Novelists (band)


Novelists are a French metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast, who distributes their music through record companies Arising Empire and SharpTone Records.

History

Novelists was founded in 2012 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined. In April 2014, they released a demo with 6 songs. In July 2015, they signed with the record label Arising Empire, and in November they released their debut studio album, Souvenirs. In June 2017, the band released the single The Light, The Fire. After this, they toured with While She Sleeps and Northlane. A month later, they signed with SharpTone Records, and released their second studio album, Noir, in September 2017.
Novelists released their third studio album, titled C'est La Vie, in January 2020.

Musical style

The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent. On the band's more recent releases, Matteo Gelsomino has been noted for primarily relying on clean vocals, an oddity in metalcore.
In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer.

Members

Current
Former

Discography

;Studio albums
;EPs
;Singles