Novelists (band)
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| Origin | Paris, France |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Novelists (often known in print as Novelists FR) are a French progressive metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Out of Line Music.
History
[edit]Novelists was founded in 2013 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined, after the split of their previous band, A Call to Sincerity.[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.
Novelists released their third studio album, titled C'est La Vie, in January 2020.[3][4]
In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer.[5]
On 27 October 2020, Novelists announced that Tobias Rische, formerly of Alazka, would be replacing Gelsomino as their new vocalist.[6] A month later, the band signed with Out of Line Music, a record label based in Berlin, and released the single "Lost Cause".[7] Two further singles were issued in 2021: "Terrorist" and "Do You Really Wanna Know?" The band supported Imminence on a European tour in May 2022[8] and played the Tech-Fest in the UK in June–July of the same year.[9] In 2022, Novelists released two further singles, "Smoke Signals" and "Heretic", the latter featuring singer Florian Salfati of the band LANDMVRKS.
On 6 April 2023, Novelists announced on their Instagram page that Rische had left the band.[10] In September, it was announced that Camille Contreras was taking over vocal duties.[11]
Musical style
[edit]The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent.[12] They have been noted for primarily relying on clean vocals rather than screamed vocals, an uncommon practice in metalcore.
Band members
[edit]Current
- Florestan Durand – guitar (2013–present)
- Amael Durand – drums (2013–present)
- Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar (2013–present)
- Pierre Danel – guitar (2021–present)
- Camille Contreras – vocals (2023-present)
Past
- Charles-Henri Teule – guitar (2013–2018)
- Matteo Gelsomino – lead vocals (2013–2020)
- Tobias Rische – lead vocals (2020–2023)
Timeline
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Souvenirs (2015)
- Noir (2017)
- C'est La Vie (2020)
- Déjà Vu (2022)
EPs
- Demo EP (2014)
- Okapi (2024)
Singles
- "Gravity" (2015)
- "The Light, the Fire" (2017)
- "Eyes Wide Shut" (2018)
- "After the Rain" (2020)
- "Lost Cause" (2020)
- "Terrorist" (2021)
- "Do You Really Wanna Know?" (2021)
- "Smoke Signals" (2022)
- "Heretic" (2022)
- "Turn It Up" (2023)
- "Prisoner" (2023)
- "Mourning the Dawn" (2023)
Music videos
| Year | Album | Title | Director |
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| 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 | |
| Déjà Vu | "Lost Cause" | Pavel Trebukhin | |
| 2021 | "Terrorist" | Pavel Trebukhin | |
| "Do You Really Wanna Know?" | Nicolas Delestrade | ||
| 2022 | "Smoke Signals" | Aurélien Mariat | |
| 2023 | "Turn It Up (Keyboard Warriors Social Club)" | Nicolas Delestrade & Leo Déram | |
| "Prisoner" | Nicolas Delestrade & Leo Déram | ||
| "Mourning the Dawn" [Visualize Video] | Mathieu Roland | ||
| 2024 | "Okapi" [Live + Gospel Version] | Novelists & Seppe Germaux |
References
[edit]- ^ "Novelists - Souvenirs - Album Review". Metal-heads.de (in German). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Staub, Pascal (18 January 2016). "Novelists-Souvenirs". Stormbringer.com (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Novelists FR release 'Head Rush' and announce new album 'C'est La Vie'". sharptonerecords.co. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Duffour, Adrien (7 April 2020). "Novelists FR et le chanteur Mattéo Gelsomino se séparent". MetalZone (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ @novelists_fr (27 October 2020). "Novelists2020 welcome Tobias Rische'Lost Cause' out 27 November" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Novelists FR – Lost Cause (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Imminence verschieben ihre Tour 2022; verkünden den Special Guest". MoreCore.de (in German). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Tech-Fest announces bands for 2022 Event • TotalRock". TotalRock. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Novelists on Instagram: "Tobi's departure."".
- ^ "Novelists (FR) Return Post-Déjà Vu with New Vocalist Camille Contreras on 'Turn It Up'". wallofsoundau.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Grundke, Vincent (3 November 2015). "Novelists Souvenirs Review". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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