Jack ▁Ros k am ▁( gu itar ) ▁and ▁Albert ▁L ete che ur ▁( key board ). ▁ ▁They ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁e pon ym ous ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁gained ▁some ▁attention ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" Che er less ness " ▁displaying ▁Marc ' s ▁high ▁pitch ▁voice ▁and ▁Albert ' s ▁head y ▁keyboard ▁line . ▁ ▁Jack ▁Ros k am ▁was ▁soon ▁replaced ▁by ▁Jean - Paul ▁Dev aux ▁and ▁Mario ▁G uc cio ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁show man . ▁ ▁This ▁new ▁team ▁released ▁J ester ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁wonderful ▁album ▁totally ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁so - called ▁Euro ck ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁( Gen esis , ▁Super tr amp ). ▁ ▁J ester ▁featured ▁attract ive ▁t unes ▁like ▁" M om ents " ▁with ▁complex ▁and ▁am bit