When Stephane Buriez, father of French
death metal, said to me “We are going to change the history of
metal in France” I had reason to be skeptical. France is far and
away western Europe's least metal country. Oftentimes our nation gets
passed over entirely for tours and there are few truly huge
international bands to come from our shores. While we do have our
native classics like L'esprit Du Clan, Trust, or even Buriez's own
Loudblast most French bands have difficulty becoming truly well known
even within the country. Une Dose 2 Metal seeks to remedy that for
good. Frances only dedicated heavy metal television program Enorme TV
definitely took a risk in making this metal dream a reality. Yet it
seems that the risk will indeed pay off and change French metal
history for good.
Every week Stephane Buriez invites a
new French metal band onto Une Dose 2 Metal to interview them, listen
to some music, and then see them play live. This formula doesn't get
old and allows some awesome bands to get their name out their. I
particularly liked the episode with The Sticky Boys, one of my
favorite French vest metal bands. Hanging out at their studio it was
refreshing to see that the interviews are shot entirely live with few
pauses. As a host Buriez is charismatic and intelligent. His
questions are interesting and relevant and make the audience want to
keep watching. He is the beating heart at the center of the program
and ensures that Une Dose 2 Metal is always interesting.
As I was walking around the set and
talking to people I started to sense a sort of electricity in the
air. The people on set, producers and band members alike seemed to
have a sort of energy to them. Their passion was being brought onto
television, heavy metal finally has a mainstream media outlet in
France! And not just any heavy metal, truly brutal bands are going on
this show! Trepalium is the definition of a brutal tech death band
and they have an episode of their very own. L'esprit du Clan is
another act that is exceedingly heavy yet still had an entire episode
dedicated to them. Une Dose 2 Metal is a beacon of hope for
metalheads across France it shows that our one trve and unholy love
is ready to propagate to the masses!
Does this mean that soon France will
become like Finland where Ensiferum tracks regularly chart in their
top 10? Probably not. But does it mean that metal will see more
acceptance and France and will it usher in a new era of bands
concerts and festivals? Most definitely yes! Buriez was completely
right when he said that this show could change France's metal
history. Dedicated to both revealing the minds of the old masters and
uncovering new acts Une Dose 2 Metal is a metalheads TV show that is
loud, proud and ready to rock! Quite possibly the single greatest
media force on the entire French metal scene I can not wait to see
what they bring forward in the future.
Find out more on their facebook page!
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