Loudblast is a French

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band from

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that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.

History

The band began in 1986 in the northern city of

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. Its first recording was a

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with the

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-based band Agressor. They have released seven albums on the record labels Semetary/

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, Metal13, and Listenable. They began playing

influenced by the classic American bands such as Slayer. In 1991, they recorded the album "Disincarnate" in

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studios in

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, and the result was a pure death metal album. In the late 1990s, they incorporated more melody and groove in their music while maintaining a thrash/death aesthetic. The band announced that they were splitting in 1999, but after a support concert to

Death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

's late frontman

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in 2000, the band reformed with Agressor's Alex Colin-Tocquaine and released Planet Pandemonium in 2002. After a few years hiatus, Stéphane and Hervé announced in November 2009 a new line-up including Alex Lenormand (Locust) and Drakhian (Fornication, Black Dementia, Griffar). In February 2017, Jérôme Point-Canovas replaced Drakhian as the band's guitarist during the "Sublime Dementia Tour", and he was officialised as permanent member in May. The band's latest album, ''Manifesto'', was released on November 6, 2020.

Members

Current members

* Stéphane Buriez – vocals, guitar (1985–1999, 2000, 2002–present) * Hervé Coquerel – drums (1992–1999, 2000, 2002–present) *

Frédéric Leclercq Frédéric Alexandre "Fred" Leclercq (born 23 June 1978) is a French musician and producer, best known as the former longtime bassist for British power metal band DragonForce. He is currently the guitarist and main songwriter in the death metal ...

– bass (2016–present) * Jérôme Point-Canovas – guitar (2017–present)

Past members

* Nicolas Leclercq – guitar (1985–1999) * Joris Terrier – drums (1985–1990) * Patrick Evrard – bass (1985–1986) * François Jamin – bass (1986–1999, 2000, 2002–2003) * Thierry Pinck – drums (1990–1992) * Stephane Jobert – guitar (1994–1995) * Alex Colin-Tocquaine – guitar (2002–2007) * Alex Lenormand – bass (2003–2016) * Drakhian – guitar (2008–2017)

Timeline

Discography

Albums studio

* 1989 : ' * 1991 : ' * 1993 : ' * 1998 : ' * 2004 : ' * 2011 : ' * 2014 : ' * 2020 : '

Demos

* 1985 : ' * 1986 : ' * 1987 : ' * 1988 : ' * 1989 : ' * 1995 : '

Split

* 1987 : ', split-cd (with Agressor) * 1993 : ', EP * 2000 : ', compilation album

Live

* ''unknown Date'' : '*, VHS, année inconnue) * 1993 : ', VHS * 1994 : ', VHS * 1997 : ' * 1998 : ' * 1999 : ', VHS * 2009 : ', CD +DVD * 2017 : ', DVD

References

* https://www.rockhard.de/band/loudblast_77667.html * https://www.metal.de/bands/loudblast-99153/

External links

Loudblast Official Website

MySpace
{{Authority control Musical groups from Hauts-de-France French thrash metal musical groups French death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1986 Musical quartets 1986 establishments in France