Tag: Noir

NEWS: Novelists are made by design…?

One of the highlights of the summer without a doubt was the appearance of Novelists at Tech-Fest and the band have used their summer touring activities to put together a live performance video for “Made By Design” with the help of Jéremy Martineau. Be warned though, this one has been identified as having the potential

NEWS: Novelists ask the question…

…”Do You Really Wanna Know?” with a new single, the third from the French DJentlemen Novelists following the arrival of former Alazka vocalist Tobias Rische and once again continuing the trend for heavier material from the band following their more melodic album “C’est La Vie“. Back in November former vocalist Matteo Gelsomino, now in Sal3m,

NEWS: Novelists go Cyberpunk 2077 with “Terrorist”!

Whether they were unhappy with the reception of their last album “C’est La Vie” remains unknown but French DJentlemen Novelists have seemingly reinvented their sound and with heavy New single “Terrorist” echoed that of their older material with a flawlessly juicy solo in the mix. It follows “Lost Cause“, a cut that had a similarly

Exclusive Interview: Aristic talk Writing and Recording!

Niklas Runstad is fast becoming something of a legend in these parts. A multi-instrumentalist hailing from Gothenburg Sweden, he’s been creating music under the name Aristic with elements of Metalcore, Deathcore and Progressive Metal before inviting a different vocalist to appear on each track he creates. His debut album “Dimensions” has been a regular on

NEWS: Aristic return to “Vir4l”!

“And with the new light there was young hope, To underline the meaning, And carve our names in, At the end of August, The end of, At the end of August, The end of, I’ll never replace the ones I first made, Jesus, does anyone?” Any excuse for a bit of 36 Crazyfists! At the

Track Review: “Vir4l” from Aristic ft Evvi!

For those not in the know, Aristic is a solo project of Gothenburg, Sweden based Multi instrumentalist Niklas Runstad. Starting in 2019, he created tracks with guest vocalists from other local bands and the end product of that was the brilliant “Dimensions” debut album. Back in the studio with producer Mathias Rexiux and mixing and

Review: “C’est La Vie” by Novelists

It’s rare that a band that have been around the block and then some get legally challenged over their name but in the case of Parisian DJentlemen Novelists who were formed as long ago as 2012 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand, that’s exactly what happened. Forced to re-brand as “Novelists FR” during a period

NEWS: Novelists think you’re “Somebody Else”!

Following surprise new single “Head Rush” and news of a new album “C’est La Vie“, their third studio release, appearing via Arising Empire on 24th January, French DJentlemen Novelists are streaming a second new track. Entitled “Somebody Else” it was recorded, mixed and mastered at DNA Music Studio along with the album and is available

NEWS: Novelists announce “C’est La Vie”!

Having debuted single “Head Rush” a couple of weeks back, Paris France DJentlemen Novelists have announced 24th January as the release date for their third album “C’est La Vie” with pre-orders available over at bandcamp. The album doesn’t feature last year’s single “Eyes Wide Shut” and instead features 9 brand new songs. Guitarist Flo has

NEWS: “Head Rush” with Novelists!

French DJentlemen Novelists seem to have rebranded “Novelists FR” as they disappeared and re-appeared on a number of streaming platforms over the past few weeks. SharpTone Records has shared a brand new single from them entitled “Head Rush”, just in time for the run with Being As An Ocean, Afterlife and Dream State. We’re expecting