benjamin moreau

Fange are a band that I have been championing for a while. Not since their inception, but at least since the first time I took a chance on them when I saw their name in our promo planner. Their signature and self-styled blend of “industrial death/harsh sludge” has always intrigued me due to their highly addicting blend of harsh noise and bone crushingly heavy riffs. Privation, the band’s fourth full length (and my third review of theirs for the site) zeroes in on what I really appreciate about them, though, and what I think sets them well apart from their contemporaries: despite the fact that they have a genre they fit in, they refuse to make the same album twice.

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If you’re familiar with my work around here, you know that I have a specific philosophy when it comes to death metal. I like my death metal like I like my steak: thick, beefy, juicy and I need to be left sweating and nearly comatose after consuming it. That being said, there’s always room for improvement on the original recipe, a little twist of seasoning to zhoozh the whole affair up. Enter Fange and their fourth full length Pudeur, who effortlessly take the tried and true death metal formula and pepper in a whole mess of electronic noise goodness. Continue reading →