Loudblast
Loudblast is a death metal/thrash band that pioneered the genres in France, and possibly one of the most important French metalbands of the
1990's, along with contemporaries Massacra.
The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille, France. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor.Their eight
albums, on the record labels Semetary/FNAC and Metal13 were influenced by American thrash metal standards, butevolved quickly to include
influences from the American death metal scene and eventually changed their style to a groove orientedmelodic death metal style ...read more
Loudblast is a death metal/thrash band that pioneered the genres in France, and possibly one of the most important French metalbands of the
1990's, along with contemporaries Massacra.
The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille, France. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor.Their eight
albums, on the record labels Semetary/FNAC and Metal13 were influenced by American thrash metal standards, butevolved quickly to include
influences from the American death metal scene and eventually changed their style to a groove orientedmelodic death metal style. Citing
influences such as Slayer, Morbid Angel, Possessed, Death, Venom, Celtic Frost, Destruction,Kreator, Sodom and all Thrash-Death Metal bands
from the old school… throughout the years.
The band announced that they were splitting in 1999, but after a support concert to Chuck Schuldiner’s Death in 2002, the bandreformed with
Agressor’s leader Alex on guitars. In 2004 the released “Planet Pandemonium” and are still active.
In november 2009, Stéphane and Hervé announced that Alex Lenormand (Locust) and Drakhian (Fornication, Black Dementia,Griffar) joined
them respectively on bass and guitar. « hide |
