Bosse-de-Nage is an American band from

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critic Gregory Heaney wrote that the band "crafts a sound that's as comfortable expanding outward as it is contracting into a suffocating mass of needling guitars and frantic drumming." The band's lyrics touch upon various subjects, such as sex, filth, bodies, perversion, and death. Their name is taken from French symbolist Alfred Jarry's book The

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History

After releasing a set of demos in 2006, Bosse-de-Nage signed to

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record label and released its self-titled debut album, which featured recordings from 2007, in 2010. The band's second album, ''II'' was released in 2011. The album caught Profound Lore Records' attention, which released their follow-up '' III in 2012. In the same year, Bosse-de-Nage also released a split EP with San Francisco-based fellow metal band

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Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage ''Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage'' is a split EP between the American, San Francisco Bay Area black metal bands Deafheaven and Bosse-de-Nage. The album was released in an LP format through The Flenser on November 20, 2012. Deafheaven contributed a co ...

'', contributing the original track, "A Mimesis of Purpose." The band released its fourth studio album, '' All Fours'', in 2015. In 2018, the band returned to The Flenser for “Further Still”, its fifth album.

Band members

*D. – bass guitar *H. (Harry Cantwell) – drums *B. (Bryan Manning) – vocals *M. – guitar

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Bosse-de-Nage'' (2010) * ''II'' (2011) * '' III'' (2012) * '' All Fours'' (2015) * ''Further Still'' (2018) ;Splits * ''

'' (2012, with

) ;Demos * ''Demo I'' (2006) * ''Demo II'' (2006)

References

External links

* {{official website, bosse-de-nage.com
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