Integrating elements of melodic death metal and classical symphonies, the southern French band AEPHANEMER have developed a sound that could likely influence a whole new generation of metal. After bursting onto the scene in 2014, the four-piece quickly began growing a loyal fanbase - ultimately laying the foundations of the symphonic melodic death metal genre.
Following the roaring success of their third studio album A Dream of Wilderness (2021), mixed by Dan Swanö and mastered by Mika Jussila of the prestigious Finnvox Studios, Aephanemer now return with their most ambitious work to date. Their fourth album, Utopie, will be unleashed on October 31, 2025 via Napalm Records.
All music by Martin Hamiche
All lyrics by Marion Bascoul
Live line-up:
Martin Hamiche: Lead guitar
Marion Bascoul: Rhythm guitar, vocals
Mickaël Bonnevialle: Drums
Florian Ménard: Bass
Aephanemer
Thank you Budapest 🤩 So many more of you came than in 2023, and you were just as wonderfully intense! We can't wait to be back!
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Thank you Wien for this fantastic moment! Sold-out show at Escape Metal Corner 🤩🤘
#melodicdeathmetal #frenchmetal #wien
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Our European Tour is getting closer and many shows are approaching sold out! 🤩
Get your tickets before it's too late at aephanemer.com/shows
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We have never received such positive feedbacks on the release day of a new album.
After working three and a half years on Utopie, we are extremely happy to see so many of you appreciating this new creation of ours since the very first listen. 🖤 While writing it, we were fully aware of the risks of creating a layered album that would not deliver all its meaning immediately, but instead through time.
Our favorite records have always been those with real depth, hinting at another world entirely and making us want to explore them for weeks, months, years, until they feel like a second home, a kind of shelter. This is - very humbly - the kind of album we tried to create. And the fact that so many of you connected with it from day one is the best reward we could ever receive.
But please do not forget that this album exists only thanks to the immense and essential contributions of our artistic and technical partners, all of whom are extremely talented:
• Artwork: Niklas Sundin
• Recording: Yannick Tournier @ Waïti Studios
• Mixing: Dan Swanö @ Unisound UG
• Mastering: Mika Jussila - Mastering of the Universe
• Photography: Melody Morana Photography
• Additional artwork #1: Anaïs Chareyre-Méjan
• Additional artwork #2: Joan Llopis Doménech Illustrations
• Additional artwork #3: The Art of Carl Ellis
• Music video #1 (direction): Matthieu Gill - Photographer & Filmmaker
• Music video #1 (choreography): Louna Lebeau
• Music video #2 (direction): Cécile Delpoïo - Vidéaste
Thank you everyone 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Aephanemer
Dear friends,
We are extremely happy to announce that our new album Utopie is officially OUT! 🥳🤘
You can now listen to Utopie on all streaming platforms and order your physical copy (CD, vinyl, or bundle) - all through the link in our bio!
We can't wait to receive your feedbacks! 😇🙏
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NEW SINGLE OUT! 🤩
Watch/Listen to ‘Contrepoint' now!
Contrepoint was such a joy to write and play. It’s the most polyphonic track on the album, with a clear Baroque influence woven together with melodic black arrangements. Beyond its immediate catchiness, we hope listeners will discover new layers, ornaments, secondary melodies, and details - with each listen, which is exactly what we love about the music that inspires us.
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Mickaël Bonnevialle, 2025 😇
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Our new album Utopie arrives October 31st! 🤩
Pre-save it now to be among the first to discover it 😊🔥
🔗 Link: linktr.ee/AephanemerUtopie
📀 You can also pre-order the physical editions and exclusive merch - all through the same link!
Picture by Melody Morana Photography 🙏
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Martin Hamiche, 2025 ☺️
Credits: Melody Morana
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We hope you enjoyed our new track! If you'd like to support us during this financially tricky period, we've got plenty of new items in our official shop: signed CDs, T-shirts, hoodies, patches, pins… 📀🧺🤩
A huge thank you to everyone who's already supported us - it's thanks to you that we can keep making music and touring to share it with you 😇🙏
💿 Link to our store: store.aephanemer.com/
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