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A French post-metal group designed and directed by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, and film director
Fursy Teyssier,
Les Discrets transcend the traditional metal genre via an atmosphere-driven blend of post-rock and blackened shoegaze. Formed in 2003 as a musical side project for
Teyssier, who was then a member of the band Phest and an in-demand illustrator, the outfit eventually expanded to a trio with the additions of vocalist
Audrey Hadorn and drummer Winterhalter, the latter of whom sits behind the kit with fellow French art-metallers
Alcest, and used to play with
Teyssier in the post-punk/black metal outfit
Amesoeurs. In 2009,
Les Discrets inked a deal with Prophecy Productions and issued a split EP with
Alcest. 2010 saw the release of their debut full-length outing,
Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées, which was followed by
Ariettes Oubliées in 2012. Winterhalter and live bassist Neige left the project in 2013 to focus on
Alcest, but
Les Discrets continued to operate with
Teyssier and
Hadorn behind the wheel. The duo released their third studio long-player, Prédateurs, in early 2017. ~ James Christopher Monger