A couple of months ago we published an interview with France’s Arkan, which was taken by Kilik2049. In reality Kilik2049 is called Simon and he is one of the two guitarists / vocalists in a beginning French band based out of Le Mans – yes, that’s where they do those 24-hour races. The band’s called Blind Tears and they do a grungy piece of Doom Metal. And of course we’re happy to return the favor and give them some air time.

They’ve got a collection of twelve songs out that they’ve titled First Tears. Catchy! It’s not all up to standards yet and the recording quality is poor, but it’s clear the band has some interesting ideas they’re working on. They’re mixing a very classic Metal feel with depressing darkness and doom elements. Sabbath and Iron Maiden are the most apparent influences and these then are mixed with fifty cans of bleach and fifty more of tar.

Especially the guitar solos aren’t what they should be yet and often go out of sync or key, but let’s cut them a break and appreciate the fact that all bands and musicians have set out this way. And that it’s hard work and perseverance that gets bands to a level where they’ll eventually be adored by billions of fans. Or not, after all it’s Metal and the number of fans more than sometimes doesn’t correlate to the quality of the music.

We’ve lined up a recording (poor quality but you can make our what’s played clearly) of a recent live performance and then all twelve First Tears.

Tags: dark, death, doom, French, heavy

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