Novelists (band)

Novelists (often known in print as Novelists FR) are a French metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast, who distributes their music through record companies Arising Empire and SharpTone Records.

Novelists
Novelists at Summer Breeze Open Air 2016.
Background information
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Labels
Websitenovelistsofficial
Members
  • Florestan Durand
  • Amael Durand
  • Nicolas Delestrade
Past members
  • Matteo Gelsomino

History

Novelists was founded in 2012 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined.[1] In April 2014, they released a demo with 6 songs. In July 2015, they signed with the record label Arising Empire, and in November they released their debut studio album, Souvenirs.[2] In June 2017, the band released the single The Light, The Fire. After this, they toured with While She Sleeps and Northlane. A month later, they signed with SharpTone Records, and released their second studio album, Noir, in September 2017.[3]

Novelists released their third studio album, titled C'est La Vie, in January 2020.[4][5]

Musical style

The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent.[6] On the band's more recent releases, Matteo Gelsomino has been noted for primarily relying on clean vocals, an oddity in metalcore.

In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer.[7]

Members

Current

  • Florestan Durand – guitar
  • Amael Durand – drums
  • Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar

Former

  • Charles-Henri Teule – guitar (2013-2018)
  • Matteo Gelsomino – lead vocals (2013-2020)

Timeline

Discography
Studio albums
  • Souvenirs (2015)
  • Noir (2017)
  • C'est La Vie (2020)
EPs
  • Demo EP (2014)
Singles
  • "Gravity" (2015)
  • "The Light, The Fire" (2017)

Music videos
Year Album Title Director
2013 Demo EP "Immedicable" Dissension production
2015 Souvenirs "Gravity" Renaud Kritzinger
"Voyager" Pavel Trebukhin
"Echoes" Tuan Nguyen
2016 "Souvenirs" Pavel Trebukhin
"5:12 am" Pavel Trebukhin
2017 Noir "The Light, The Fire" Pavel Trebukhin
"A Bitter End" Pavel Trebukhin
"L’appel Du Vide" Pavel Trebukhin
2019 C'est La Vie "Head Rush" Nicolas Delestrade
"C'est La Vie" Alexis Fontaine & Nicolas Delestrade
2020 "Modern Slave" Pavel Trebukhin

References
  1. "Novelists - Souvenirs - Album Review". Metal-heads.de (in German). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Staub, Pascal (18 January 2016). "Novelists-Souvenirs". Stormbringer.com (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "Novelists FR". sputnikmusic.com. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Novelists FR release 'Head Rush' and announce new album 'C'est La Vie'". sharptonerecords.co. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. "Le groupe de metal francais Novelists FR annonce son nouvel album C'est La Vie & publie le single Head Rush" [French metal band Novelists FR announce new album 'C'est La Vie' and release single 'Head Rush']. metalzone.fr (in French). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. Grundke, Vincent (3 November 2015). "Novelists Souvenirs Review". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. https://www.metalzone.fr/news/130894-novelists-fr-matteo-gelsomino-separation
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.