The end result is that this is an album that feels both intimate and cinematic. One moment evokes solitude and reflection, the next bursts into overwhelming catharsis. Throughout Terminal, Could Seed remind us that instrumental music can communicate emotions with a clarity that words often cannot. (And it's not often I'd agree with that!). Some albums tell..
High on Wheels – The Monkey (Klonosphere records)
After more than a decade of relentless touring and a reputation for electrifying live shows, French desert rock power trio High On Wheels are back with their highly anticipated new album, The Monkey, set to be released on October 17 via Klonosphere Records. Known for their pure, gritty, and direct approach to rock, High On Wheels craft music that..
Fanalo – Fanalo (Klonosphere records)
Fanalo, the acclaimed French guitarist and artist based in Bordeaux, has long been a force in the progressive and heavy rock scene. Rising to prominence in the mid-90s, Fanalo established himself as one half of the instrumental metal duo Plug-In. Their 2010 album Hijack was a masterclass in musicianship, featuring collaborations with guitar legends such..
Wizard Must Die – L’Or des Fous (Klonosphere/Seasonof Mist)
Since 2013, the French trio Wizard Must Die has been riding the waves of the stoner rock scene. This Lyon-based band blends complex yet direct rock with a progressive and psychedelic twist, drawing comparisons to bands like Baroness, Mars Red Sky, and Motorpsycho. Their debut album In the Land of the Dead Turtles (2018) gained..
Djiin – Mirrors (Klonosphere Records / Season of Mist)
French psychedelic/prog-rock collective Djiin have just released their fourth full-length album Mirrors. Djiin is a psychedelic stoner-rock band from France whose name is inspired by spirits and other beasts from Semitic beliefs and traditions. Formed in 2017 and influenced by 70’s progressive rock and krautrock bands, doom scene and heavy rock from the glory days of the early-Sabbath..
No Terror in the Bang -Heal (Klonosphere Records)
No Terror in the Bang is a progressive and cinematic metal six-piece from Rouen, France, whose sound illustrates a chiaroscuro universe oscillating between fragility and fury. In plain English, this means contrasts of light and shade, which hits the proverbial nail bang on its head!! The band's name refers to a phrase by Alfred Hitchcock, evoking the calm..
Erei Cross – The Widow and The Others (Klonosphere Records)
Erei Cross are a French Alt-rock band with a penchant for electro synths, created in 2019 when the two founding members singer/bass player Laetitia Finidori and composer/guitarist Adrien Grousset (formerly with Hacride and Carpenter Brut), sharing a mutual passion for rock and metal music, decided to join forces and work on a new project. Initially..
Stomb – Massive Disturbed Meta Art (Klonosphere Records)
Formed in 2012, Stömb is an instrumental modern metal band from Paris, France, whose sound can be described as heavy, powerful, dark and poetic, always combining strong rhythms with ethereal atmospheres. Their debut full-length album The Grey was released in 2015 and gave the band the opportunity to get into the international scene, with a..
HamaSaari – Ineffable (Klonosphere Records)
For those of you not in the know, HamaSaari is the name of an unexplored island in the land of the northern lights, Finland. Why this should be so, for a French band that is based in and around Le Mans, is intriguing! The island itself, according to the band, is literally Ineffable - in..
Tranzat – Ouh La La (Klonosphere Records)
To continue in the theme that French bands love their music to be eclectic, provocative and challenging then we now come to Tranzat, a band formed in Brest in 2015 with the deliciously tongue-in-cheek titled Ouh La La which is the bands third and definitely most ambitious album to date. One factor that is immediately..