Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.02.2014 at 18:14

Written by tea[m]ster on 16.02.2014 at 18:02
Woa fuck Troy, BAM! Nice! I am thinking this is kinda like Sombre Forets and even Les Discrets?

Sombre Forets, yes - Les Discrets not so much. Some elements of post-metal appear (mostly in the ambient breaks, textural guitars, and the way they build momentum) but they don't have any affiliation with the shoegaze scene. Totalselfhatred and Nyktalgia are two bands that play a similarly depressive form of atmospheric black metal (although neither one reaches the intricate technicality or ambitious songwriting of Gris).

Fuck, I hate it when you get all big worded and technical - my head is a bout to explode - so what do you recommend that's kinda the same "style" as Gris?

Written by Paz on 16.02.2014 at 18:19

Try Xasthur too

Thanks for the rec, will give it a shot.

Written by tea[m]ster on 16.02.2014 at 18:19
Fuck, I hate it when you get all big worded and technical - my head is a bout to explode - so what do you recommend that's kinda the same "style" as Gris?

I'll keep it simple - while I haven't heard of any bands that play the exact style of Gris, you should start with Nyktalgia and Totalselfhatred as mentioned, maybe work in some Miserere Luminis (a collab of Sombres Forets and Gris members), Defaillance, Austere, Krohm, Csejthe, maybe some Lifelover (although this rec is more so due to atmosphere than overall sound) and, if you like what you hear, from there you can delve into the depths of the depressive black metal genre. I'm assuming you won't like the raw stuff as much so no point suggesting the likes of Abyssic Hate or Trist, but those others are a good place to start.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.02.2014 at 18:28

but those others are a good place to start.

Alright bud, thanks for the recs, bandcamp, last fm here I come!

Sombres forets are the only ones who really sound like them in this album, they really seem to be quite unique.

Meh...

Written by Maco on 23.05.2014 at 05:50

Meh...

.. want to eleborate on that post mate?

Written by Masonics on 23.05.2014 at 12:50

.. want to eleborate on that post mate?

I tried hard, but I couldn't like this, so I give up with this album. I will check it's predecessor since some people say is their best album, and one of the best of the genre.

Written by Maco on 23.05.2014 at 18:56

Written by Masonics on 23.05.2014 at 12:50

.. want to eleborate on that post mate?

I tried hard, but I couldn't like this, so I give up with this album. I will check it's predecessor since some people say is their best album, and one of the best of the genre.

Fair enough. Yeah haven't heard their first one either. But have heard its more straightforward and more in the true depressive BM style. I didnt get that vibe with this one really. More so with the lyrics perhaps.

Neurasthénie is even more different, i think they stated that they were doing seven albums and each one was going to be very different from the last.

Written by Maco on 23.05.2014 at 18:56

Written by Masonics on 23.05.2014 at 12:50

.. want to eleborate on that post mate?

I tried hard, but I couldn't like this, so I give up with this album. I will check it's predecessor since some people say is their best album, and one of the best of the genre.

If you don't like Black Metal and Advantgarde Metal then I don't think you need to go on wasting your time for their previous albums. This is certainly their BEST !

Shining (early) + Agalloch + Bethlehem(early) = À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...
Very underrated, I didn't even know about the release of this album. I tried to order their previous album through a record store but to no vail. Frankly speaking don't know how to get their albums...I think even canadian music stores don't carry...

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 25.09.2014 at 09:44

Written by Maco on 23.05.2014 at 18:56

Written by Masonics on 23.05.2014 at 12:50

.. want to eleborate on that post mate?

I tried hard, but I couldn't like this, so I give up with this album. I will check it's predecessor since some people say is their best album, and one of the best of the genre.

If you don't like Black Metal and Advantgarde Metal then I don't think you need to go on wasting your time for their previous albums. This is certainly their BEST !

I already wasted my time with the previous album. Is much better than this.

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I tried hard, but I couldn't like this, so I give up with this album. I will check it's predecessor since some people say is their best album, and one of the best of the genre.

If you don't like Black Metal and Advantgarde Metal then I don't think you need to go on wasting your time for their previous albums. This is certainly their BEST !

I already wasted my time with the previous album. Is much better than this.

Then Agalloch is not your type I think...this album has very strong Agalloch guitars' approach, overall presentation is softer than the previous one.

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 25.09.2014 at 18:33

Then Agalloch is not your type I think

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 25.09.2014 at 10:07

Shining (early) + Agalloch + Bethlehem(early) = À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...
Very underrated, I didn't even know about the release of this album. I tried to order their previous album through a record store but to no vail. Frankly speaking don't know how to get their albums...I think even canadian music stores don't carry...

i got the cds easily, i'm guessing the vinyl is harder to get.

I myself don't think there underrated, it seem there rated quite well.

Calls it underrated: gives it a lower score the overall one

This band is rubbish, sorry.

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 21:52

Calls it underrated: gives it a lower score the overall one

This band is rubbish, sorry.

No one agrees with you, sorry.

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 22:00


No one agrees with you, sorry.

mz does =P not sure he's heard this one though.

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 21:32

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 25.09.2014 at 10:07

Shining (early) + Agalloch + Bethlehem(early) = À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...
Very underrated, I didn't even know about the release of this album. I tried to order their previous album through a record store but to no vail. Frankly speaking don't know how to get their albums...I think even canadian music stores don't carry...

i got the cds easily, i'm guessing the vinyl is harder to get.

I myself don't think there underrated, it seem there rated quite well.

Apart from Metal Storm I didn't notice any website giving this album or this band a praise.
Very surprised to know that they're popular in your country.

Well, Metal Archives has it at 88%...

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 22:11


mz does =P not sure he's heard this one though.

hehe yeah. I actually heard this partially last year after Troy's review. Don't remember much from it except that I didn't like those songs I checked at all.

Also, I think Marcel will agree with us, too.

I agree that Gris is average at best

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 22:46

Well, Metal Archives has it at 88%...

Yeah, but MA is full of people that like this depressive crap.

As everyone says, this band is snoresville. I'm surprised people could tolerate forty minutes of this kind of music. Over an hour and ten minutes of it must be pure and utter torture.

Within the people who are into this genre or Similar they seem to rate well and be one of the more well known bands.

Who is everyone lit? You mean the four or five of you that posted who don't like anything f rom this genre anyway

Written by Guest on 26.09.2014 at 03:21

Within the people who are into this genre or Similar they seem to rate well and be one of the more well known bands.

Who is everyone lit? You mean the four or five of you that posted who don't like anything f rom this genre anyway

I know loads of people who are into this genre and find Gris to be a total yawnfest. FFs I even enjoy a lot of this so called sdbm and find Gris totally booooooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg

Wel I guess Im just going by what I read on the net. I myself think gris is one of the best dsbm bands out there, sorry its not iron maiden

Written by Guest on 25.09.2014 at 22:46

Well, Metal Archives has it at 88%...

Good to know that, my rating is around 85% - 89%.
The problem of MA's rating system is averagely based on very few reviewers' opinions. If one reviewer's rating is extremely high or low then the score will be greatly affected...not really accurate.

Written by Guest on 26.09.2014 at 03:21

Within the people who are into this genre or Similar they seem to rate well and be one of the more well known bands.

Who is everyone lit? You mean the four or five of you that posted who don't like anything f rom this genre anyway

I guess you're new here, there is a group of Metal Nostalgists (5-6 of them) called themselves "majority".

Oh boy, here we go again...