Loudblast
Encyclopedia
Loudblast is a Death
/Thrash
band that pioneered the genres in France
, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.
The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille
. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice
based band Agressor. They have released eight albums on the record labels Semetary/fnac
and Metal13. They began playing thrash metal
influenced by the classic American bands such as Slayer
. In 1991 they recorded the album "Disincarnate" in Morrisound Recording
studios in Tampa, Florida
, and the result was a pure death metal
album. In the late 90's they incorporated more melody and groove in their music while maintaining a thrash/death aesthetic.
The band announced that they were splitting in 1999, but after a support concert to Chuck Schuldiner
's Death in 2002, the band reformed with Agressor's Alex Colin-Tocquaine and released Planet Pandemonium in 2004. After a few year hiatus, Stéphane and Hervé announced in november 2009 a new line-up including Alex Lenormand (Locust) and Drakhian (Fornication, Black Dementia, Griffar).
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
/Thrash
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band that pioneered the genres 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...
, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.
The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
based band Agressor. They have released eight albums on the record labels Semetary/fnac
Fnac
Fnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
and Metal13. They began playing thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
influenced by the classic American bands such as Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
. In 1991 they recorded the album "Disincarnate" in Morrisound Recording
Morrisound Recording
Morrisound Recording is an audio recording facility in Temple Terrace, Florida, owned and operated by brothers Jim and Tom Morris. Since its opening in 1981, Morrisound has been responsible for the popularization of genres such as heavy metal and death metal, but of course caters to every genre of...
studios in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, and the result was a pure death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
album. In the late 90's they incorporated more melody and groove in their music while maintaining a thrash/death aesthetic.
The band announced that they were splitting in 1999, but after a support concert to Chuck Schuldiner
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
's Death in 2002, the band reformed with Agressor's Alex Colin-Tocquaine and released Planet Pandemonium in 2004. After a few year hiatus, Stéphane and Hervé announced in november 2009 a new line-up including Alex Lenormand (Locust) and Drakhian (Fornication, Black Dementia, Griffar).
Members
- Stéphane Buriez : guitars, vocals
- Drakhian : guitars
- Alex Lenormand : bass
- Hervé Coquerel : drums
Past members
- François Jamin : guitars, bass
- Alex Colin-Tocquaine : guitars
- Joris Terrier : drums
- Thierry Pinck : drums
- Nicolas Leclercq : guitars
- Stephane Jobert : guitars
Discography
- Ultimate Violence (1986), demo K7
- Licensed to Thrash (1987), split-cd with Agressor)
- Sensorial Treatment (1989)
- DisincarnateDisincarnate (album)Disincarnate is the second studio album by the death metal band Loudblast, released in 1991.-Track listing:# "Steering For Paradise"# "After Thy Thought"# "Dusk To Dawn"# "Outlet For Conscience"# "Disquieting Beliefs# "The Horror Within"...
(1991) - Sublime Dementia (1993)
- Cross the Threshold (1993), EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
- The Time Keeper (1997), live
- Fragments (1998)
- A Taste of Death (2000), compilation album
- Planet Pandemonium (2004)
- Loud, Live and Heavy (2009, CD + DVD)
- Frozen Moments Between Life And Death (2011)