Misanthrope "Variation on Inductive Theories (Architecture Screenplans)"

Misanthrope is a French metal band, formed in 1988. The name of the band is taken from Molière's play Le Misanthrope, reflecting the band's very theatrical style and the influence of the French dramatist on their music and lyrics.

The band's genre is difficult to define, but could probably be best described as progressive/technical death metal, somewhere along the lines of Opeth or In Flames, with a wide array of tempo and style changes. The band also makes extensive use of keyboards, and features clean, though tormented, vocals alongside the traditional death grunt.

Variation on Inductive Theories (Architecture Screenplans) is their first full-length, released May 14th, 1993.

Tracklist:

1. Solstice of Poetries 00:31
2. Aquarium 05:37
3. Childhood Memories 05:58
4. La demiurge 07:13
5. My Black Soul 05:04   
6. Aeternitas 00:10  
7. The Grey Orchard 06:22
8. Atlas 06:13   
9. Monolith in Ruins 05:36   
10. And Also the Lotus 05:47  
11. Mourning Humanity 01:34  

Time:  50:05

All lyrics, melodies and structures by Philippe Courtois.

Arrangements by Misanthrope.

Design and artwork by Holy Records.

Recording information:

Recorded in April 1993 at Mélodie 14 tracks studio, Dreux, France.

Mastered by Contact Disc.

Jean-Baptiste Boitel, one of the band's previous guitar players, is currently a guest/session member on samples and programming.

Spiros Antoniou of Septicflesh recorded vocals for a special version of "At 666 Days" during a late nineties French tour with Misanthrope.

Additional discography:

- The Poser Genocide (rehearsal tape, 7/1989)

Compilation appearances:

- "Deus Puerilis" on Thy Will Be Done (Until Dawn, 1994, Tape)

- "Forever (Shattered) Failure" on As We Die For... Paradise Lost

- "In Silence" on Μεταλλικά Όργια (1990s, exact year unknown, cassette)

- "Le roman noir" (a French-sung version of "Schattengesang") on Brutale Génération (WMD, 1995)

- "Le roman noir" on Initiation Lard Compilation Vol 2 (1995)

- "Paradoxical Burial" on Appointment With Fear Vol. 1 (Cyber Music)

- "Le roman noir" on Hammer Holocaust II (Metal Hammer, 1996)

- "Rêve lézardé" on The Holy Bible (Holy Records, 1996)

- "Future Futile" on Metal Explosion Vol. 5 (Adipocere, 1997)

- "Doomed by the Living Dead" on "Mercyful Fate Tribute. (Listenable Records, July/Sep. 1997)

- "Hands of the Puppeters" on Warzone IV (Metal Invader, 1998, CD)

- "La druidesse du Gévaudan" on The Holy Bible 2 (Holy Records, 1998)

- "Misanthrope Necromancer" on Metal Explosion No. 11 (Metallian Editions, 1999)

- "L'extinction d'une étoile" on Holy-er Than Thou 2 (Holy Records, 2003)

- "Grand démonologue" on Holy-er Than Thou 2 (Holy Records, 2003)

- "Grand Daemonologue" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 56 (Hard N' Heavy, 2003)

- "Inspiration" on Holy-er Than Thou 4 (Holy Records, 2004)

- "At 666 Days..." on Holy-er Than Thou 4 (Holy Records, 2004)

- "Théologie du misanthrope" on Holy-er Than Thou 7 (Holy Records, 2005)

- "Le haras d'amazones" on Holy-er Than Thou 7 (Holy Records, 2005)

- "Théologie Du Misanthrope" on Metallian Sampler N°38 (Metallian Editions, 2005)

- "Le Haras D'Amazones" on Hard N' Heavy Blaster 81 (Hard N' Heavy, 2005)

- "The Stud Farm of Amazones" on Metalmania 2006 (Metal Mind Productions, 2006)

- "Le passager du hasard" on Holy-er Than Thou 11 (Holy Records, 2007)

- "Névrose" on Holy-er Than Thou 11 (Holy Records, 2007)

- "Live" & "The Daily Round" video on Metallian DVD N°1 (Metallian Editions, 2007)

- "Le passager du hasard" on French Metal: Dans la fosse aux lions (French Metal, 2008)

- "Lycaon (Omophagie communiante)" on French Metal: Dans la gueule du Loup (French Metal, 2013)

- "Aenigma Mystica" on Le Sampler RockHard 128 (Rock Hard, 2013)

- "Misanthrope Necromancer" on French Metal: L'anthologie du chaos (French Metal, 2015)

- "Désenchantée" on Trois décennies (International Mylène Farmer tribute) (GS Productions, 2016)

- "Noyade abyssale" on French Metal: La soif du savoir (French Metal, 2017)

- "La fabrique du fataliste" on MusikÖ_Eye Vol.3 (Musiko Eye, 2017)

- "Noyade Abyssale" on Le Sampler RockHard 181 (Rock Hard, 2017)