Loudblast

Loudblast is a French death/thrash metal band from Villeneuve-d'Ascq that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s. They now enjoy a cult following in the country. The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice-based band Agressor. They have released seven albums on the record labels Semetary/Fnac, Metal13, and Listenable. They began playing thrash metal influenced by the classic American bands such as Slayer. In 1991, they recorded the album "Disincarnate" in Morrisound Recording studios in Tampa, Florida, 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's late frontman Chuck Schuldiner 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. Stéphane Buriez – vocals, guitar (1985–1999, 2000, 2002–present) Hervé Coquerel – drums (1992–1999, 2000, 2002–present) Frédéric Leclercq – bass (2016–present) Jérôme Point-Canovas – guitar (2017–present) Nicolas Leclercq – guitar (1985–1999) Joris Terrier – drums (1985–1990) Patrick Evrard – bass (1985–1986) François Jamin – bass (1986–1999, 2000, 2002–2003, died in 2024) 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) 1989 : Sensorial Treatment 1991 : Disincarnate 1993 : Sublime Dementia 1998 : Fragments 2004 : Planet Pandemonium 2011 : Frozen Moments Between Life And Death 2014 : Burial Ground 2020 : Manifesto 2024 : Altering Fates and Destinies 1985 : Beyond the dark mist 1986 : Ultimate Violence 1987 : Loudblast 1988 : Bazooka Rehearsal 1989 : Promo Tape 1995 : Dementia Circle - The collector Tracks 1987 : Licensed to Thrash, split-cd (with Agressor) 1993 : Cross the Threshold, EP 2000 : A Taste of Death, compilation album unknown Date : Live History*, VHS, année inconnue) 1993 : Live Marcq en Barœul, VHS 1994 : Live Lyon, VHS 1997 : The Time Keeper 1998 : Submission Tour 98 1999 : Legacy, VHS 2009 : Loud, Live & Heavy, CD +DVD 2017 : III Decades Live Ceremony, DVD "Loudblast Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-02-06. "LOUDBLAST To Release New Studio Album 'Manifesto' In November". Metal Forces. July 30, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020. "LOUDBLAST To Release New Studio Album 'Manifesto' In November". Blabbermouth. July 30, 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2025. https://www.rockhard.de/band/loudblast_77667.html https://www.metal.de/bands/loudblast-99153/ Loudblast Official Website MySpace