Misanthrope
France's Misanthrope are a progressive death metal band who, unlike most of their stylistic brethren, actually lean towards the 'progressive' more so than the 'death' portion of the label. Formed in 1988 by vocalist/guitarist Phillipe De L'Argilière, the band made their recorded debut with 1991's name-explaining Hater of Mankind -- a split E.P. with Chileans Torturer. On this and their subsequent albums, Variation on Inductive Theories (1993), Miracles: Totem Taboo (1994), and 1666...Theatre Bizarre (1995), the band's ambitious efforts to mix energetic metal riffs, incongruous time changes, and even jazz fusion, often proved more perplexing than actually successful -- no thanks to their alternated use of both French and English lyrics. But with 1997's much more cohesive Visionnaire, Misanthrope's unorthodox metallic compositions were finally brought into focus and made to make sense, leading to their first major brush with international recognition. Since then, the group has continued to expand the seemingly boundless possibilities of their style with every release, namely 1998's Libertine Humiliations, 2000s outtakes collection, Recueil d'Écueils: Les Épaves et Autres Oeuvres Interdites, and Immortal Misanthrope, and 2003's Sadistic Sex Daemon. Through it all, L'Argilière has remained the only constant in Misanthrope's history, and has worked with over a dozen musicians. Listing them all here would, of course, be a rather futile exercise, but for the sake of information, his latest supporting cast includes Jean-Baptiste Boitel (samples/keyboards), Gregory Lambert (lead guitar), Anthony Scemama (guitar), Jean-Jacques Moréac (bass), and Gaël Feret (drums).
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Misanthrope Immortel
Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 24 oct. 2000
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Visionnaire (Remastered and Long Version 2005)
Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 17 nov. 1997
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Bâtisseur de cathédrales (Les fissures de l'édifice)
Divers - Paru chez Holy Records le 10 janv. 2020
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MISANTHROPE IMMORTEL (20th Anniversary Edition)
Metal - Paru chez Holy Records le 9 févr. 2024
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Alpha X omega (Le magistère de l'abnégation)
Hard Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 27 oct. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
VISIONNAIRE (25th Anniversary Edition)
Metal - Paru chez Holy Records le 17 nov. 1997
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Metal Hurlant
Hard Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 13 sept. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Irremediable
Hard Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 22 janv. 2008
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Libertine Humiliations
Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 17 nov. 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Recueil D' Eceuils : Les épaves... et autres oeuvres interdites
Metal - Paru chez Holy Records le 23 févr. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Ænigma Mystica (Bonus)
Hard Rock - Paru chez Holy Records le 13 janv. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Black Metal (Funeral March)
Rock - Paru chez Black Metal le 5 avr. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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