La Sale Famine De Valfunde (Famine to his friends) is a fucking weirdo. He loves black metal, but hates the black metal scene. The sole point of Peste Noire is to extol the virtues of France, but only medieval France. He hates the internet, but somehow expects the world to listen to his music. He hates you for reading this and he hates me for writing it. He hates because he can. His first album, 2006’s La Sanie des siecles – Panegyrique de la dégénérescence was a fantastic, if relatively straightforward, black metal album that sounded like a big-budget Les Legions Noires. Ever since then, he’s been distancing himself from that sound, letting his music evolve to incorporate different influences, while still retaining BM roots, a knack for experimentation, a ham-fisted dollop of French nationalism, and that god-awful voice of his (think black metal shriek with a mouth full of escargot). Now, with L’Ordure a l’état Pur, he’s gotten even weirder. He’s abandoned all lo-fi aspects, allowed room for more female vocals, and thrown in even more bizarre passages (accordion, electronica, etc.) including more than a few lighter-waving, fist-pumping (totally un-metal, semi-radio rock) breakdowns. The first song sounds like black metal ska polka, the second is industrial math rock black metal disco... This is black metal in the loosest sense of the term. Peste Noire has always been a little too self-serious, self-righteous to a disconcerting extent. Now, he sounds like he’s finally in on the joke, letting his guard down and showing his playful side (though there is a very good chance this album is just another strange manifestation of his über-seriousness). Totally un-kvlt, but still totally rad! Viva la Peste!
Download: Peste Noire - L'Ordure a l'état Pur
-Aaron
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