Manimal (band)
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Manimal is a French
death metal
band from Toulouse
, comprising members of Psykup, Leiden and Sailenth. The band members define their music as a cross between Faith No More
and Cannibal Corpse
, and have subsequently called their musical style "Open Death", a more avant-garde and musically progressive sub-genre when compared to the music of more classical Death metal
acts. Some of the traits which set Manimal apart from other bands of the same genre are Julien's often piercing vocals, which use a mixture of screams, growls, shouts and clean singing, and the virtuosity displayed by David and Ludovic's guitar playing.
The band was formed in June 2003, and played together for a short time before recording their first demo, consisting of four tracks which would appear on their following album, Eros and Thanatos, which came out in 2004 and met with some success. The band began their first national tour, returning to the studio after a year to record their second album, Succube, which was released at the end of 2005.
Both albums were recorded at Studio des Milans in Ondres
, Landes the same recording studio used by Gojira
. Joe from Gojira
appeared as a guest vocalist on the track Dead Meat on Eros & Thanatos.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, comprising members of Psykup, Leiden and Sailenth. The band members define their music as a cross between Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
and Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
, and have subsequently called their musical style "Open Death", a more avant-garde and musically progressive sub-genre when compared to the music of more classical Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
acts. Some of the traits which set Manimal apart from other bands of the same genre are Julien's often piercing vocals, which use a mixture of screams, growls, shouts and clean singing, and the virtuosity displayed by David and Ludovic's guitar playing.
The band was formed in June 2003, and played together for a short time before recording their first demo, consisting of four tracks which would appear on their following album, Eros and Thanatos, which came out in 2004 and met with some success. The band began their first national tour, returning to the studio after a year to record their second album, Succube, which was released at the end of 2005.
Both albums were recorded at Studio des Milans in Ondres
Ondres
Ondres is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....
, Landes the same recording studio used by Gojira
Gojira
Gojira is a heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass...
. Joe from Gojira
Gojira
Gojira is a heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass...
appeared as a guest vocalist on the track Dead Meat on Eros & Thanatos.