Le bannissement, by CANTIQUE LÉPREUX

Le bannissement

by CANTIQUE LÉPREUX

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Ippocalyptica Not since Forteresse’s Thèmes Pour La Rébellion have I heard this level of energetic and passionate Québécois black metal, and while Le bannissement does not reach those heights (very little does), this is simply outstanding from start to finish, getting better as it moves along. Rivières rompues is one of the best songs in the style, and I could listen to it all day. And the lyrical concept here is ambitious and pulled off very elegantly, too. This will take you to tremolo heaven! Favorite track: Rivières rompues.

mourner Tremolo heaven it is indeed, Ippocalyptica. And everything else you pointed out is spot on - as usual. Cantique Lépreux are going to leave an impressive mark with Le bannusement, I hope. It would be well earned. Favorite track: Consécration.

bmurator Canadian Black Metal. These guys of the "Leper's Song" really know their Metal Noir Québécois. I love the slightly ritualistic feel this has at times & I must agree with Ippocalyptica about the tremolo heaven... :) A stellar album & highly recommended!!! Favorite track: Rivières rompues.

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	1.	Le ravissement 05:11
	2.	Fuir 04:57
	3.	Rivières rompues 09:19
	4.	Archétypes 06:18
	5.	Par la gueule des fantômes 05:04
	6.	Le rêve primordial 06:52
	7.	Consécration 05:32

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Québec's own CANTIQUE LÉPREUX are back with their third full-length album "Le bannissement". It is a tale of self-initiation, a rejection of society, and a glorification of nature - manifested in their signature style of swirling tremolo-guitar-riffs, tortured screams, and elaborate melodicism. Over the recent years they have established themselves as an essential act of the Métal Noir Québécois scene. They channel the evocative power of Black Metal, carrying vast forests, desolate landscapes, impassable mountains, and cosmic torment. The band members are also associated with Mêlée des Aurores, Chasse-Galerie, Acédia, Manière Noire, Chaos Catharsis, Forteresse, Délétère and Au-delà des ruines.

"Le bannissement" tells the abduction of a young girl and the sickness that is forced into her. Tainted, and rejected by those who should have protected her, she flees to wild and unexplored land, where she shatters and mends herself continuously. In these countless battles, she severs her bond to reality, subverts the sickness, and overthrows those who had seized her innermost Dream. Through banishment, liberation.

The album presents a raging and hypnotic narrative. Fast-paced songs drag the listener in a wild hunt, rushing towards self-annihilation. It was interpreted with the band's live line-up and equipment to preserve the fierceness of the mindset it was composed. This raging maelstrom, built on alluring melodies, shows guitarists Blanc Feu and Ascèse's fascination for music history and musicology. The album's emotional power stems not only from black metal's common genre tropes but also from the austere grandeur of early music.

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released March 29, 2024

Blanc Feu - guitares, claviers et voix
Cadavre - percussions
Matrak - basse
Ascèse - guitares mélodiques

Enregistrement et mixage par Blanc Feu
Enregistrement des percussions par François Fortin à la Boîte noire
Mixage additionnel et matriçage par X.T. au Studio Tehom
Musique par Blanc Feu, Cadavre et Matrak

Image de couverture: Romantische Mondlandschaft mit Wanderer
par August Piepenhagen

Calligraphie par Marek Soszyński
Photographie par Cadavre et Blanc Feu / Modèle: Doom
Conception visuelle par Valkenstijn

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CANTIQUE LÉPREUX Québec City, Québec

It is the faith of the cursed to walk to the abandoned lands and lose themselves in the forest.

There they draw from ancient rivers the Arcanes.

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