French musician Neige is a master at what he does. Itโs that simple. By taking Alcest from its raw black metal roots toward a far more unique and gentle atmosphere, he helped usher in a new post black metal sound. By leaning heavily on shoegaze influences as well, especially on some later albums, Alcest are … Continue reading 334: ALCEST
French post-black/sludge metal juggernaut, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, have such a powerful sound that itโs hard to believe this is a band whoโve only produced 3 full lengths albums. Their leviathan sound is polished, masterful, and just fucking stunning. And during the five year wait for their most recent album, here was nothing lost. 2020โs … Continue reading 266: REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER
With Throane, French musician and Church of Ra member, Dehn Sora, combines sludge, post, and black metal to create a suffocating, smothering sonic monster. One that instils a sense of unease, perhaps even dread, in the listener. In the last five years, Sora has released two full length albums, and a single-track 13 minute EP. … Continue reading 263: THROANE
After 5 years as Godzilla, it was the name change and release of their debut in 2001 that set Gojira on a trajectory towards being one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. Brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier, along with Christian Andreu and Jean-Michel Labadie, have now released seven albums, to increasing critical attention. … Continue reading 258: GOJIRA
In the late noughties, when his previous band came to an end and efforts to put together a mathcore band proved futile, French musician Rรฉmi Gallego began producing his own music. What grew from this was The Algorithm - a true hybrid of EDM and metal, specifically prog and djent influenced metal. While there are … Continue reading 159: THE ALGORITHM
Forgive me if this blog sounds repetitive at times, but I lately find myself completely smitten with one-man black metal projects, and the quality coming out in this field the last couple of years has been phenomenal. With Esoctrilihum, French black metal maestro Asthรขghul is both prolific and masterful. In the space of five years … Continue reading 158: ESOCTRILIHUM
a band a day. 