The French metal scene certainly lives up to the name of avant-garde, a word taken from it's own dialect and not surprisingly so. One of their latest exports is a band by the name of PAVILLON ROUGE, a group who seems to revel in the unconventional mixture of techno, black metal and 80's new wave; culminating in a genre that they've simply coined as "Tekno Black Wave." The result of this interesting concoction is just as you would expect; with hard driving dance beats, unholy riffs and a mix between both a rough and traditional approach to black metal. Tracks like "Exhuberance/Exaltation" and "Le Grand Tout S'effondre" remind me heavily of acts like ABORYM, BLACK LODGE and THE KOVENANT but with a certain extra quality that differentiates the band's sound from these other acts almost completely. This is actually black metal that you could dance to if you wanted and could actually be spun in clubs among other such electronic mainstays. Surprisingly, there is no use of wretched dub-step on this album and I am ever thankful. The melodies on the disc are strong, the beats are catchy, and Kra Cillag's (CRYSTALIUM) vocals are just as fierce as one might expect for a common black metal release. If you removed the dance beats and added a bludgeoning drum kit, all of these songs would translate perfectly into black metal. The effects help to further mechanize the experience, cementing the band's ability to make a dent among several other electronic black metal acts. A cover of CINEMA STRANGE'S "Sadist Sagittarius" also appears on this album as a tribute to the band's love for the 80's new wave music that helped to inspire them. It's French, different and worth listening to for both the clubbers and the more adventurous metalheads out there. Count me in.
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The French metal scene certainly lives up to the name of avant-garde, a word taken from it's own dialect and not surprisingly so. One of their latest exports is a band by the name of PAVILLON ROUGE, a group who seems to revel in the unconventional mixture of techno, black metal and 80's new wave; culminating in a genre that they've simply coined as "Tekno Black Wave." The result of this interesting concoction is just as you would expect; with hard driving dance beats, unholy riffs and a mix between both a rough and traditional approach to black metal. Tracks like "Exhuberance/Exaltation" and "Le Grand Tout S'effondre" remind me heavily of acts like ABORYM, BLACK LODGE and THE KOVENANT but with a certain extra quality that differentiates the band's sound from these other acts almost completely. This is actually black metal that you could dance to if you wanted and could actually be spun in clubs among other such electronic mainstays. Surprisingly, there is no use of wretched dub-step on this album and I am ever thankful. The melodies on the disc are strong, the beats are catchy, and Kra Cillag's (CRYSTALIUM) vocals are just as fierce as one might expect for a common black metal release. If you removed the dance beats and added a bludgeoning drum kit, all of these songs would translate perfectly into black metal. The effects help to further mechanize the experience, cementing the band's ability to make a dent among several other electronic black metal acts. A cover of CINEMA STRANGE'S "Sadist Sagittarius" also appears on this album as a tribute to the band's love for the 80's new wave music that helped to inspire them. It's French, different and worth listening to for both the clubbers and the more adventurous metalheads out there. Count me in.
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