French Post-Metal quartet HOMECOMING on tour now! New album 'Those We Knew' available on Copper Feast Records.

Photo credit Fab William Alexander.

Progressive metal/post-metal foursome HOMECOMING's tour across France, the UK and Belgium kicks off today in Lille. They will defend their recently released album 'Those We Knew' - out on British imprint Copper Feast Records.

HOMECOMING's well-honed personality brilliantly fuses grunge, 90s rock and progressive metal. New album ‘Those We Knew’ highlights remarkable vocal work that guides the listener through various musical tableaux. The vocals adapt to the moods and unite the tracks, tying together the influences. Discovering ‘Those We Knew’, we can easily imagine Alice In Chains featuring Tool or Cult Of Luna. The gloomy, heavy, sometimes hushed 90s tones collide with endless imagination, peppered by ethereal atmospheres, enticing introspection.

TOUR DATES - info & tickets

17.05 FR LILLE, La Bulle Café
18.05 FR PARIS, Le Klub
30.05 UK BOURNEMOUTH, Bears Cave
31.05 UK BRISTOL, The Gryphon
01.06 UK ROTHERHAM,The Hive
02.06 UK LONDON, Signature Brew
01.07 FR PARIS, Supersonic
12.07 BE BRUXELLES, Café Central
13.07 BE HASSELT, Cafe Nocturna

“Elements recognizable from the likes of Mastodon, Neurosis...” - The Obelisk

“Mind-Blowing. The skill of the musicians, the gift of the singer, the sound dynamics are of a high level” - Doom Charts

“A brilliant and technically minded band” - Outlaws Of The Sun

“It is an absolute stunner of an album,
each of the six songs tells a different story” - Metal Epidemic

“Aesthetic and enjoyable” - Ever Metal

“A stunning blend of so many different sounds that it’s amazing they can put it
all together in such a comprehensive manner” - Heavy Music HQ

"The guitars pour out devastating riffs when it's not a more progressive work" - Music In Belgium

Since 2017, Parisian post-metal quartet HOMECOMING experiment as much as they navigate between different styles, drawing inspiration from sludge, grunge, 90s alt-rock and progressive metal. The key to the success of this unlikely fusion? Unfailing coherence, underpinned by a miracle recipe: blistering riffs, melodious or ultra-violent vocals, out-of-control drums, and a whole arsenal of better-than-average ideas that help to create an outstanding soundscape.

HOMECOMING's ambitious debut album, aptly titled "LP01", was released in December 2019 on a self-production basis. Spotted by tour promoter Hello Euphoria, the quartet crossed the French borders, hitting the roads of Europe until arriving on the stages of leading heavy music festival Desertfest London (in May 2023). Shortly after, they sign to UK label Copper Feast Records for the release of their second studio effort, 'Those We Knew' on April 19th 2024. The whole thing is off to a flying start.

LINE-UP

Théo Alves Guiter: vocals, guitar

Renaud Fumey-Seguy: guitar,  backing vocals

Basile Chevalier: bass

Theo Giotti "Atc De Giotto": drums

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Thanks to Shake Promotion for all of the details.

Homecoming - Those We Knew (Album Review)

Release Date: April 19th 2024. Record Label: Cooper Feast Records. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl

Those We Knew - Tracklisting

1.Tell Me Something

2.Red Rose

3.Blood of My Blood

4.Interlude II

5.Shores

6.Gift of Eyes 

Members

 

Alves Guiter: vocals, guitar

Renaud Fumey-Seguy: guitar, backing vocals

Basile Chevalier: bass

Theo Giotti "Atc De Giotto": drums

Review

Those We Knew is the sophomore album from Grunge/Post-Metal/Prog Metallers Homecoming who bring a dirge-ridden 90’s Alt-Rock sound to their album. Mixing different themes, genres and sounds can be quite complicated at times but Homecoming seem to have found a winning formula that keeps their music grounded in reality even with a few ventures into Spaced Out and Psychedelic textures. 

Using the creative template similar to bands such as Alice In Chains, TOOL, Mastodon and Cult Of Luna, this record never feels like a copycat record but a band striving for their own identity and sound which they succeed at every turn within this great album.

The record can be harsh and unforgiving but also offers moments of blissful Post-Rock melodies which you can feel through the constant punishing beats of the excellent opening track of Tell Me Something. The grungy atmospherics soon changes into a more volatile and heavier Progressive movement with outbursts of aggressive Sludge beats before a chugging Thrash Metal drum line appears which allows the vocals from Théo to be quite aggressive and direct with superb backup vocals provided by Renaud.

Second Song Red Rose opens with a Mastodon-esque inspired riff melody that soon changes melody and direction for a powerful 90’s Alt Metal/Grunge aesthetic with the fast-paced instrumental sounds being deft and superbly progressive. The song is quite contemporary and solitary within the mellow confinements of the sullen creative attitude which Homecoming employs on this track alone. The “Post-Whatever'' dynamic is perhaps the most dominant theme on this song but there’s some exquisite heart-warming vocals which soon changes to the more violent sludgy atmospherics that Homecoming uses more and more on the remainder of the album.

Third song Blood Of My Mind opens with a more heartfelt instrumental and acoustic guitar which perhaps draws upon the Gloom & Doom world with a lush Psychedelic sound that has a classic 2000’s Alt-Metal attitude which becomes quite modern when Homecoming adding a thuggish Progressive melody and spiky Stoner Metal jams. The vocals are quite warm-hearted despite the aggressive nature of the track. The later parts become quite Post-Rock orientated with some flashy Jazzy sounds before ending with a thrilling Post-Metal battle with some of the heaviest and frenzied grooves on the whole album.

The second half of the album sees Homecoming a bit more experimental and dynamic with their music with more reliance on Ambient rhythms and Post-Rock soundscapes fully immersing with the Grunge, Doom, Sludge and Post-Metal environments they played within the first half of the album. 

Standout tracks to check out are Interlude II and the sublime final track Gift Of Eyes. Homecoming find more creative strength with the complex melodies they have composed for these tracks alone and deliver a truly satisfying listening experience. The record has a non-stop supply of first rate Progressive grooves which should allow Homecoming to become more known within the underground Metal community.

Those We Know has wonderfully observed production values that shows the many different musical sides to Homecoming they play throughout this album. Homecoming are quite a brilliant and technically minded band where this record allows them to prove this time and time again which is mainly down to the multitude of different musical styles they deliver on this record alone.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Shake Promotion for the promo.

Those We Knew will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Copper Feast Records from April 19th 2024.

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