Larmes de Héros
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Larmes de Héros is second, and last studio album
by French
heavy metal
band Sortilège
released in 1986. After this album band decided to disband.
, Sortilège was able to participate in several music festivals in France
, Germany
and Holland, alongside some of the greatest names of Hard Rock
. After that, it was clear that Sortilège became one of the best French heavy metal
bands of its time. But the Parisians were still angry at their record company, dissatisfied with the way they were distributed. The second LP, Larmes de Héros, was published in 1986. Like its predecessor, it was recorded in Germany. An English version was recorded at the same time, intended primarily for the German market (but in fact it was the French version that sold best in Germany).
On this second LP, Sortilège proved they were not a group designed to keep running in place, quite the contrary. Larmes de Héros is very different from its predecessor. The music here is much more mature, it is felt even in the texts. Listening to this album feels like that Sortilège paid particular attention to their new songs.
With Larmes de Héros, Sortilège recorded a perfect album. While the music is less aggressive, but the melodic aspect is absolutely unstoppable. Christian Augustin never sang as well, it really reaches the heights on this album, perfectly served by Stephane Dumont being more inspired than ever in creating good riffs.
Alas, Larmes de Héros received many critical acclaims, the public response was less enthusiastic, part of the public haven't accepted loss of aggressiveness. Tired of the lack of public support, difficulties encountered in relation to record companies, the members decided to disband. A sad end for a group that had just released the masterpiece of French heavy metal.
Bonus tracks on album are English
versions of Le Dernier Des Travaux D'Hercules, La Hargne Des Tordus, Mourir Pour Une Princesse and Marchand D'Hommes
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Sortilège
Sortilège (band)
Sortilège was a French heavy metal band from Paris, whose style lay between Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. Regarded by many as a cult band of the French scene, the group ceased to exist in 1986.-Biography:...
released in 1986. After this album band decided to disband.
History
With the success of MétamorphoseMétamorphose (Sortilège album)
Métamorphose is first studio album by French Heavy metal band Sortilège released in 1984. It was the first album released by Madrigal. In 1997 Madrigal re-released this album with English versions of Majesté, Légende, Civilisation Perdue, Cyclope De L'etang and Métamorphose as bonus tracks.-...
, Sortilège was able to participate in several music festivals in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Holland, alongside some of the greatest names of Hard Rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
. After that, it was clear that Sortilège became one of the best French heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands of its time. But the Parisians were still angry at their record company, dissatisfied with the way they were distributed. The second LP, Larmes de Héros, was published in 1986. Like its predecessor, it was recorded in Germany. An English version was recorded at the same time, intended primarily for the German market (but in fact it was the French version that sold best in Germany).
On this second LP, Sortilège proved they were not a group designed to keep running in place, quite the contrary. Larmes de Héros is very different from its predecessor. The music here is much more mature, it is felt even in the texts. Listening to this album feels like that Sortilège paid particular attention to their new songs.
With Larmes de Héros, Sortilège recorded a perfect album. While the music is less aggressive, but the melodic aspect is absolutely unstoppable. Christian Augustin never sang as well, it really reaches the heights on this album, perfectly served by Stephane Dumont being more inspired than ever in creating good riffs.
Alas, Larmes de Héros received many critical acclaims, the public response was less enthusiastic, part of the public haven't accepted loss of aggressiveness. Tired of the lack of public support, difficulties encountered in relation to record companies, the members decided to disband. A sad end for a group that had just released the masterpiece of French heavy metal.
Bonus tracks on album are English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
versions of Le Dernier Des Travaux D'Hercules, La Hargne Des Tordus, Mourir Pour Une Princesse and Marchand D'Hommes
Track listing
Bonus tracks
Personnel
- Christian Augustin - vocals
- Stéphane Dumont - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Didier Demajean - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Daniel Lapp - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bob Dumont - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....