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* BaldOfAwesome: Claus
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 10 for their early material, soft 10/hard 9 for everything since ''Leading Vision''.
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* ThrashMetal: ''Kiss the Freak''.
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* ThrashMetal: ''Kiss the Freak''.Freak''.
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* BadassBookworm: Julien Deyres has a Master's in Art History and works as a tour guide for his day job.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''A Perfect Absolution'' (about Olga of Kiev and her massacre of the Drevlians) and ''A Maze of Recycled Creeds''.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''A Perfect Absolution'' (about Olga of Kiev and her massacre of the Drevlians) and Drevlians), ''A Maze of Recycled Creeds''.Creeds'' (about the rise and fall of the Salon de la Rose + Croix), and ''Aethra'' (about moon worship in various faiths).
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* OutOfGenreExperience: ''Kiss the Freak'' is a technical death/thrash EP that they quickly wrote and recorded in roughly a month in order to be able to better fit in on a touring bill full of thrash acts that they had just been added to.
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* TechnicalDeathMetal: Their first three albums, particularly on ''Process''.
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* TechnicalDeathMetal: Their first three albums, particularly on ''Process''.''Process''.
* ThrashMetal: ''Kiss the Freak''.
* ThrashMetal: ''Kiss the Freak''.
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* ThePeteBest: Several of their early secondary guitarists never did anything after Gorgasm/Gorod.
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* PromotedFanboy: Alberny.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''A Perfect Absolution''.Absolution'' (about Olga of Kiev and her massacre of the Drevlians) and ''A Maze of Recycled Creeds''.
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Of course, not everything can always stay the same, and changes sometimes do occur. In this case, it was Bourguignon who left, with Samuel Santiago taking her place. ''Process of a New Decline'' followed in 2009, and its release was supported by severals European tours with Immolation and Cattle Decapitation, along with various fest appearances that included a second appearance at MDF in 2010 and a mainstage appearance at Hellfest. 2010 also brought with it more lineup changes as Martinot and Pontaco left, with Julien Deyres and Nicolas Alberny taking the resulting spots. The ''Transcendence'' EP followed in 2011 and was supported by a short trek with Benighted and Kronos, followed by a longer one with The Faceless. 2012, however, proved to be their true breakthrough, as it was the year that ''A Perfect Absolution'' dropped and made the biggest splash yet. Various tours in support of it followed, including their first full US tour and their first-ever appearance in Japan, and the momentum continued even in spite of Santiago's departure in late 2013, which was thankfully rectified quickly when Karol Diers joined in early 2014. Considering how far they've gone over the years, it stands to reason that they can only go up from here.
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Of course, not everything can always stay the same, and changes sometimes do occur. In this case, it was Bourguignon who left, with Samuel Santiago taking her place. ''Process of a New Decline'' followed in 2009, and its release was supported by severals European tours with Immolation and Cattle Decapitation, along with various fest appearances that included a second appearance at MDF in 2010 and a mainstage appearance at Hellfest. 2010 also brought with it more lineup changes as Martinot and Pontaco left, with Julien Deyres and Nicolas Alberny taking the resulting spots. The ''Transcendence'' EP followed in 2011 and was supported by a short trek with Benighted and Kronos, followed by a longer one with The Faceless. 2012, however, proved to be their true breakthrough, as it was the year that ''A Perfect Absolution'' dropped and made the biggest splash yet. Various tours in support of it followed, including their first full US tour and their first-ever appearance in Japan, and the momentum continued even in spite of Santiago's departure in late 2013, which was thankfully rectified quickly when Karol Diers joined in early 2014. Considering how far they've gone over the years, it stands to reason that As of 2015, they can only go up from here.have a new album on the way; ''A Maze of Recycled Creeds'' will be out on October 16, 2015.
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* SpecialGuest: [[Music/SpawnOfPossession Christian]] [[Music/{{Necrophagist}} Muenzner]] and [[Music/TheFaceless Michael Keene]] both contributed guest solos on ''A Perfect Absolution'', while Alberny is apparently contributing a guest solo of his own to the new Vale of Pnath full-length.
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* SpecialGuest: [[Music/SpawnOfPossession Christian]] [[Music/{{Necrophagist}} Muenzner]] Music/ChristianMuenzner and [[Music/TheFaceless Michael Keene]] both contributed guest solos on ''A Perfect Absolution'', while Alberny is apparently contributing a guest solo of his own to the new Vale of Pnath full-length.
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** TheLeader: Mathieu Pascal
** TheLancer: Nicolas Alberny
** TheBigGuy: Julien Deyres
** TheSmartGuy: Karol Diers
** TheHeart: Benoit Claus
** TheLeader: Mathieu Pascal
** TheLancer: Nicolas Alberny
** TheBigGuy: Julien Deyres
** TheSmartGuy: Karol Diers
** TheHeart: Benoit Claus
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* SpecialGuest: [[Music/SpawnOfPossession Christian]] [[Music/{{Necrophagist}} Muenzner]] and [[Music/TheFaceless Michael Keene (The Faceless) Keene]] both contributed guest solos on ''A Perfect Absolution'', while Alberny is apparently contributing a guest solo of his own to the new Vale of Pnath full-length.
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Gorod is a French technical/melodic death metal band. Characterized by their focus on catchy songwriting, playful structures, and melodic ideas that avoid the typical In Flames/At the Gates trappings, they have worked their way up over the years and become a well-loved act.
Formed as Gorgasm in Bordeaux, France in 1997, the initial lineup was comprised of Guillaume Martinot (vocals), Mathieu Pascal (guitars), Benoit Claus (bass), and Sandrine Bourguignon (drums). The first few years were uneventful and mostly consisted of shows, though a self-titled demo was released in 2000. A guitarist by the name of Nico (full name unknown) joined sometime after that and participated on a 2002 promo, though he quit shortly after and was replaced by Arnaud Pontaco, creating the lineup that would release ''Neurotripsticks'' in 2004 to surprising acclaim. The next year brought two things: a split with Nerlich and Decoherence and a name change, as they had become big enough that there actually was a chance that people would confuse them with the American brutal death metal act of the same name. From here on out, they were going as Gorod, and they quickly rereleased ''Neurotripsticks'' with two additional tracks under that name on Willowtip Records, which had far greater reach than the small French label that had originally released it. ''Leading Vision'' quickly followed in 2006 to even more acclaim, and they were quickly being hailed as the next big thing in tech-death. An appearance at Maryland Deathfest in 2007 only helped further solidify this.
Of course, not everything can always stay the same, and changes sometimes do occur. In this case, it was Bourguignon who left, with Samuel Santiago taking her place. ''Process of a New Decline'' followed in 2009, and its release was supported by severals European tours with Immolation and Cattle Decapitation, along with various fest appearances that included a second appearance at MDF in 2010 and a mainstage appearance at Hellfest. 2010 also brought with it more lineup changes as Martinot and Pontaco left, with Julien Deyres and Nicolas Alberny taking the resulting spots. The ''Transcendence'' EP followed in 2011 and was supported by a short trek with Benighted and Kronos, followed by a longer one with The Faceless. 2012, however, proved to be their true breakthrough, as it was the year that ''A Perfect Absolution'' dropped and made the biggest splash yet. Various tours in support of it followed, including their first full US tour and their first-ever appearance in Japan, and the momentum continued even in spite of Santiago's departure in late 2013, which was thankfully rectified quickly when Karol Diers joined in early 2014. Considering how far they've gone over the years, it stands to reason that they can only go up from here.
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!!Discography (Gorod only):
* ''Neurotripsticks'' (2005) - rerelease of Gorgasm debut with two new tracks
* ''Leading Vision'' (2006)
* ''Process of a New Decline'' (2009)
* ''Transcendence'' (2011) - EP
* ''A Perfect Absolution'' (2012)
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This band contains examples of the following tropes:
* BaldOfAwesome: Claus
* BlindIdiotTranslation: Rampant in their early material due to a fairly poor grasp of English. Martinot got better with each album, though Deyres hasn't really had this problem.
* ConceptAlbum: ''A Perfect Absolution''.
* CoverVersion: [[Music/{{Cynic}} "Textures"]]
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Neurotripsticks'' has noticeable brutal death metal elements that don't show up at all in their later material.
* EpicRocking: The title track to ''Transcendence'' tips the scales at over fifteen minutes. Nothing else they have even comes close to that length.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Mathieu Pascal
** TheLancer: Nicolas Alberny
** TheBigGuy: Julien Deyres
** TheSmartGuy: Karol Diers
** TheHeart: Benoit Claus
* LeadBassist: Benoit Claus is a Type A and arguable Type D, as their prominent Cynic and Atheist influences mean that his basslines are very important to the overall sound.
* MelodicDeathMetal: Particularly in their later material.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 10 for their early material, soft 10/hard 9 for everything since ''Leading Vision''.
* NewSoundAlbum: Several:
** ''Process'' was significantly more technical than their earlier material and was stylistically quite similar to Necrophagist.
** ''Absolution'' dialed down the flashier elements of their sound in favor of more prog elements, along with occasional fusion, funk, and Latin elements.
* ThePeteBest: Several of their early secondary guitarists never did anything after Gorgasm/Gorod.
* ProgressiveMetal: ''A Perfect Absolution'', and it stands to reason that they'll continue on this path.
* PromotedFanboy: Alberny.
* SpecialGuest: [[Music/SpawnOfPossession Christian]] [[Music/{{Necrophagist}} Muenzner]] and Michael Keene (The Faceless) both contributed guest solos on ''A Perfect Absolution'', while Alberny is apparently contributing a guest solo of his own to the new Vale of Pnath full-length.
* TechnicalDeathMetal: Their first three albums, particularly on ''Process''.
Formed as Gorgasm in Bordeaux, France in 1997, the initial lineup was comprised of Guillaume Martinot (vocals), Mathieu Pascal (guitars), Benoit Claus (bass), and Sandrine Bourguignon (drums). The first few years were uneventful and mostly consisted of shows, though a self-titled demo was released in 2000. A guitarist by the name of Nico (full name unknown) joined sometime after that and participated on a 2002 promo, though he quit shortly after and was replaced by Arnaud Pontaco, creating the lineup that would release ''Neurotripsticks'' in 2004 to surprising acclaim. The next year brought two things: a split with Nerlich and Decoherence and a name change, as they had become big enough that there actually was a chance that people would confuse them with the American brutal death metal act of the same name. From here on out, they were going as Gorod, and they quickly rereleased ''Neurotripsticks'' with two additional tracks under that name on Willowtip Records, which had far greater reach than the small French label that had originally released it. ''Leading Vision'' quickly followed in 2006 to even more acclaim, and they were quickly being hailed as the next big thing in tech-death. An appearance at Maryland Deathfest in 2007 only helped further solidify this.
Of course, not everything can always stay the same, and changes sometimes do occur. In this case, it was Bourguignon who left, with Samuel Santiago taking her place. ''Process of a New Decline'' followed in 2009, and its release was supported by severals European tours with Immolation and Cattle Decapitation, along with various fest appearances that included a second appearance at MDF in 2010 and a mainstage appearance at Hellfest. 2010 also brought with it more lineup changes as Martinot and Pontaco left, with Julien Deyres and Nicolas Alberny taking the resulting spots. The ''Transcendence'' EP followed in 2011 and was supported by a short trek with Benighted and Kronos, followed by a longer one with The Faceless. 2012, however, proved to be their true breakthrough, as it was the year that ''A Perfect Absolution'' dropped and made the biggest splash yet. Various tours in support of it followed, including their first full US tour and their first-ever appearance in Japan, and the momentum continued even in spite of Santiago's departure in late 2013, which was thankfully rectified quickly when Karol Diers joined in early 2014. Considering how far they've gone over the years, it stands to reason that they can only go up from here.
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!!Discography (Gorod only):
* ''Neurotripsticks'' (2005) - rerelease of Gorgasm debut with two new tracks
* ''Leading Vision'' (2006)
* ''Process of a New Decline'' (2009)
* ''Transcendence'' (2011) - EP
* ''A Perfect Absolution'' (2012)
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This band contains examples of the following tropes:
* BaldOfAwesome: Claus
* BlindIdiotTranslation: Rampant in their early material due to a fairly poor grasp of English. Martinot got better with each album, though Deyres hasn't really had this problem.
* ConceptAlbum: ''A Perfect Absolution''.
* CoverVersion: [[Music/{{Cynic}} "Textures"]]
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Neurotripsticks'' has noticeable brutal death metal elements that don't show up at all in their later material.
* EpicRocking: The title track to ''Transcendence'' tips the scales at over fifteen minutes. Nothing else they have even comes close to that length.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Mathieu Pascal
** TheLancer: Nicolas Alberny
** TheBigGuy: Julien Deyres
** TheSmartGuy: Karol Diers
** TheHeart: Benoit Claus
* LeadBassist: Benoit Claus is a Type A and arguable Type D, as their prominent Cynic and Atheist influences mean that his basslines are very important to the overall sound.
* MelodicDeathMetal: Particularly in their later material.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 10 for their early material, soft 10/hard 9 for everything since ''Leading Vision''.
* NewSoundAlbum: Several:
** ''Process'' was significantly more technical than their earlier material and was stylistically quite similar to Necrophagist.
** ''Absolution'' dialed down the flashier elements of their sound in favor of more prog elements, along with occasional fusion, funk, and Latin elements.
* ThePeteBest: Several of their early secondary guitarists never did anything after Gorgasm/Gorod.
* ProgressiveMetal: ''A Perfect Absolution'', and it stands to reason that they'll continue on this path.
* PromotedFanboy: Alberny.
* SpecialGuest: [[Music/SpawnOfPossession Christian]] [[Music/{{Necrophagist}} Muenzner]] and Michael Keene (The Faceless) both contributed guest solos on ''A Perfect Absolution'', while Alberny is apparently contributing a guest solo of his own to the new Vale of Pnath full-length.
* TechnicalDeathMetal: Their first three albums, particularly on ''Process''.
