I'm really into well-crafted #melodeath most of the time. And I was totally digging Prokopton. But the latest #Aephanemer - despite the praise it gets - ... I don't know. Just not for me.
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Aephanemer – Utopie [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]
By Grin Reaper
Something about neoclassical instrumentation forged between the hammer and the anvil kindles the embers of my withered Reaper heart. Whether tasting northern comfort with Children of Bodom, basking in festering swamp songs with Kalmah, or unleashing hell with Norther, Finland has long asserted a stranglehold on melodeath of the symphonic persuasion.1 That is, until a modest French foursome threw down the gauntlet. I first encountered Aephanemer between Prokopton and A Dream of Wilderness, and it was love at first listen. Their classical flourishes seamlessly converge with aggressive riffing to develop complex layers of hook-infested earworms so inescapable that no prescription can rid me of their iron thrall. Four years after their last outing, Aephanemer returns with a mature interpretation of their signature sonic stamp.
Grabbing the reins to shepherd listeners to new frontiers of what melodic death metal can sound like, Aephanemer reemerges to show us the way to Utopie. Evolving the neoclassical components of platters past, Aephanemer fully realizes a stunning merger of melodeath and symphonic orchestrations.2 On Utopie, the band crafts an experience that sounds like it was written with classical composition as its basis rather than as a reservoir of embellishments. Earlier albums comprised songs with classical ingredients, but on Utopie, Aephanemer sculpts a singular work with movements and motifs that unfold through its fifty-one-minute runtime, giving the album a degree of unity and cohesion that is sometimes sought yet rarely achieved in modern music.
Where Utopie’s soundscape exudes consonance, its composition is structured in two halves. The front bears quicker, sticky numbers while the back embraces longer-form, sweeping arrangements. “Contrepoint” appropriately serves as the intermediary between each half, though the track itself conforms to the fore’s characteristics. “Le Cimetière Marin,” “La Règle du Jeu,” and “Par-delà le Mur des Siècles” fashion an opening trio of gluey tunes that flow harmoniously into one another, surprising me with how quickly those fifteen minutes pass every time I listen. The final triad of tracks encompass half the album’s runtime and deliver the soaring majesty of epics while maintaining momentum. Throughout, Aephanemer’s galloping rhythms, arpeggiated leads, and bubbly tom rolls (plus intermittent flute trills and orchestral strings) sustain a vital energy, providing a pervasive sense of kinesis and grandeur. Martin Hamiche’s guitar tone is buoyant and silky,3 the perfect counterpoint to Marion Bascoul’s harsh rasps. Mickaël Bonnevialle underpins Aephanemer’s bombast with flurries of fills and rolls, always in support of the overarching sound while occasionally commanding well-deserved spotlight. Even as a three-piece, the band performs as tightly as ever.
Utopie is the sound of a band with a vision so crisp and vivid that all you need to do is close your eyes to be whisked away to paradise. Aephanemer oozes jubilance and confidence, harnessing the successes of previous albums and honing them to an eager edge, sallying forth with nary a concern for detractors. In a year where melodeath claimed two of 2025’s Records o’ the Month (Aversed and In Mourning), plus saw releases from Amorphis, Buried Realm, Mors Principium Est, and Vittra, Utopie claims the top spot of the genre in my humble (but accurate) estimation. Aephanemer in 2025 best embodies the spirit and triumph of what symphonic melodeath can do, mustering a celebration of undeniable charm and panache. Go forth and embrace bliss. Go to Utopie.
Tracks to Check Out: “Le Cimetiére Marin,” “Contrepoint,” “La Rivière Souterraine,” “Utopie (Partie II)”
#2025 #aephanemer #amorphis #aversed #buriedRealm #childrenOfBodom #frenchMetal #inMourning #kalmah #melodeath #melodicDeathMetal #morsPrincipiumEst #napalmRecords #norther #symphonicMetal #thingsYouMightHaveMissed2025 #tymhm #utopie #vittra
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Aephanemer: Utopie
Ça faisait un petit moment qu’on les attendaient au tournant: Aephanemer a enfin sorti son nouvel album, Utopie et il contient plusieurs surprises.
Neues Futter für den Plattenteller. 😍 #Aephanemer - #helloween - #unprocessed #metal #vinyl #nowspinning
AEPHANEMER (França) presenta nou àlbum: "Utopie" #Aephanemer #SymphonicMetal #MelodicDeathMetal #Octubre2025 #França #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
#Aephanemer #Utopie #NewAlbum #OctoberReleases #TrackByTrack
Link: https://metalinsider.net/guest-blog/aephanemer-unveil-track-by-track-breakdown-of-new-album-utopie
🎧 Nouvelle détection sur RadioMonitor.fr
Le morceau « Contrepoint » de Aephanemer vient d’être repéré pour la toute première fois sur Hard And Heavy By Allzic Radio le 2025-10-31 04:24 🕒.
📻 Station : Hard And Heavy By Allzic Radio
🎤 Artiste : Aephanemer
🎶 Titre : Contrepoint
📅 Date de sortie : 29/10/2025
📡 Suivi en temps réel de plus de 700 radios françaises.
🔗 Voir plus : https://radiomonitor.fr/musique/aephanemer-contrepoint #Aephanemer #hardandheavybyallzicradio #RadioMonitor
🎧 Nouvelle détection sur RadioMonitor.fr
Le morceau « Contrepoint » de Aephanemer vient d’être repéré pour la toute première fois sur Hard And Heavy By Allzic Radio le 2025-10-31 04:24 🕒.
📻 Station : Hard And Heavy By Allzic Radio
🎤 Artiste : Aephanemer
🎶 Titre : Contrepoint
📅 Date de sortie : 29/10/2025
📡 Suivi en temps réel de plus de 700 radios françaises.
🔗 Voir plus : https://radiomonitor.fr/musique/aephanemer-contrepoint #Aephanemer #hardandheavybyallzicradio #RadioMonitor
Zum heutigen Feiertag gibt's von #Aephanemer ein neues Album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1y6mWptDhITsZ5E8JzjKUy?si=Eja-uCZITuOsWNmmoaQkjw
Utopie heißt es und ich heule ein bisschen, weil ich nächstes Wochenende nicht zum War Against War in Berlin sein kann, da sind sie nämlich live (https://en.concerts-metal.com/images/flyers/202510/1761220628--War-Against-War-2025.jpg).
#musik #music #muziek #metal #rock #deathmetal #melodicdeathmetal #waragainstwar
New Aephanemer? :blobcatlove:
Utopie, bandcamp link:
https://aephanemer.bandcamp.com/album/utopie
Utopie, album.link:
https://album.link/qq9q5rzjpt6s2
#Music #NowPlaying #Metal #MelodicDeathMetal #SymphonicDeathMetal #Aephanemer
Moi j'aime bien, je trouve ça champêtre :
https://youtu.be/xQy1VlqfZTo?si=3n0KlKSAdK7TUrq8
Aephanemer - Contrepoint
#Aephanemer #rock #MelodicDeathMetal
Ui! #Aephanemer bringen bald was Neues raus 🤗
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Watch: AEPHANEMER Unleashes New Video Single “Le Cimetière Marin”
https://bravewords.com/news/watch-aephanemer-unleashes-new-video-single-le-cimetiere-marin/
#AEPHANEMER #Watch #UnleashesNewVideoSingle #deathmetal #melodicdeathmetal #newrelease #single #EP #video #BraveWords #metal #music
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AEPHANEMER Return With New Studio Album Utopie, Available In October; “La Règle du Jeu” Music Video Posted
#AEPHANEMER #ReturnWithNewStudioAlbumUtopie #AvailableInOctober #deathmetal #melodicdeathmetal #album #newrelease #single #EP #video #musicvideo #BraveWords
Dammit, yes! I challenge you not to nod your head! So good.
https://song.link/s/5CthRFVFj5LMnfDw9Xoyrj
#Aephanemer #MeloDeath #MelodicDeathMetal #DeathMetal #Metal
Heres another song. If you aren't yet familiar with Aephanemer from France, I highly recommend you get familiar.
https://song.link/s/0sQJtM0ACNTrCv9wk1B8jz
#Aephanemer #MeloDeath #MelodicDeathMetal #DeathMetal #Metal
Schon ewig nicht mehr gehört und gleich wieder verliebt! Verdammt gute Platte! #Aephanemer #NowPlaying
#Aephanemer - Antigone
I'm eagerly waiting for a follow up to A Dream of Wilderness.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D3wFcctgdRU&pp=ygUKYWVwaGFuZW1lcg%3D%3D
@metal #music #metal #MetalMusic #SymphonicMetal #MelodicDeathMetal #HarshVocals #FemaleVocals
Aephanemer
13.08.2025 Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze Open Air
Agnostic Front
31.07.2025 Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze Open Air
Illdisposed, Daily Thompson, Igel vs. Shark, Lucifer Star Machine, No Face No Case, Torture Slave, Carcharodon, Syff, Sumosluts, Deviltrain, Thin Ice, Tier, Robbern, The Kobra Kiss und Redneck Redemption
29.08.2025 Wachenroth / Festivalgelände
#Aephanemer #AgnosticFront #Dinkelsbuhl #Festivalgelande #Illdisposed #SummerBreezeOpenAir #Wachenroth #SteelFeed
Aephanemer
08.11.2025 Berlin / ORWOHaus
Buster Shuffle
12.04.2025 Berlin / Festsaal Kreuzberg
Engst
20.12.2025 Berlin / Astra
Propagandhi und Dritte Wahl
31.05.2025 Berlin / Zitadelle Spandau
Temple Fang
24.05.2025 Berlin / Columbia Theater
#Aephanemer #Astra #Berlin #BusterShuffle #ColumbiaTheater #Engst #FestsaalKreuzberg #ORWOHaus #Propag #TempleFang #ZitadelleSpandau #SteelFeed
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