Celeste are a French band from

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

, founded in 2005. Combining

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, and

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has bee ...

, they have released five albums to date.

History

The band was founded 2005 in the Lyon

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier pu ...

scene.vampster.com:
CELESTE: Böse Jungs (Interview) @ vampster.com webzine
', Zugriff am 13. Guitarist Guillaume Rieth, drummer Antoine Royer, and bassist Antoine Kerbrat had known each other since high school, and recruited vocalist Johan Girardeau. Rieth and Girardeau are former members of the

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band Mihai Edrisch, which had shared members with Daïtro. Antoine has since left the band, with Girardeau taking up bass and Sébastien Ducotté joining as second guitarist. In 2006, Celeste released their first EP, followed in 2008 by their debut album, released by German label Denovali Records. Since then, they released four more albums and toured through Europe repeatedly and as far as Russia, Asia, and the US. In June 2021, the band signed to

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Style

The band play a mix of

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and

,bloodchamber.de:
Interview mit Celeste: Französische Aggression aus dem Dunkeln @ Bloodchamber.de
', Zugriff am 14. with elements of

doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...

and

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fe ...

.Christoph Schulz:
Interview : CELESTE :: ox-fanzine.de
', Zugriff am 13. They refuse other bands as influences.

Members

;Current *Johan Girardeau – vocals (2005–present), bass (2013–present) *Guillaume Rieth – guitar (2005–present) *Antoine Royer – drums (2005–present) *Sébastien Ducotté – guitar (2005–present) ;Former *Antoine Kerbrat – bass (2005–2013)

Discography

* ''Pessimiste(s)'' EP (2006) * ''Nihiliste(s)'' (2008) * ''Misanthrope(s)'' (2009) * ''Morte(s) Nee(s)'' (2010) * ''Animale(s)'' (2013) * ''Infidèle(s)'' (2017) * ''Assassine(s)'' (2022)

References

Christoph Schulz:

', Zugriff am 13. vampster.com:

', Zugriff am 13. bloodchamber.de:
Interview mit Celeste: Französische Aggression aus dem Dunkeln @ Bloodchamber.de
', Zugriff am 14.

External links

Celeste
on

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