Dirge was born in Paris, France in 1994. The original core was formed by Marc T. (guitar, programming) and by ex-Damage Done, Laurent P. (voice, programming). In the industrial-metal genre of bands like Godflesh or Pitchshifter, the music generated by the duet presents harsh guitar riffs, robotic rhythms, aggressive frequenced samples and pitched voices. Three demo-tapes will be released during this first era. After this, Dirge took a more alternative course and started exploring post-metal, while holding on to their industrial sound.
At the same time, Marc T. begins to work on his new solo electronica project Dither. 7 albums and EP’s will be released from 98 to 2004.
After the leaving of Laurent P., bass player David K. and ex-Astral Rising’s guitarist Franck T. join the band. This first change in the line-up coincides with a noisier and less electronic curve; around the torn-downed voice of Marc T., the music goes darker, tortured, dissonant. The first album Down, Last Level is released in 1998.
1999, Alain B. (drums) and ex-Agmen Christophe D. (machines, percussions and voice) strengthen the band. Thus humanized, the music of Dirge goes much more heavy and stifling, guitars becoming the center of gravity of the second album Blight and Vision Below a Faded Sun (released in 2000 on the own band’s label, Blight Records).
Replacing Franck T. and David K., gone to their own projects Dub Wiser and Wide Open Cage, ex-Agmen Christian M. (bass) then guitarist Stéphane L. join Dirge in 2001. Three years later, the third record And Shall the Sky Descend is released and introduces a more hypnotic aspect of the band’s music.
Comity has been making noise ever since 1996, with a line up that evolved through out the years, along with their music. After a demo recorded in 1998, on which the metal hard core influences blends in with a powerful NYHC style, the band finally settles with a stable line in the year 2001 with a split album « The catharsis syntax project » with the Parisian band XII, which becomes the first true recording made of the band ever since they formed. The chaotic structures and the oppressive atmosphere rooted in this album, were to be the basis of the bands music and artistic approach to what was to be there own vision of music. This unusual approach arouses about every bit of curiosity from the press and public that encounters the band and its music. The complex and technical structures collide with an atmospheric and oppressive feeling of frustration. This is how Comity keeps pushing the limits, to an extent where its music becomes an unorthodox but innovative downward spiral to self inflicting emotional chaos. By this time, the band sets up to record some new material for an upcoming release. This shall be a 5 acts concept album: « The deus ex-machina as a forgotten genius ». Recorded in august 2002, the album is released in march 2003, and gets a warm welcome from the French and international press. The band will be touring for over 2 years becoming one of the most promising act in the scene. After a re-release of the bands album on US label United Edge Records including 2 previously unreleased tracks, they hit the studio to record their second opus : " ...As everything is a tragedy". and reveal a more mature and abstract brutal music.This new material will be released on july 24th 2006 on CANDLELIGHT records (EMPEROR, CROWBAR, ZYKLON, BLUT AUS NORD, STARCKWEATHER, OVERMARS, SHE SAID DESTROY...). COMITY played over 100 gigs with bands like THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CONVERGE, CAVE IN, TODAY IS THE DAY, TERROR, DAUGHTERS, KEELHAUL, TEXTURES, JR EWING, LACK, BORN FROM PAIN, GOJIRA, DAGOBA, NOSTROMO, BLOCKHEADS, BLACK BOMB A, AMANDA WOODWARD and blew up the stage of FURY FEST 2004 in front of thousands amazed people.
Spawned in 2008 from the collective brain of ex AMENRA’s bassist KJM and current LIAR guitarist M. Halsberghe.
HIVE DESTRUCTION is set to batter upon your eardrums with superheavy CROWBAR, NEUROSIS, ISIS and OLD MANS GLOOM a like riffing. Combined with atmospheric, acoustic and original hooks, deafening electronics and gloomy grooves, HIVE DESTRUCTION is not for the weak of heart.