Celeste Misanthrope(s)
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Tracklist:
1. Que Des Yeux Vides Et Seches
2. Comme Pour Leurrer Les Regards Et Cette Odeur De Cadavre
3. Toucher Ce Vide Beant Attise Ma Fascination
4. La Gorge Ouverte Decharnee
5. Il Y Aura Des Femmes A Remercier Et De La Chair A Embroche
6. Mais Quel Plaisir De Voir Cette Tete D'Enfant Rougir Et Sue
7. Une Insomnie Avec Qui Tout Le Monde Voudrait Baiser
8. A Defaut De Te Jeter Sur Ta Progeniture
9. ...Anesthesie Vos Membres Dans Une Orgie D'Enthousiasme


Release Date: 01/01/2009

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3.5
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Crimson USER (59 Reviews)

2009-04-20 | 20 comments | 714 views

Summary: Raw, filthy and down-right nasty, you've just gotta love it.

4 of 4 thought this review was well written

Celeste are a ***ing heavy band. Whatever genre you put them in, post-hardcore, screamo, metal, their atmosphere is completely and utterly choking, almost unbearably so, the sound is dirty and raw and the vocals are raging and spat out with aggression. It's not about being fast, it's about being gruelling, utterly relentless and enraged. After listening to Celeste for the fifty minutes that 'Misanthrope(s)' lasts, you'll probably have choked to death on its gory and insipid atmosphere, and you know what? Celeste will love it, they'll watch you choke and just plod along to the next victim. You can tell that Celeste just love being dirty.

If you hadn't guessed already, Misanthrope(s) is anything but an accessible album. It might take you several listens to really soak in the disgusting and corrosive music that they play, but once you have, there's almost a filthy level of enjoyment you can get out of the release. While song's often linger around mid-tempo, there's a lot of enjoyment to be had from the varied riffs of the guitarists, who can spit out dense and metallic riffs, or pound forward with hardcore style aggression. The vocals are literally spat out with intensity, sitting somewhere between a a black metal rasp and a more typical hardcore roar, the fact that everything is french only adds to the mystery of the release.

As an entity, Misanthrope(s) is as dense and malicious as albums come. Post-hardcore and black metal aren't usually two genres that you'd imagine together, but between the varied riffs and raspy screamed vocals there is something here that comes close and its nastier than you'd ever imagine. For the light hearted, it might be just a little too much, Celeste simply refuse to let up throughout the near hour long length of Misanthrope(s), but for those who enjoy it rough, raw and dirty then this is definitely something you should at least taste. Just don't come crying to me if that taste is sour.

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Crimson


Comments: 1919
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

hey man thats a pretty short review

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gaslightanthem


Comments: 4677
04.20.09


hey man pretty good though

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fireaboveicebelow


Comments: 6760
04.20.09


this looks pretty, great review where have you been

Iluvatar
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Comments: 11113
04.20.09


lol what black metal raspy vocals lol what

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BallsToTheWall
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Comments: 18786
04.20.09


What, black metal vocals cant be raspy?


Good work Crim.This Message Edited On 04.20.09

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Iluvatar
Staff Reviewer


Comments: 11113
04.20.09


No but raspy vocals have to be black metal?

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 18786
04.20.09


Nicely put.

Crimson


Comments: 1919
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

black metal rasp.

i dunno - i never just said they're raspy so they're black metal they just sound that way and are raspy and god i hate the word raspy now

mynameischan
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Comments: 13172
04.20.09


rasputin

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Crimson


Comments: 1919
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

i c wot u did thar

fireaboveicebelow


Comments: 6760
04.20.09


this is cooooool

redskyformiles
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Comments: 5827
04.20.09


Nihiliste(s) was pretty cool. i'll put this on the list of things to get.

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Crimson


Comments: 1919
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

oh yah forgot to mention download it for free legally on their website

rasputin
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Comments: 9689
04.20.09


someone called?

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Cocaine
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Comments: 7130
04.20.09


yeah, "black metal rasp" and "hardcore roar" sounds kinda stupid but i get what you're trying to say.

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Phantom


Comments: 6586
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

Just tried to get this from their website and it failed. Shall try again.

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jrowa001


Comments: 7894
04.20.09

Album Rating: 3.5

album is pretty good. i like it more than Nihiliste(s). very nice review bud

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Iluvatar
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Comments: 11113
04.20.09


yeah but the way you say black metal rasp in the review makes it seem like the album has any real BM in it which it doesnt at all

taylormemer


Comments: 1927
04.21.09


True statement.

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TRMshadow


Comments: 454
11.14.09

Album Rating: 4

this is awesome!!!

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