Bosse‐de‐Nage (US post‐black metal)

Bosse-de-Nage is an American black metal band from San Francisco, California, composed of four anonymous members. Considered a part of the blackgaze scene, their experimental style draws from post-rock, shoegaze, post-hardcore, screamo, and indie rock. The band's influences include the post-rock bands Slint, Mogwai, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. AllMusic critic Gregory Heaney deemed their sound to be "as comfortable expanding outward as it is contracting into a suffocating mass of needling guitars and frantic drumming." Bosse-de-Nage's lyrics touch on subjects like sex, filth, bodies, perversion, and death. Their name is taken from French symbolist Alfred Jarry's book Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician; it is the name of a monkey which may or may not have been a hallucination of the narrator. After releasing a set of demos in 2006, Bosse-de-Nage signed to The Flenser record label and released its self-titled debut album, which featured recordings from 2007, in 2010. The band's second album, II was released in 2011. The album caught Profound Lore Records' attention, which released their follow-up III' in 2012. In the same year, Bosse-de-Nage also released a split EP with fellow San Francisco-based black metal band Deafheaven, Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage, contributing the original track, "A Mimesis of Purpose." The band released its fourth studio album, All Fours, in 2015. In 2018, the band returned to The Flenser for “Further Still”, its fifth album. Their sixth album, Hidden Fires Burn Hottest, is scheduled for release on March 6, 2026. D. (Drew Bonel) – bass guitar H. (Harry Cantwell) – drums B. (Bryan Manning) – vocals M. (Michael Smith-Brenden) – guitar Studio albums Bosse-de-Nage (2010) II (2011) III (2012) All Fours (2015) Further Still (2018) Hidden Fires Burn Hottest (2026) Splits Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage (2012, with Deafheaven) Demos Demo I (2006) Demo II (2006) "Mysterious Bosse-De-Nage releasing 'II' (new song debut & older free downloads too)". BrooklynVegan. August 30, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Walschots, Natalie Zina (February 26, 2014). "The Translator: Blackgaze". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Howells, Tom (October 5, 2015). "Blackgaze: meet the bands taking black metal out of the shadows". the Guardian. Retrieved October 5, 2015. Heaney, Gregory. "Bosse-de-Nage". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Rancic, Michael (April 14, 2015). "Bosse-De-Nage - All Fours". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Kelly, Kim (July 5, 2012). "Bosse-de-Nage - III". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Hayes, Craig (July 12, 2012). "Bosse-de-Nage - III". PopMatters. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Kelly, Kim (March 16, 2015). "Bosse-de-Nage Has Raised The Art Of Metal Lyrics To A Whole New Level (and Their New Album Rips, Too)". Vice. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Wilson, Mark (November 27, 2012). "Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage - Split EP • Metal Reviews". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2013. "Bosse-de-Nage "Further Still" LP - The Flenser". Retrieved May 20, 2022. Abir Mahmud (February 4, 2026). "News: Bosse-de-Nage Release New Single". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2026. "Hidden Fires Burn Hottest, by Bosse-de-Nage". Bosse-de-Nage. Retrieved March 3, 2026. Official website Bosse-de-Nage on bandcamp.