Novelists (band)

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