Parabellum (French band)


Parabellum is an alternative rock and French punk band which formed in 1984. The band was active from 1984 to 1991. After a split-up in 1991, they re-formed in 1998 and resumed touring until the death of Schultz, singer and original member of the band in 2014.

Origin of name

The name of the band comes from the Latin adage Si vis pacem, para bellum.

Influences

The music used in the song Saturnin, in the Parabellum compilation, and resued in the song Lies
is from the band Cock Sparrer.
One can also compare Anarchie en chiraquie to Rock You Like a Hurricane.

Legacy

Parabellum is considered one of the leading groups of the French punk rock scene because of its longevity, the caustic, claimant, anarchist and humorous character of its texts mocking politics and society. Musically, Schultz defined Parabellum as "the most punk of rock'n'roll bands and the most rock'n'roll of punk bands". Parabellum was known for their rock interpretation of some popular French or French-language songs like Amsterdam by Jacques Brel, A Saint-Lazare by Aristide Bruant or Cayenne.
Schultz is known to have been in parallel with Parabellum, guitarist of Los Carayos, a band formed by François Hadji-Lazaro, Manu Chao and Alain Wampas. Géant-Vert was also lyricist of Les Rats, where Roland Chamallow was a bassist.