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Novelists
Novelists performing in 2016
Background information
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Metalcore progressive metal djent
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Out of Line Music Arising Empire SharpTone NDSE Recordings
Members	Florestan Durand Amael Durand Nicolas Delestrade Pierre Danel Camille Contreras
Past members	Matteo Gelsomino Charles-Henri Teule Tobias Rische

Novelists (often known in print as Novelists FR) are a French progressive metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Out of Line Music.

History

Novelists was founded in 2013 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined, after the split of their previous band, A Call to Sincerity. 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.

In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer.

On 27 October 2020, Novelists announced that Tobias Rische, formerly of Alazka, would be replacing Gelsomino as their new vocalist. A month later, the band signed with Out of Line Music, a record label based in Berlin, and released the single "Lost Cause". Two further singles were issued in 2021: "Terrorist" and "Do You Really Wanna Know?" The band supported Imminence on a European tour in May 2022 and played the Tech-Fest in the UK in June–July of the same year. In 2022, Novelists released two further singles, "Smoke Signals" and "Heretic", the latter featuring singer Florian Salfati of the band LANDMVRKS.

On 6 April 2023, Novelists announced on their Instagram page that Rische had left the band. In September, it was announced that Camille Contreras was taking over vocal duties.

Musical style

The band's sound has been described as metalcore, with guitar styles heavily inspired by progressive metal and djent. They have been noted for primarily relying on clean vocals rather than screamed vocals, an uncommon practice in metalcore.

Band members

Current

• Florestan Durand – guitar (2013–present)
• Amael Durand – drums (2013–present)
• Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar (2013–present)
• Pierre Danel – guitar (2021–present)
• Camille Contreras – vocals (2023-present)

Past

• Charles-Henri Teule – guitar (2013–2018)
• Matteo Gelsomino – lead vocals (2013–2020)
• Tobias Rische – lead vocals (2020–2023)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Souvenirs (2015)
• Noir (2017)
• C'est La Vie (2020)
• Déjà Vu (2022)

EPs

• Demo EP (2014)
• Okapi (2024)

Singles

• "Gravity" (2015)
• "The Light, the Fire" (2017)
• "Eyes Wide Shut" (2018)
• "After the Rain" (2020)
• "Lost Cause" (2020)
• "Terrorist" (2021)
• "Do You Really Wanna Know?" (2021)
• "Smoke Signals" (2022)
• "Heretic" (2022)
• "Turn It Up" (2023)
• "Prisoner" (2023)
• "Mourning the Dawn" (2023)

Music videos

References

1. "Novelists - Souvenirs - Album Review". Metal-heads.de (in German). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
2. Staub, Pascal (18 January 2016). "Novelists-Souvenirs". Stormbringer.com (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
3. "Novelists FR release 'Head Rush' and announce new album 'C'est La Vie'". sharptonerecords.co. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
4. "Le groupe de metal francais Novelists FR annonce son nouvel album C'est La Vie & publie le single Head Rush" [French metal band Novelists FR announce new album 'C'est La Vie' and release single 'Head Rush']. metalzone.fr (in French). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
5. Duffour, Adrien (7 April 2020). "Novelists FR et le chanteur Mattéo Gelsomino se séparent". MetalZone (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
6. @novelists_fr (27 October 2020). "Novelists2020 welcome Tobias Rische'Lost Cause' out 27 November" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Novelists FR – Lost Cause (Official Music Video)". youtube.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "Imminence verschieben ihre Tour 2022; verkünden den Special Guest". MoreCore.de (in German). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
9. "Tech-Fest announces bands for 2022 Event • TotalRock". TotalRock. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
10. "Novelists on Instagram: "Tobi's departure."".
11. "Novelists (FR) Return Post-Déjà Vu with New Vocalist Camille Contreras on 'Turn It Up'". wallofsoundau.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
12. Grundke, Vincent (3 November 2015). "Novelists Souvenirs Review". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2019.

• French metalcore musical groups
• Musical groups from Paris
• 2013 establishments in France
• Musical groups established in 2013
• Arising Empire artists