Upcoming Release: TITAN
TITAN RETURN: WITH A DYSTOPIAN SONG IN THEIR POCKET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haqBBJMQYZc
Thirty-nine years after their first studio album, Titan aren’t just back: they’re still playing. Not as ghosts. Not as nostalgia acts. As a band that’s spent the last decade sharpening its claws in live shows, covers, and quiet evolution.
Lacrimæ Mundi isn’t a revival. It’s a reckoning. Eight tracks of heavy metal so dense it feels like walking through a storm made of steel. The riffing? Classic Accept meets Judas Priest with a dash of Helloween’s fire. But the lyrics? That’s where it gets interesting. “Apophénies,” “Technocrature,” “Le Gambit de Faust”: these aren’t just titles. They’re warnings. A French-language critique of our digital age, wrapped in old-school riffs and modern urgency.
The band’s history is legendary: formed in 1986 by ex-Killers members, split after one album and a cult live record (Popeye le Road), then resurrected in 2017 like a phoenix from a dusty vinyl crate. Since then, they’ve played Hellfest’s Mainstage, toured across France and Spain, and even re-recorded their legacy with Palingenesia (2021). Now, Peio Cachenaut on vocals (replacing Patrice Le Calvez) brings new life to the voice of a generation: his delivery raw, urgent, slightly unhinged.
The sound? Thick. Organic. Recorded by Paxkal Etxepare (yes, the same guy who did Palingenesia), not too polished, not too cold. You can hear the amps breathing. The drums punch like fists. And yes, there’s a bonus track, “G.I’S Héritage 2025”, written by the original lineup. A tribute? A time capsule? Let’s just say it sounds like a memory you didn’t know you had.
This isn’t retro for retro’s sake. It’s heavy metal with a conscience. Not preachy. Not boring. Just real. Like a concert in a ruined city, where the music is louder than the silence.
So if you were wondering whether Titan still matters, yes. And no, I don’t mean “still matter” like a museum piece. I mean they’re still alive. Still dangerous. Still writing songs about the end of the world… while making them fun to scream along to.
Lacrimæ Mundi drops October 31st via Adipocère Records. Vinyl, CD, digital: all good. Pre-orders already up on Bandcamp.
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