DDENT Delivers Cathartic Doom & Post-Metal from Paris in New Music Video
~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~
By Billy Goate
Everything about this production bleeds real to me. The tone struck by the opening tremolo of the guitar is stark and alarming, as though referencing something troubling we all sense in the backdrop, the terrifying hum of our age. With wondrous skill, a whole soundscape is created about it, buttressed by deep bass picking, brave drumming, and a second guitar that really brings the doom.
This is France's DDENT, and if you're not familiar with them, the Paris foursome are far from newcomers to the scene. Drawing roots from 2013, the band's fruits include three prior full-length records and three EPs added to that, a deft stylistic blend of doom and post-metal.
'Feeding the Void's Luster' (2026) is their latest five-track juggernaut, and today Doomed & Stoned is bringing you the official premiere of the intriguingly titled single, "Dis à la lune qu’elle vienne," which translates to English as "Tell the moon to come." You don't really need to worry about the language barrier (should one exist) to feel the full weight of its sentiment. The line is sourced from a poem by Frederico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936), which mourns the death of a dear friend gored to death in the bullfighting arena. In this moment of terrifying tragedy, the poet shouts for the moon to appear to wash out the blood-soaked sand with its pale light.
As you can tell, this music is utterly human and its emotion becomes even more apparent as one breaks into the lyrical underpinnings. Out in the heat of mid-summer, DDENT's new record promises something "heavier, louder, more towering, more cathartic" to top their existing opus. A seventh record at the cusp of a strange new era that feels as foggy as the stage they play on. The sound is wide awake, terrifying, surreal, poetic, and ultimately transcendant. Look for the release on July 24th on the Chien Noir label (get it here).
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SOME BUZZ
DDENT formed in the early 2010s as the instrumental brainchild of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Louis Lambert and drummer Marc Le Saux. First EP Chien Noir was released in 2014, which quickly led to the addition of live musicians to the project. This milestone laid the foundations for a dark post-rock sound that induces a gripping spiritual and sensory journey. While 2017 debut LP آكتئاب narrated the introspective journey of a poet, their sophomore album TORO (2018) dealt with the search for truth through creation. It is safe to say that literature and philosophy have always been a centerpiece of DDENT's music.
In 2019, DDENT performed at Europe's largest metal festival Hellfest, tantalizing both the audience and critics with their bewitching performance. As a result, Louis Lambert started working on the follow-up album Couvre-sang — a massive and poetic post-metal 11-track awash with dark, elegant atmospheres and intriguing thematics, described as "pure instrumental industrial bliss, a living breathing beast, crafted superbly, with real emotional levels" by The Sleeping Shaman. In 2021, Lambert kept working as a solo act and released a cinematic single and video entitled "VOLEMOI". 2023 saw the talented songwriter's return with the Ex Auditu 2xEP on Chien Noir, then entering hiatus... until now.
DDENT returns this summer with a new lineup and a new album: “Feeding the Void's Luster”. Captured in two takes, with no metronome or samples, this volcanic five-tracker finds the quartet pulling from older material, twisting and rearranging it until they become a completely different beast. Heavier, louder, more towering, more cathartic.
To embody this renewal, DDENT welcomes new drummer Alain Minot (ex-20 Seconds Falling Man), whose hardcore and punk style infuses the tracks with some new tension. Blackened vocals from bassist Nicolas Zivkovich (Les Tigres du Futur, Fiend, Krv) also make an appearance on most tracks for the first time, without ever overshadowing the instrumental part — the cornerstone of their hypnotic post-metal.
Whereas band founder Louis Lambert used to write the bulk of the material, DDENT now operates as a full-blown collective. This record marks the first step in a new process, a way to reunite the band through playing together. Next up: an album consisting entirely of new material, work on which will begin in the fall.
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