Line-up

Yann RUET Music, guitars, vocals, programming

Alexandre MANUSE Lyrics, guitars and backing vocals, production
Other bands: Caer Ibormeith

Sylvain GRENARD Bass guitar
Other bands: Agnosys

Illustrations by Lucian Stanculescu
Cover design by Justine Albisser and Quentin Baekelandt

 

The idea of a musical project including Alexandre and Yann appeared in 2001. A few months later, we recorded our first instrumental EP which was a cross between heavy and dark metal. Still unnamed, we kept on writing songs, increasingly inspired by black metal and classical music. Sylvain (bass) and Alexis (keyboards) joined us in late 2003. The band, with its new name, Repentance, played with an almost complete line-up during several months, but we stopped rehearsals because of the members’ unavailability. Nevertheless, three songs (including L’Encre et la Plume and Erythème) were ready to be recorded in June 2004. Technical problems at the last minute delayed the recording session, which finally took place a year later. During this period, Le Baptistère was written, and replaced an older song on La Rumeur des Chaînes’s track-listing. We also realised that we would always lack time for regular rehearsals and concerts, so the project became studio-based only, and we decided to abandon the name Repentance. The promotion of this EP became the main aim.

NB: La Rumeur des Chaînes is hosted by www.ink-and-feather.com and recorded by L’Encre et la Plume. However, L’Encre et la Plume must not be considered as a band name, since La Rumeur des Chaînes is an independent entity, with its own style and thematic. Its title is supposed to be sufficient. Each one of our upcoming studio projects will be treated this way, whatever their musical orientation. The idea is to ensure a total freedom and independence for our future creations.