Novelists (band)

Novelists (often known in print as Novelists FR) are a French metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Out of Line Music.

Novelists
Novelists at Summer Breeze Open Air 2016.
Background information
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Labels
Websitenovelistsofficial.com
Members
  • Florestan Durand
  • Amael Durand
  • Nicolas Delestrade
  • Tobias Rische
Past members
  • Matteo Gelsomino
  • Charles-Henri Teule

History

Novelists was founded in 2012 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined.[1] In April 2014, they released a demo with 6 songs. In July 2015, they signed with the record label Arising Empire, and in November they released their debut studio album, Souvenirs.[2] In June 2017, the band released the single "The Light, the Fire". After this, they toured with While She Sleeps and Northlane. A month later, they signed with SharpTone Records, and released their second studio album, Noir, in September 2017.

Novelists released their third studio album, titled C'est La Vie, in January 2020.[3][4]

In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer.[5]

On October 27, 2020, Novelists announced that Tobias Rische, formerly of Alazka, will be replacing Gelsomino as their new vocalist.[6] A month later, the band signed with Out of Line Music, a record label based in Berlin, and released the single "Lost Cause".[7]

Musical style

The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent.[8] They have been noted for primarily relying on clean vocals rather than screamed vocals, an uncommon approach in metalcore.

Members

Current

  • Florestan Durand – guitar
  • Amael Durand – drums
  • Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar
  • Tobias Rische – lead vocals

Former

  • Charles-Henri Teule – guitar (2013-2018)
  • Matteo Gelsomino – lead vocals (2013-2020)

Timeline

Discography
Studio albums
  • Souvenirs (2015)
  • Noir (2017)
  • C'est La Vie (2020)
EPs
  • Demo EP (2014)
Singles
  • "Gravity" (2015)
  • "The Light, the Fire" (2017)
  • "Lost Cause" (2020)

Music videos
Year Album Title Director
2013 Demo EP "Immedicable" Dissension production
2015 Souvenirs "Gravity" Renaud Kritzinger
"Voyager" Pavel Trebukhin
"Echoes" Tuan Nguyen
2016 "Souvenirs" Pavel Trebukhin
"5:12 am" Pavel Trebukhin
2017 Noir "The Light, The Fire" Pavel Trebukhin
"A Bitter End" Pavel Trebukhin
"L’appel Du Vide" Pavel Trebukhin
2019 C'est La Vie "Head Rush" Nicolas Delestrade
"C'est La Vie" Alexis Fontaine & Nicolas Delestrade
2020 "Modern Slave" Pavel Trebukhin
- "Lost Cause" Pavel Trebukhin

References
  1. "Novelists - Souvenirs - Album Review". Metal-heads.de (in German). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Staub, Pascal (18 January 2016). "Novelists-Souvenirs". Stormbringer.com (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "Novelists FR release 'Head Rush' and announce new album 'C'est La Vie'". sharptonerecords.co. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Le groupe de metal francais Novelists FR annonce son nouvel album C'est La Vie & publie le single Head Rush" [French metal band Novelists FR announce new album 'C'est La Vie' and release single 'Head Rush']. metalzone.fr (in French). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. Duffour, Adrien (2020-04-07). "Novelists FR et le chanteur Mattéo Gelsomino se séparent". MetalZone (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. https://twitter.com/novelists_fr/status/1321093319334760451
  7. "Novelists FR - Lost Cause (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. Grundke, Vincent (3 November 2015). "Novelists Souvenirs Review". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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