History & Biography Carnal Lust was born in 1998 and, after many line-up shuffles, released the Human Die demo in 2000. This was followed by the Prepare Your Soul demo of late 2001. The band's monicker was inspired by the Centinex song of the same name.
The death metal band signed to Diamond Productions and released its debut in early 2003. Drummer Jerome left the group in June of 2003, but not before promising to stay with the band until a replacement is found. In the meanwhile, Nico decided to solely concentrate on the vocals. Julien of Mogradem joined the band on bass, Sebastien of Mogradem joined the band on drums and Nico became the band's second guitarist which transformed the band from a trio to a quintet. A while later Nico and new bassist Julien left the band. The young band was left with only Ludo as its sole member left over from the debut's recording. It was announced in late 2003 that L. Chuck D is the name of the new singer of the band. The band also announced a new bassist called Death'met.
The group issued a demo called Dawn Of The Hatred in 2007 and joined the Thundering Records’ roster. The band’s Dawn Of The Hatred album was to be released in February of 2008.
Reviews CARNAL LUST - WHORE OF VIOLENCE - DIAMOND
As the title of the Frenchmen's first and only album so far demonstrates this Parisienne band is not about to waste time and sing about anything but the most brutal of the subject matters. The cover artwork immediately complements that notion. It is silly that the final product is so dark that not only the art's effect is diminished, but also half the lyrics and notes are rendered illegible. Still, and as mentioned, it is not for naught that this band hails from the world's capital of death metal. Carnal Lust is a fast and heavy band whose vocals are based on the style of Sylvain of Kataklysm and whose music sacrifices technicality for direct and simple speed riffing. It is an effective strategy. Although it can backfire in the long-run if the band has sacrificed memorability for accessibility. The drums contribute with a sound that is warm and heavy and which eschews the pots and pans one hears on many other albums. The guitars, of course one can guess by now, have a sharp sound that cuts like a knife. Carnal Lust hits hard and adds another name to the long list of the most extreme bands in the world which hail from France. - Ali "The Metallian"
Interviews Readers of the review section know that France has
been
mounting an impressive offensive in the death metal
category for
the last couple of years. One of the bands fitting that
description is Paris-based new-comer band Carnal Lust
who recently
released the Whore Of Violence album through the
fledgling Diamond Productions. The album is an
unrelenting slab of
death and destruction and so Ali "The Metallian"
summons guitarist Ludo for a telephone conversation. -
05.08.2003
METALLIAN: Ludo, Carnal Lust was formed in 1998. Can
you tell Metallian's readers about the band's history
and
happenings until now.
LUDO: I would love to... as you mentioned the band was
formed in 1998 with Jerome on drums, Nico on bass and
vocals and me on guitars. We spent a lot of time in
rehearsals looking for our style and in order to
complete our
compositions. This took more than two years.
In October, 2001 we recorded a demo, called Human Die,
which had a few rough edges. It went unnoticed by the
public
by and large. We then recorded a second demo, called
Prepares your Soul, which was very well received and
which
allowed us to give quite a number of concerts in
France
and across Europe. The line-up remained unchanged
until
June
2003 when Jerome decided that he wanted to stop the
adventure with us. After the blow we decided to look
for another
drummer as well as second guitarist and bass player
since Nico wanted to concentrate on singing.
METALLIAN: Is it correct to assume that there is a
story behind the name Carnal Lust? Given how many
bands
have
'carnal' in their names do you regret the choice?
LUDO: It is the title of a Centinex song. We love this
tune and consequently chose to keep it as our band's
name. I know
that there are many bands which have 'carnal' in their
band name, but I think the essential thing is the
songs
one
writes.
METALLIAN: How did the band's sound change and evolve
from the demos and on to the album?
LUDO: The first demo was recorded in a small studio
with a six-track recording machine. The sound was very
very
underground. For the second demo we chose a sound
engineer and a good studio in Miser Records. We had
listened to
an album which they had recorded and had liked the
sound which kicked! All in all, our sound keeps
getting
better.
METALLIAN: Can you talk about Diamond Productions?
They
are not exactly a well-known entity.
LUDO: As a result of our second demo we had several
offers from labels to do this album. We chose Diamond
Productions because the proprietor proposed a very
interesting deal to us regarding the promotion of the
album and the recording. Furthermore, we fit well with
him. He is a very nice person who takes care not to
act
like the head, works hard and takes the work to
heart.
METALLIAN: looking at the album, what were the band's
intentions with Whore Of Violence?
LUDO: Our intention was to simply kick everybody's
arse. We wanted to unleash real violence and
demonstrate how we
see violence. I think that we made a success of it.
Many different people and media-types who listened to
it were
surprised by the violence which rises from this album.
From the first notes, you are hit in the chest which
goes on to the
last note of the album (laughs).
METALLIAN: Can you expand on the album's title?
LUDO: The title of the album is connected to its
contents. Many fragments of the album talk about
things
like news items
which are taking place in this world like rape,
murder,
society, etc. The cover of the disc is by Deather who
also done
work for Gurkkhas, Receuil Morbid and Lividity. We
love
this cover. It's exactly what we wanted for the
album.
METALLIAN: Is the layout of the album the victim of a
less than stellar printer? It is dark and masks the
lyrics.
LUDO: Yes, it is a misprint error on behalf of the
printer. At first we wanted it dark, but not as much
as
that. When we
got the product it was too late to change
anything.
METALLIAN: The band's sound emphasizes straightforward
impact over technicality or time changes. Is this
something
that you set out to do consciously?
LUDO: Yes! We wanted a big big sound for this album.
We
left the technicality aside in order to emphasize the
power
and the brutality.
METALLIAN: Your biography also mentions how you have a
"French touch." To what does this refer?
LUDO: In fact, we decided to put this line into our
biography because many webzines wrote this after
listening to our second demo. I can only really guess
where they got that from. Maybe they attributed a
French sound to us simply because we are
French.
METALLIAN: The French scene is rather most
under-rated.
What is your take on the scene's low profile
internationally?
LUDO: In fact, we agree! The problem is that the
French
metal scene lacks a real infrastructure. It is a lack
of venues and can also be a lack of audience also. It
is a pity because many French groups deserve a better
status on the international scene.
METALLIAN: As a member of the scene it would be
interesting to know which French bands you
recommend.
LUDO: If people like to check out the latest and best
bands in France, they should check out Receuil Morbid,
Kronos, Depraved and Necroblaspheme. All these groups
are really excellent. There is also a Canadian band I
like called Martyr. My favourite band though is Slayer
unmistakably.
METALLIAN: Let us address another issue. what were the
challenges of playing death metal as a trio? Did these
challenges prompt you to recruit more members?
LUDO: Yes, we are henceforth five in the group and I
can assure you that it is better. We gave several
concerts with this
new line-up, notably with Yattering and Mess Age, and
the reactions were incredible. Everybody got into it.
We had a
good result when five recreated what three used to
play. It is really powerful.
METALLIAN: In the context of the new line-up, why did
Jerome decide to leave?
LUDO: Jerome decided to leave us for personal reasons.
He simply told us that that it annoyed him to travel
so
many
kilometers to go to give a concert. That was all there
was to that.
METALLIAN: Can you introduce the newer members
then?
LUDO: As I mentioned to you previously Nico wanted to
dedicate himself exclusively to singing. As a result,
we recruited
Julien who also plays in another group called
Mogradem.
Julien will also take care of the backing vocals as a
replacement
for Jerome and he has a whore of a voice! We have also
recruited Sebastien on the drums. He also comes from
Mogradem. Finally, Nico has joined the band as a
second
guitarist. He also plays in Repudiate.
METALLIAN: Ludo, thank you for your time. How about
giving Metallian's readers the latest scoop on all
things Carnal Lust?
LUDO: We are currently writing songs for our next
album. We are also looking for dates for concerts to
promote our album. At the moment I can't give you any
concrete information about the next album except that
it will be very bloody in every sense of the term
(laughs again). We just began the writing process for
it recently. All I would like to add is that stay
carnal until your death!
That may be a little different from what your parents
told you boys and girls, but given the band's musical
assault might be a good advice to consider. Whore Of
Violence is not to be found on every street corner,
but
may be procured from specialty establishments.
Indulge!
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