After stints on stage with legends like Cradle of Filth and Alcest and in the wake of a tumultuous personal era, Naraka frontman Théodore Rondeau created VESTIGE. The band, with its rich, modern metal aura, is poised to entwine their raw emotions with the very fabric of their listener's soul.
Anticipate ‘Janis’, VESTIGE's inaugural album — profound sounds and whispered silences, crafting a musical narrative that grips the heart. With tracks that traverse through atmospheric shoegaze, intense melodic landscapes, and poignant tormented times, ‘Janis’ juxtaposes the agony of despair with the sublime beauty of hope. It's a vessel of catharsis inviting you to dissolve your fears and reforge them into something beautiful.
Beside Théodore’s vocals, VESTIGE is made of Pierre-André Krauzer (bass), Quentin Regnault (drums) and Thomas Petit (guitar). The band deliver a raw, exhilarating auditory journey which grafts a mark on the modern metal scene and insists on leaving a legacy as timeless as the emotions that inspire them.
Artwork by Kilian D'Angleo, Justine Dorin aka Douleur Vive, Anna-Isis Renault aka Moonster, Eda Erkal & Lucas Kovacic.
credits
released September 6, 2024
Produced by Théodore Rondeau
Sound engineering and mixing: Geoffrey Bonnifet
Mastered by Acle Khaney at 4D Sounds
VESTIGE is:
Thédore Rondeau
Pierre-André Krauzer
Quentin Regnault
Thomas Petit
The way the songs and passages develop, the atmosphere and imagery they evoke, are nothing but captivating. The guitars and melodies here are to die for. adrian g.
When it's good, it's very good: full of contrast, brutal and melodic, swift, sharp and vibrating with emotions. Dark metal as its best of balance and sophistication when it doesn't lose its inspiration, what occurs towards the end: the album should have been shorter, imo. Bertrand Marchal
A new compilation series featuring cat-loving metal bands from every state donating their tracks for local animal welfare organizations. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 12, 2018
_ En ce moment, docteur, je n'ai envie d'écouter que des choses sombres et je leur trouve une inquiétante beauté...
_ Mais c'est tout naturel, voyons ! Qu'écoutez-vous ? Barbara ? Léo Ferré ? ...
_ Euh non... Ulcerate...
5/5 baudelagon