'Requiem De La Dépravation' presents the savage hellish high-speed power-guitar Psycho-Punkabilly of the maniac Killer Bananas... This is Banane Metalik!
1.Bananajuice 2.Zombie 3.Rock'n'shoot 4.Satan's bed 5.Marche macabre 6.État sauvage 7.Requiem de la dépravation 8.Psychopathe 9.Festin de sang 10.L'immaculée erection 11.Fils de Satan 12.Killer bananas
Banane Metalik
Banane Metalik were a French (Breton) Psychobilly band - probably the best. They were sort of the French 'Demented Are Go!'. I saw them live at one of the 'Big Rumble' weekenders and they were pretty classy. Some of them were dressed as angels, and while others wore monk's outfits. The music took a bit of getting into, but once 'got into', it was wonderful. It's a shame that Banane Metalik never got to make a proper 'videoclip', because I'm sure that it would have been sensational. The name is a sort of description of the band - a 'banane' being also the French slang for a quiff (Metallic quiff'), and Banane Métalik is also a French cartoon character. If you're looking for something truly different in the world of Psychobilly, it's right here. Vive les defoncés....
"I've had a couple of their tracks on some compilations and, until recently, I haven't been able to look past their incredibly stupid name. I decided that I liked the music and I could overlook their name and went on a quest for the CD. Well, I found it and, what can I say, THIS CD IS *UCKING GREAT!! I don't speak French (did I mention that about 95 per cent of it is in French?) but whatever they're saying sure sounds evil. These guys make Mad Sin, Demented Are Go, Klingonz and The Mad Mongols all seem like a bunch of girl scouts. What this CD has is some heavy clicking bass, some hard guitar that's very metallic (metalik? hmm..) some good drumming and a singer who has managed to take the French language and make it sound menacing. This whole album is good but some tracks that stand out are Satan's Bed, Psychopathe, Festin de Sang, and Killer Bananas. This stuff rocks. If you're into Mad Sin and Los Gatos Locos, get this CD and you will be pleased. I doubt that I could like it any better if it was in English. Check out the pictures in the booklet too, crazy stuff. This is what I call PSYCHO!" Matt Stout
En 1990, Ced au chant, Amine à la contrebasse, Hellvice à la guitare et Kriss de Nerf à la batterie fondent les BANANE METALIK. Pendant plus d'un an, les enregistrements maléfiques et les concerts sanguinaires se succèdent ; ce groupe injecte alors une forte dose d'hystérie collective dans l'univers du rock'n'roll. Ils enregistrent une première cassette quatre titres intitulés : 'Banane Métalik'. Cette cassette sortie à 500 exemplaires est épuisée en moins d'un mois. Fin 1991, les BANANE METALIK se séparent de Kriss de Nerf et Trashmen le remplace à la batterie. Le guitariste Docteur Bananium rejoint également le groupe pour de nombreux concerts en France et à l'étranger et pour l'enregistrement de : 'Sanglantes confessions'. En 1994, Hellvice est remplacé par Boris à la guitare : les tournées Françaises et étrangères s'enchaînent et le public toujours plus nombreux prend un malin plaisir à se déchaîner sur les accords enragés de ces cinq psychopathes. Après avoir écumer l'Europe avec férocité, les BANANE METALIK enregistrent leur premier véritable album intitulé : 'Requiem de la dépravation'. Seulement quelque mois après se sortie, ce disque doit être réédité et remporte un large succès en Europe et ailleurs (Etats-Unis, Japon...). www.bananemetalik.com
'Requiem De La Dépravation' presents the savage hellish high-speed power-guitar Psycho-Punkabilly of the maniac Killer Bananas... This is Banane Metalik!