Disconnected "White Colossus"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Technical Metal
Label: Apathia Records APA36CD
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 23, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Living Incomplete (4:03)
2. Blind Faith (5:44)
3. Wounded Heart (6:28)
4. White Colossus (4:01)
5. Feodora (4:56)
6. Losing Yourself Again (4:15)
7. Blame Shifter (5:21)
8. For All Our Sakes (5:46)
9. The Wish (4:40)
10. Armageddon (6:07)

Total Time 51:21

Line-up: 
Adrian Martinot (Melted Space) : Guitars
Ivan Pavlakovic (Heavy Duty) : Vocals
Aurélien Ouzoulias (Ron Thal, Zuul Fx, Morglbl) : Drums
Romain Laure : Bass
Romin Manogil : Guitars

Description/Reviews: 

Heir of the French (GOJIRA, HACRIDE) and American styles (DEFTONES, ALTER BRIDGE) DISCONNECTED delivers with « White Colossus » a technical album, rich and melodic. A colossus of marble, one would say, because their music is powerful, precise, and luminous. The production, signed François-Maxime Boutault (BEHEMOTH, DAGOBA), brings a clarity to compositions that often venture into electronic experiments, singing alternations specific to Metalcore and technical riffs finely executed and devilishly enjoyable.
DISCONNECTED reminds HACRIDE in its will to propose progressive tracks marked by a diversity and a complexity which have the power to catch and to explain the meaning of the word catchy.

Also read the review by Dave "That Metal Guy" Campbell at metal-temple.com

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Pryapisme "Diabolicus Felinae Pandemonium"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Garde, Electronica, Progressive Metal, Fusion
Label: Apathia Records (APA21CD)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 3, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Un Max De Croco (6:53)
2. La Boetie Stochastic Process (6:02)
3. % Babines, Pur Molossoïde ! (3:36)
4. A La Zheuleuleu (6:05)
5. Tau Ceti Central (8:38)
6. Tête De Museau Dans Le Boudoir ( Intermezzo ) (2:41)
7. Myxomatosis Against Architektür Vol IV (2:46)
8. Carambolage Fillette Contre Individu Dragon Non-décortiqué (2:13)
9. C++ (4:39)
10. Totipotence D’un Erg (13:09)

Total Time 56:42

Line-up: 
Benjamin Bardiaux : Keyboards
Nils Cheville : Guitar
Antony Miranda : Bass, Guitar, Moog, Vocals
Nicolas Sénac : Guitar
Aymeric Thomas : Drums, Clarinet(s), Keyboards, Machines
    With
Adrien Daguzon (Zibeline) : Sax (2, 5)
Matthieu Halberstadt (Ogino, Please lose battle) : Contrabass (1, 5, 10)
Gautier Lafont (Sebastockholm) : Smashed door (6)

Description/Reviews: 

There’s a real progressive electronic and metal backdrop which is the template, and add in an eighties-style Nintendo vibe with some blast beats and jazz fusion spots, and you can start to get a basic idea of what the group is about before fully delving into the actual recordings. Let’s just say that when the band suggests that this music is for fans of Mr. Bungle, John Zorn and Secret Chiefs 3, then I have to think that they really couldn’t have picked any better contemporaries. I’d also add in Frank Zappa from his Synclavier days for the electronic aspect of the group. 

Read the full review by Liam Savage at echoesanddust.com

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öOoOoOoOoOo "Samen"

Country: France
Genre(s): Experimental/Avant Garde/Eclectic/Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Apathia Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 21, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Rules Of The Show (4:21)
2. Fucking Freaking Futile Freddy (3:35)
3. Meow Meow Frrru (3:15)
4. No Guts = No Masters (3:36)
5. Bark City (A Glimpse Of Something) (4:05)
6. Purple Tastes Like White (4:44)
7. I Hope You Sleep Well (3:43)
8. Well-oiled Machine (1:40)
9. Chairleg Thesis (3:51)
10. Fumigène (3:44)
11. LVI (4:23)
12. Hemn Be Rho Ðie Samen (4:30)

Total time 45:27

Line-up: 
Asphodel aka Aurélie Raidron (Pin-Up Went Down): Vocals
Baptiste Bertrand : Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Programming
   With
Aymeric Thomas: Drums
Germain Aubert on #11
Raphaël Verguin on #4 #5 #11
Adrien Cailleteau on #7 #8

Description/Reviews: 

...imagine a duo which starts with Avantgarde and then adds another dose of experimentation. ... In fact it is already difficult to identify elements that constitute the sound's foundation, indeed we can safely say the heart of this release takes as much from the extreme Metal than from the more Pop-oriented Rock, including everything in between; but, as we already said, there are a myriad of foreign factors that enrich the whole: and so we find ourselves immersed in an alternate dimension where Electronic influences, Post- and Prog feelings, orchestral backing tracks, eight-bit synths and Disco music melodies can live together with tremolo-picking guitars and blast beats. And don't forget the incursions into other styles like Jazz, Swing, Lounge, Punk, Trip-Hop, Drum'n'Bass, Reggae... and the list could go on for quite a while. Listening to the tracks bands like Diablo Swing Orchestra, Mr. Bungle and Unexpect come to mind, and these names alone should make you realize how particular is their sound.

Read the full review \at aristocraziawebzine.com

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