ten56. is a French
deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore Breakdown (music)#Heavy metal and punk rock, breakdowns. While there are some precursors ...
band formed in 2020. Vocalist Aaron Matts founded the band upon his departure from
Betraying The Martyrs
Betraying the Martyrs were a French metalcore band formed in Paris in 2008. The band's final lineup consisted of vocalist Rui Martins, guitarists Steeves Hostin and Baptiste Vigier, bassist Valentin Hauser, drummer Boris le Gal, and keyboardist ...
.
Alongside Matts, the group consists of guitarists Quentin Godet and Luka Garotin, drummer Arnaud Verrier and bassist Steeves Hostin.
History
The band initially formed in 2020 when vocalist Aaron Matts wanted to do "something, really heavy and dark" and "stupid heavy" in comparison to his other band,
Betraying The Martyrs
Betraying the Martyrs were a French metalcore band formed in Paris in 2008. The band's final lineup consisted of vocalist Rui Martins, guitarists Steeves Hostin and Baptiste Vigier, bassist Valentin Hauser, drummer Boris le Gal, and keyboardist ...
. He would eventually leave that band in 2021 to focus on ten56. fully.
Before coming up with the name ten56., taken from the US police code "10-56" which typically signifies a suicide or suicide attempt, Matts wanted the band to be called Downer, but ultimately decided against it upon coming across an Australian rapper using the same alias.
In April 2021, they released their debut track "Diazepam". Later that year, they released their debut
EP ''Downer: Part 1''.
They released their second EP, ''Downer: Part 2'', in January 2023. In September 2024, they released the single "Still Cursed" with
deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore Breakdown (music)#Heavy metal and punk rock, breakdowns. While there are some precursors ...
band Cabal.
Discography
EPs
* ''Downer Part.1'' (2021)
* ''Downer Part.2'' (2023)
* ''Pig'' (2025)
Albums
* ''Downer'' (2023)
* ''I/O'' (2025)
Singles
* "Diazepam" (2021)
* "Boy" (2021)
* "Sick Dog" (2021)
* "RLS" (2022)
* "Choky" (2023)
* "Good Morning" (2024)
* "ICU" (2024)
* "Still Cursed" (with Cabal; 2024)
* "Earwig" (2025)
* "Pig" (2025)
References
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French metalcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 2020
Musical groups from Paris
Out of Line Music artists
French deathcore musical groups