opinions about the old French metal scene
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opinions about the old French metal scene
I'd like to know anyone interested in the old French metal scene.I'm a fan of it and it would be nice to share some talk about that.
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I can't get enough of it. Ever since I first heard your H Bomb's, ADX's and Sortilège's I've been on cloud 9. I find french bands have a great melodic sound about them usually with killer leads and a great guitar tone. More well known ones I like include the above and Fisc, Nightmare, Demon Eyes, Der Kaiser, Steel Angel, Killers ... awesome. Very high quality metal.
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What i can say about French Metal? The scene is simply one of my favorites worldwide! It might not be the rawest and most aggressive metal you've ever heard, but damn, those godly guitar melodies have always been sending shivers down my spine! The quite common blending of Maiden/Scorpions/Nwobhm influences never fails! The PHENOMENON Sortilege is probably the finest example of what someone would call KILLER Euro-Metal. Very difficult to list all the bands i like in French metal. Some of them are: Nightmare, Blaspheme, ADX, Lust, Der Kaiser, Venin, Vixen Pride, Lonewolf, Death's Angels, Excess, early Killers, Anthracite, Highland Queen, Desdemona and many many more.
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MASSACRA were gods. I never liked LOUDBLAST that much though, and they're way overrated here in France.
Well, the first class bands for me were SORTILEGE, early ADX, H AND H and PONCE PILATE, and TRUST, for other reasons. BLASPHEME are one of my faves, for several reasons, especially some of their lyrics (blasphemous in many ways, something which my not appear at first read). H-BOMB were great too, with somewhat funny lyrics.
And DER KAISER are an underrated band IMO. I like their choruses, their use of various voices, and their lyrics.
On the other hand, SORTILEGE lyrics, while being well-written, are lame when it comes to their content, especially on Larmes de Héros, even if I think that on a pure musical level it's their masterpiece.
Another great LP was STEEL ANGEL's first one. The band is maybe the best french incarnation of US Metal IMO, and this LP just has everything to kill. Even the strong french accent is attractive in some ways. Their follower isn't sadly half as good as this one.
Well, the first class bands for me were SORTILEGE, early ADX, H AND H and PONCE PILATE, and TRUST, for other reasons. BLASPHEME are one of my faves, for several reasons, especially some of their lyrics (blasphemous in many ways, something which my not appear at first read). H-BOMB were great too, with somewhat funny lyrics.
And DER KAISER are an underrated band IMO. I like their choruses, their use of various voices, and their lyrics.
On the other hand, SORTILEGE lyrics, while being well-written, are lame when it comes to their content, especially on Larmes de Héros, even if I think that on a pure musical level it's their masterpiece.
Another great LP was STEEL ANGEL's first one. The band is maybe the best french incarnation of US Metal IMO, and this LP just has everything to kill. Even the strong french accent is attractive in some ways. Their follower isn't sadly half as good as this one.
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