Misanthrope (band)

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Misanthrope
Origin France
Genre(s) Melodic death metal[1]
Progressive death metal[2]
Avant-garde metal[3]
Extreme metal[4]
Years active 1989 - Present
Label(s) Holy Records
Website Official site
Members
Phillipe De L'Argilière
Jean-Baptiste Boitel
Gregory Lambert
Anthony Scemama
Jean-Jacques Moréac
Gaël Feret
Former members
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Misanthrope is a French metal band, formed in 1988. The name of the band is taken from Molière's play Le Misanthrope, reflecting the band's very theatrical style and the influence of the French dramatist on their music and lyrics.

The band's genre is difficult to define, but could probably be best described as progressive/technical death metal, somewhere along the lines of Opeth or In Flames, with a wide array of tempo and style changes. The band also makes extensive use of keyboards, and features clean, though tormented, vocals alongside the traditional death grunt.

Misanthrope was voted best French metal band by the readers of magazines Hard'N'Heavy in 1999, and by the readers of Hard Rock Mag and Hard'N'Heavy in 2000.

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[edit] Discography

All discography are studio albums except when noted otherwise.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

  • Phillipe De L'Argilière - vocals/guitars
  • Jean-Baptiste Boitel - guitars/keyboards
  • Gregory Lambert - lead guitar
  • Anthony Scemama - guitars
  • Jean-Jacques Moréac - bass
  • Gaël Feret -drums

[edit] Former members

  • Charles-Henri Moréac - guitars
  • Stephane Cros - guitars
  • Frantz-Xavier Boscher - guitars
  • Lionel Bolore - bass
  • Alexandre Iskander - keyboards
  • Sergio Gruz - keyboards
  • David Barrault - drums
  • Olivier Gaubert - drums
  • Johansson Offhenstruh - drums
  • Alexis Phélipot - drums

[edit] External links


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