Dernière Volonté (Last Will, in English) is the name under which

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musician Geoffroy D writes his own music. Throughout an 'industrial' early period, Geoffroy tended to write a fusion of martial music and dark ambient. Choosing to focus on atmosphere, militaristic rhythms, and historical samples, he left little emphasis to be placed on vocals and melody. However, with the release of his 2003 effort, ''Les Blessures de l'Ombre'', Geoffroy took a new direction, applying his martial style to verse-chorus song structures and pop melodies. In 2008, Geoffroy started an electronic side-project called Position Parallèle which fused together EBM with

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style sounds. This led to a more distinctly

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sound being carried over into his work as Dernière Volonté as well. His 2016 album, ''Prie Pour Moi'', shifted his sound toward more

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instrumentation with less emphasis on synthesizers. A new Position Parallèle album, titled ''En Garde à Vue'', was released in 2017. Geoffroy references Nazism in multiple releases, such as the song ''Le travail rend libre'' (Arbeit Macht Frei in French). Geoffroy is featured as a guest artist on the

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albums, with Nový Svět and

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. The band still plays occasional live shows.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Obeir et Mourir'' (1998) *''Le Feu Sacré'' (2000) *''Les Blessures de l'Ombre'' (2003) *''Devant le Miroir'' (2006) *''Immortel'' (2010) *''Mon Meilleur Ennemi'' (2012) *''Prie Pour Moi'' (2016) *''Frontière'' (2019) *''Eh toi!'' (2019) *''La Petite Mort'' (2021)

Compilations

*''Commémoration'' (2004) *''Ne Te Retourne Pas'' (2012)

Singles & EPs

*''En Avant!'' (1999) *''Commandements'' (2000) *''Où Tu Iras'' (2001) *''Mon Mercenaire! / El Continent!'' - with Nový Svět (2002) *''Untitled'' - with

(2006) *''Le Cheval de Troie'' (2007) *''Toujours'' (2007) *''La Nuit Revient'' (2008)

Side Projects

*Blasterkorps – ''Blasterkorps'' (1997) *Blasterkorps – ''La Justice des Hommes: Chapitre I'' (2003) *Blasterkorps – ''La Justice des Hommes: Chapitre II'' (2003) *Position Parallèle – ''Position Parallèle'' (2008) *Position Parallèle – ''Néons Blancs'' (2013) *Blasterkorps – ''Nos Années Mortes: 1996/2002'' (2015) *Position Parallèle – ''En Garde à Vue'' (2017) *Position Parallèle – ''Escalier de Service'' (2018) *Position Parallèle – ''Mélodies en Sous-Sols'' (2020)

External links

Official Myspace site

Discogs
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