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French metal band
Misanthrope is a French
metal band, formed in 1988. The name of the band is taken from
Molière 's play
Le Misanthrope , reflecting the band's very theatrical style and the influence of the French dramatist on their music and lyrics.
The band's genre is difficult to define, but could probably be best described as
progressive /
technical death metal , somewhere along the lines of
Opeth or
In Flames , with a wide array of tempo and style changes. The band also makes extensive use of keyboards, and features clean, though tormented, vocals alongside the traditional
death grunt .
Misanthrope was voted best French metal band by the readers of magazines
Hard'N'Heavy in 1999,[
citation needed ] and by the readers of
Hard Rock Mag and Hard'N'Heavy in 2000.[
citation needed ]
Inductive Theories (demo, 1989)
Crisis of Soul (demo, 1990)
Hater of Mankind (split LP, 1991)
Variation on Inductive Theories/Kingdom of the Dark (full-length, 1993)
Miracles: Totem Taboo (full-length, 1994)
1666...Théâtre Bizarre (full-length, 1995)
Visionnaire (full-length, 1997)
Libertine Humiliations (full-length, 1998)
Misanthrope Immortel (full-length, 2000)
Recueil d'Écueils: les Épaves et Autres Oeuvres Interdites (compilation, 2000)
Sadistic Sex Daemon (full-length, 2003)
Misanthro-Thérapie (15 Années d'Analyse) (compilation, 2004)
Metal Hurlant (double full-length, 2005)
IrremeDIABLE (full-length, 2008)
Ænigma Mystica (double full-length, 2013)
Alpha X Omega (full-length, 2017)
Bâtisseur de Cathédrales: Les Fissures de l'Édifice (EP, 2020)
Misanthrope Immortel 2021 - 20th Anniversary Edition (full-length, 2021)
Les déclinistes (full-length, 2023)
Phillipe De L'Argilière - vocals (1988-present), guitars (1988-1999)
Anthony Scemama - guitars/keyboards (2002-present)
Jean-Jacques Moréac - bass/keyboards (1992-present)
Gaël Feret - drums (2001-present)
Charles-Henri Moréac - guitars (1992-1994)
Jean-Baptiste Boitel - guitars/keyboards (1995-2005)
Xavier Boscher - guitars (1999-2001)
David Barrault - bass (1988-1990), drums (1990-1992)
Lionel Bolore - bass (1990-1992; died 2021)
Sebastien Castelain - drums (1988-1990)
Olivier Gaubert - drums (1993-1995)
Johansson Offhenstruh - drums (1996-1997)
Alexis Phélipot - drums (1998-2001)
Alexandre Iskandar Hasnawi - keyboards (1995-1996)
Sergio Gruz - keyboards (1997-1999)
Bénédicte Archipiade Albanhac - keyboards (2000-2001)
Studio albums Compilation albums
International National Artists Other