L'Eau Rouge

Meh. Music had good stuff but the accents and the lyrics. Tom Waits-at-home but with omelette du fromage.

If Billy Idol were a dramatic performing Frenchman in a dark carnival, this would be it. While that may seem great, the novelty wears quickly.

As if Tom Waits went French industrial. Not gonna listen to this ever again and will likely forget about it. But some tunes sound like they could fit in a weird early 2000s PlayStation indie game.

Heavy menacing riffs, hard hitting industrial drums, growling guttural throat shredding vocals, some mathy proggy bits. The bits where it all comes together really rip, but there's a lot of it that doesn't that's kind of dull, not enough tension or dynamism, all the menace but without the threat - ruins the suspension of disbelief and it all becomes a bit rediculous and laughable (les enfants, lol). Favorites: Crier les Chiens

This is goood unknown music

A bit more enjoyable and less challenging than listening to Swans, who gave the song title which inspired this groups nsme.

Pas mal!

I don't speak French but I know when an album slaps. Great mix of instruments.

Usually I can appreciate some rough music. However, I found this album less successful

Not for me, but at least they had a good time (I think? I can't understand them)

If I wanted to make a point about how anyone will listen to anything as long as I named it art, this is what I’d make.

Nope. If I wanted to listen to Tom Waits, I would have, especially since Tom is not singing in French. Felt like I landed in a hardcore French circus act.

Fantastic! This is the kind of music I've been waiting for from the generator for far too long. A heavy metal Francophone Tom Waits? Yes please!

Interesting and different to me.

Ain’t no way

Not my jams

Voice is interesting but the overall sound is more cartoony and angry than appealing.

Negative Ghost Rider the pattern is full

some more BS. can’t believe this was added in 2005

I don’t think I can come up with anything funnier than Trés Reznor. I liked it, I’ve never been faced with French industrial music but I found it enjoyable for the most part. I could do with some more, like, everything in every song. Very cool bones, needs the meat. High 3/5.

Interesting. But not something I'm gonna listen to again. Some cool production instances, but it's a weird mashup of genres that I already don't really like. Also, what type of mumbo jumbo language is this fella singing in? Learn English. English ain't that hard!

Nine Inch Nails with French Tom Waits - honestly not the worst, but also something I don't ever think I'll gravitate towards. Mid 3/5, worth the listen, but I'll take Mr Reznor instead

Hey, remember that Suicide album I reviewed a while back? To me, this album is that style, taken to the dark, industrial place "Frankie Teardrop" showed, and perfected. Remember, this band's only got a singer, a drummer and a sampler/keyboardist, it's damn near all electric, and yet any time I felt like the bad was getting too close to retreading ground it switched up on me. Starts with a Jacques Brel pisstake, opens into these symphonic and almost "Cyberpunk" era Billy Idol industrial and then brings out the accordion. Incredible. I haven't even looked at how hard this album would be to get physically but I want it.

Not my thing

Yes, the danger must be growing For the rowers keep on rowing And they're certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing

Hello! It's French metal, of the most industrial variety. I'm instantly invested, because I'm still quite smug whenever I can put my rudimentary French skills to use. The first track, weighing in at eight minutes of unabated noise, is almost intolerable, but it does improve from there. I'm going to say that if I liked industrial metal, I'd think this was good. I don't, so I don't.

This is, regrettably, simply too French for me.

What the fuck

Écouter juste une piste…

I made it to track 4 bless me; i know bad music when i hear it shout out to Hesh. Alongside Kid Rock this is my next 1.

On the edge of being just noise. Managed to stand only 2 tracks

Korvia riipivä kokemus

Meh

French nightmare fuel - enjoyed lots

þetta er frekar skrýtið allt saman. iðnaðarskotið þungarokk með sömplum og söngvara sem syngur eins og raddlaus tom waits. en það einkennilegt að það fær aðra, 3,5.

Oh wow. I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m already thinking I’ll give this a 5, and I’m not even a full song in. Huh, guess that’s just the power of French over me. Wait never mind lmao. It got really hardcore and that’s really not for me if I’m honest here. What the fuck was I thinking lmao. 1 all the way (0 if that was allowed). It’s probably great for those who like this type of music, but I REALLY REALLY don’t. Whatever. To each their own, different strokes for different folks, etc. 1 all the way down/across the board.

A weird mix of musical theatre and thrash metal. It's a hard listen. Longue Route is one of the few highlights.

jako sam ugodno iznenađen! čak mi ni pederluk jezika (fr*ncuskoga) nije uspio pokvariti dojam. pjesma "šarlot" - vrh!

Dulllllllll

Very experimental. 3/5

Bizar album eerlijk gezegd, Zwitsers Franse industriële rock met orkest samples. Toch heeft het me wel gepakt op bepaalde momenten, de viezigheid en het oncomfortabele gevoel dat sommige nummers je geven is erg uniek en waardeer ik zeker. Ik denk dat dit nog hoger uit zou kunnen komen met meer tijd. Ook moet ik zeggen dat de latere bands deze stijl echt perfectioneren, waardoor het moeilijker is om dit album te waarderen voor wat het is

01) La fille de la mort - 3,0 02) Rue des Tempêtes - 4,0 03) L'eau rouge - 4,0 04) Charlotte - 5,0 05) Longue route - 5,0 06) Crier les chiens - 4,0 07) Ville nôtre - 3,0 08) Les enfants - 3,0 09) L'Amourir - 5,0 10) Pas Mal - 4,0 TOTAL: 4,00 (40/100) Current ranking: 523/536

Interesting start to the album. Kind of fizzled out and a bit annoying until the last two songs. Stand out songs - L'amourir and Pas Mal

I can't listen to this.

французский треш (или что это) как оказалось не увлекает меня

I gotta be honest and say I don't really know what to say about this one. Do I talk about how awful the singer's voice is and how he is trying to do death metal vocals over an accordion? Do I talk about the drummer who is playing way too fast for the other instruments in the lineup? Do I let anyone reading this know I can't speak French so it all sounded like gibberish to me, losing all semblance of how impactful the lyrics are? Do I talk about how unique and how unlike any other music it is and how even though I disliked it personally, I knew it made sense as a groundbreaker? All I know is that listening to this album was a bit of suffering but made me appreciate that I don't live in Germany.

Yeah this album's good and all but stop trying to touch me

a bit of a hard sell for me, even if I really enjoy the idea of this band and this music. it's an industrial rock album where all the guitars are played off of a sampling machine. but, more than that, it's also a surreal ambient record. with the throat-sung Swiss-French vocals layered on top of everything, the final result is a truly alien experience; it's not shocking to me that a band named after a Swans song would produce something so difficult to categorize. (seems like David Bowie was listening to this when he made 1.Outside, which totally scans.) ultimately, I find myself more enthralled by the sound of The Young Gods more than the songs they write. but, hey, these guys definitely have a sound, which is more than you can say for most bands! light 7/10.

I can appreciate the creativity and I’m sure it’s culturally significant but holy shit is this not for me. I can’t even imagine the type of person who would listen to this unironically but I’m sure they reek of cigarettes

Vocal is baaad

This is certainly something I listened to.

Noise is not for me.

some interesting ideas, and covered a lot of genres. Production on the drums led this to feel quite lackluster to me

Enjoyed this more than I expected considering I went into this blind, would probably listen again

I mean, at least this one isn't boring. It's probably not for me and i'm probably not gonna listen again but i certainly was not bored. Charlotte a stand out.

L'Eau Rouge is brooding industrial but I'm only catching half the story by not speaking French. I have a feeling I'd like it even more if I did, there's something compelling about The Young Gods.

La fille de la mort: since I don't speak French I have no idea what's being said, but the vocals are kinda loud and conflict with the instrumentals (in my opinion). this song feels like an orange. not really my style of music though so it's a little hard to enjoy it properly. when the drums come in with the added beat and change in style it sounds SO NICE. considering the whole song though this one wasn't for me. Rue des tempetes: short and sweet. funky sounding. L'eau rouge - like the electric guitar and stuff. fun to listen to and I enjoy this one much more. Charlotte - this one is strange. I again like the instrumentals but the vocals throw me off and ruin it for me :/ it sounds creepy. Longue route - the vocals match the instrumentals much more here which makes it WAYY better. the ending was annoying though so I skipped the song in the last few seconds. Crier les chains - last song I listened to. I was too discouraged to finish the album :/

Oh nice ! Swiss industrial rock ! too bad it wasn't really good. 4/10 (+1 for international language)

It wasn't bad, just nothing good about it.

I don't know what that was, but I made it through the album and caught myself nodding along and tapping my foot to the machine gun growling diabolical noise. Strangely, I hear the skeezy appeal. 2.5 very generously rounded up.

I understand the compositional intent. I do not enjoy the industrial rock sound.

Didn't mind it..too bad I don't understand French.

Let’s be honest, this would be twice as cool if it was in German instead. „Das rote Wasser“ I kinda liked it though. Maybe it was the novelty of it, and if I listened again I wouldn’t like it as much the second time

Not into industrial rock by an old swiss band

It was somewhat interesting

What a wild ride that was. Bumped from 2 to 3 stars just for how unique it was.

This was... interesting. I kind of enjoyed it but it was a little unhinged. I'm glad I listened to it, but it won't be making it into my library.

Somehow it feels like this album could only have been made from someone from two countries: Germany or France. We got the latter. While this was quite a different listen, I didn't enjoy it particularly much. The french growling and screaming definitely worked against me. There is just something inherently creepy with someone moaning in a low voice in french. There were definitely songs that were better than others. 'Pas Mal' almost had something, for example. There are definitely worse albums on this list in my opinion, but it still ends up being a 1.

Remember seeing this on the "Worst Rated albums" list so knew I was in for a ride. The first track was what I was expecting with an annoying circus organ loop. After that I thought it picked up a bit. Still it had annoying experimentation like moving the sound from left to right. But there are some good thrash metal riffs in there (Lounge route). I was also kind of a fan of the vocals, sounded like if Tom Waits was french and decided to be a metal singer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan but I think there are a lot of worse and blander music on this list. Weak 2.

Loved some parts of this, had some great ideas and concepts. But also a canny bit ‘meh’. Definitely got that NiN industrial vibe, and I preferred the less NiN’sy bits. Probably wont be back, but canny enough

French Laibach. Was nice to hear this sort of industrial music again but would have preferred Laibach. There were genuinely interesting parts but think the silliness of the whole thing overshadowed it.

Quite enjoyed that. Laibach-lite, with a lot more French. I preferred the more industrial tracks. Crier les chiens was my favourite track. Nice and noisy.

Had some cool sounding riffs at times, but largely didn't do much for me. Bit Leibach esque, which was nostalgic in a way! Shouldn't think I'll be back to this, but not sure I've heard much like it before in fairness

Really rough album to listen to. Some decent instrumental work and though largely discordant there are some decent moments. But this is one of the worst vocal performances I've ever heard, and really makes this album unappealing to listen to. Wouldn't hate an instrumental release for this album. Top tracks: Rue des tempêtes, Ville Notre

Puh. Wild ride. First song I sorta like the rest is a lil too funkeeey for me

theyve created a brand new human experience and when its not a brand new human experience it just reminds me of 2003 killing joke (i havent heard any killing joke from before then so idk how different it is) so far 1001 shows off some fun metal albums and i get to learn more about my own tastes

I enjoyed this overall. It's unique, I think, and that counts for an awful lot. I don't see me going back to listen to it, though, so it can't top 3 stars.

Stop showing me this shit please

It starts out like you're having a bad acid trip with a french carnival barker yelling at you and that's before the thrash metal kicks in. This album is kind of a mess and all over the place but I actually liked it and it was refreshingly unique. Extra star for how wild this was

Not great, but not terrible.

This really doesn’t deserve to be one of the lowest rated albums on here.

Remember seeing them on joolz and thought they had a lot of energy. Listening to this album it seems like 1 long track

I don't speak enough French to actually know what I just listened to so I'll just say bon chance figuring it out for for yourself.

Wanted to love it but its just not very good. I like some of the ideas but these songs dont finalize into anything great. Songs that take too long to go somewhere in a short album isnt a good combination

cool voice, decent experimental album

Wish I could rate 0, not music to me.

French, weird

Ooh sweet baby Jesus, in your little crib, don't do this to me

Terrible.

When I was a kid, I had this PlayStation game called “Sled Storm” which was a hyper-stylized snowmobile racing game. On of the races was this multi-level track that would wind through a demented, slightly surreal, nighttime circus world. Lots of misfiring pyrotechnics, evil clown obstacles, and some sort of race announcer yelling through speakers suspended around the track. This album reminds me of that experience. Much like I do for baroque pop, I locked the fuck in when the opening song started out with a demented circus style loop and a raspy, belty lead singer. Total personal bias, these things just always grab my attention. But I think if you’re willing to wait out the slow first half of the opening song, almost any listener will be super engaged with how the track transforms into a crazy, noisy collage. I think my highlight on here is “Longue Route” for how much is sells out with the loudness and noise, a couple cool airy sound effects, and a very good loop at the first half of the song. But honestly it’s hard to pick out one favorite, as this one of this albums best qualities is how well all of its pieces work together - songs different enough to stand out from the others, but all very cohesive in creating a very specific ambiance. I’d love to see what the production and recording process was like for this record. There’s such a unique mix of looped instrumentation and samples, almost all with some reverb or post-processing effects added to make it all sound like it came from the same centralized recording location. Lastly, this album leaves me wondering about a few things. Would I have enjoyed this as much as I do now if this were one of the first albums we had on this list, or if I listened to this at a much younger age? Maybe, but probably not as much. This does require some active listening ears. Did the language barrier help or hurt here? I don’t think it hurt, but I’m not sure it helped either. Am I giving out too many 4’s lately? Also maybe, probably. I don’t intend on listening to this record ever again, at least for leisure. But I really did get a lot out of this album. I have a tremendous amount of respect for this album, for using instrumentation we are all familiar with in a completely unique way. The Young Gods interpretation of how to make music, and their composition/production process, all deserves a 4/5.

Le suck

I hate french in rock music. I didn't enjoy this. Sorry, it's not that bad but I just hate french sometimes.

I HATE his voice lol.

Well I know it’s close but fellow 1001’s are going on about the French when I believe this lot are Swiss as in a thin sponge with jam on top and then rolled up. Very yummy, unlike the music produced here where it is recommended that the aforementioned confection is used as ear plugs. That would be a waste as it was in terms of my wasted time listening to this. 1/5 30/3/25

I am sure France has some good music there somewhere. But not in this list.

Another reason to hate the French

OK, so they're the French version of Rammstein. Gotta say this is pretty damn good metal for something from 1989. I never would have guessed they were contemporaries of Metallica if I hadn't seen the year. The weird stuff doesn't always work and I don't love the vocals (although I'm not sure why I find them inferior to the two bands mentioned above), but other than that this was pretty good. 4.2

I am not too sure about this one.

That was ridiculous

I didn't get this at all. French nu metal? I like weird music most of the time, but not this. I'll give two stars as they are enthusiastic about what they are doing, and it seems original to me.

No. Nope. Noooooope. No thanks. I'd like to believe that, had this been in English, I would've liked it better. I do not think that's true. This could've been in any language and I don't think I would've found much to redeem it. The genre isn't for me, the vocal style isn't for me, the weird shifts in genre and instrumentation from track-to-track are not for me. I wouldn't be surprised if there's something culturally specific to France here as well. I didn't need to hear this once, and certainly not before I die. One star. Please never again. Standout track: Rue des tempêtes

Half way through the first track on this album I was expecting to give it a 2, maybe a one. But somehow, throughout the rest of the record, I started enjoying it a lot more. Now, I think this is losing a point for me because I don't really have the time for repeat listens for better lyrical understanding, because I don't speak enough French. It was worth a listen, and worth an inclusion on this list. 3/5

from the deepest pits comes a dramatic and almost alien rock album, unlike anything i've heard before. mostly in french, this album is mechanical and almost villainous. pairing orchestral samples and drum machines with deep guitars and gravely, sinister voices, this album is an acquired taste. at first i was put off by the sound, but the more i listened the more i liked it. if you like nine inch nails, but you're a classy victorian lady, you'll enjoy this one a lot.

If Rammenstein were french

So many things to not like.

Truly awful

I'd like to think I could listen to an album in another language, but this was a hard no for me!

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2.1 2x first couple tracks much better than rest of album, catch up 3/18/25

It's interesting. Yeah. I am never going to listen to this ever again but I appreciate those that made this list for putting it on here

Not my cup of tea, but I can hear the influence of this on so many industrial bands who came after.

Don't care for the vocals, but I liked the rest after repeated listenings. The vocals just seemed too affected, a bit repetitive. I haven't translated the lyrics, so have no idea what they're singing about.

French metal

needs to be more focused!!!!!!!

French death metal.

Industrial music isn’t really my thing, but this is at least a bit interesting and varied throughout.

Billy Idol meets Def Leppard meets Leonard Cohen meets Jacques Brel with a little Rob Zombie thrown in. Didn't understand anything other than the words L'Eau Rouge. Surprise 4 star.

You know, I always get a little worried when I get an album that's in the bottom 20 on this website. I thought this was my first of the year, but apparently Sulk by the Associates is also bottom 20? Really? I mean, I didn't care for the album at all, but it's not worse than something like Haunted Dancehall! You know what else isn't worst than Haunted Dancehall and is also quite a bit better than Sulk? This album! I actually kind of liked this one. Industrial as a genre is one that's proven to be very hit or miss for me. Stuff like Throbbing Gristle and Einstürzende Neubauten just don't really make much sense to me, but I can vibe with something like Nine Inch Nails or Ministry from time to time. Fortunately for me, I'd say this album leans closer to the latter than the former. There are some things that I'm not huge on with this album, but nothing that I actively hated. The singing is kind of weird, but it fits the vibe, so I can't be too upset. The writing (that I had to translate from French to English) seems to be somewhat interesting. It's not super complex, but it's kind of weird in a way that's also quite fitting. The style is definitely the most interesting thing about this album to me. It's definitely industrial, but it also has some metal and even symphonic elements to it. The album's on the noisier side, but I can definitely still feel the musical core, which is good. L'eau Rouge isn't a masterpiece or anything, but it's definitely an album that I'd say I enjoyed for the most part. Also it's short, so that's nice. 3/5.

Swiss industrial metal/rock is not my thing. Not without merit or terrible but will never listen again. So a low 2.

L’Eau Rouge Swiss Industrial-Cabaret Synth-Rock. I suppose if Switzerland has no real culture of producing 20th century popular music it’s natural you’d end up with something as idiosyncratic as this. On one hand, this is bad. And on another hand it is also bad. But at the same time it’s interesting-bad, and there is somehow some degree of charm amongst the cabaret parts, the guitar samples and the pissed old French bloke in a tabac drinking red wine at 7am shouting axis. Like a Francophone Tom Waits, Tom Attend, if you will. It’s not my thing really, but I do get the sense that they are trying to make something different, or interesting, or at the least coming at this sort of thing from a different angle, rather than the performative ‘difficulty’ of a lot of metal, grunge and alternative music. Accordion and vocal style apart, I like the Bernard Hermann/Hitchcock string or brass arrangements, as on La Fille De La Mort, L’Eau Rouge and Les Enfants, which give it a slightly sinister melodrama, and some of the sampled and looped guitars serve their purpose well - more like they are designed to support the son’s intent, rather than designed to ‘go hard’ and impress teenage boys - as on Rue des Tempetes or Longue Route. And out of interest I listened to the CD bonus tracks, more of the same but I quite liked L’Amourir. I don’t think I’d listen again, which would put it at a 2. But to me it at least has an idea behind it and singularity that makes it a little more interesting than the majority of 2s, so I think I’ll just nudge it into a very low 3 🩸🩸🩸 Ville Notre

A curious mix of chanson musical, and industrial rock. Unfortunately they rarely combine the two. So they drop in 'La Filles De La Mort' (Death Fillets), and 'Charlotte' (French for Carol), which are both pretty much straight chansons, alongside the harder rock numbers. But overall, the heavier numbers started to really grow on me. I think its lack of pretension, alongside the interesting layering of sounds, driven by rock guitar spoke to me. Might also help I don't know what he's singing about, so the lyrics - which may be doom-laden bore-rock - are irrelevant. It currently shall reside at a strong three.

Pink Floyd meets Nine Inch Nails and tom waits is singing in french. Sounds like nightmares 2*

A little difficult to connect with but definetly some cool Reznor, Waits comparisons happening here.

Not sure if this doesn't hit because I only know about ten French words, or it's just mid. Like would I like Nine Inch Nails if I was not fluent in English?

This was one of the most interesting discoveries I made through this project. Idk what reason a Swiss person would have to sound this angry, but I support it. 7/10 Fave track: Longue route

Felt like French industrial metal meets NIN

This is good - if you like growly, out-of-tune French vocals over mediocre punk.

Some fine moments!!!

A cool sound. Love the vocals. But the tracks feel way too repetitive

I actually... love this? With experimental music, I feel like you often either love it or hate it. And this is right up my alley. It mostly consists of repetitive drums and samples and frantic vocals, but they're occasionally interrupted by amazing riffs and melodies. I think this album strikes a perfect balance between being atmospheric and exciting, and I actually enjoy this kind of approach a lot. It didn't overstayed its welcome and was never boring. The only song I didn't really like was Charlotte, but it's only 2 minutes. Definitely not the finest work of experimental rock I've heard but great nonetheless.

*some* of the music here is interesting, but man, those vocals are shit. couldn’t make it through more than a minute of each song, usually only like 10 seconds lol

Eh. Not for me. Angry metal but in French.

I am a pretty big Industrial fan but this was mostly a miss for me. A few redeeming moments but not many

Very cranky late ‘80s French-language big beat industrial! Fascinating? Certainly. Compelling? Largely. Enjoyable? Maybe wouldn’t go that far…

I have to agree with the Pink Floyd meets NIN comparison. It’s not terrible, but the way the guy sings doesn’t match the music.

Very interesting. Tbh kinda fucked w it but also was uncomfortable by it haha

Dave malloy ass music

Strange one this. Very industrial with metal vocals. Might need a repeat listen but while I enjoy some aspects of the sound, it takes some getting used to.

Very interesting. Favorite tracks: - Crier les chiens

Shit is minda interesting, feels very french. It's probably not the best way to put it, but feels circus-y at points. I like what they do musically and with the beats and time. I don't really care for the vocals. Maybe if I knew what was happening I'd enjoy it more, or maybe it's just be some French nonsense. It took me a few minutes to realize this wasn't a full band but samples and effects and synth and stuff, so props to them for that I guess. This one isn't really in my wheelhouse.

Hello? Itchy & Scratchy Land, open for business! Who are you to resist it, huh? Come on, my last paycheck bounced! My children need wine! I’m positive whoever did the accent for the Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land bit heard this record and parodied his guy’s voice. Man, the Swiss were into some weird shit in the late 80’s, huh? The harder songs are all right, but some of these tracks sound like creepy circus music.

Some of it is giving Tom Waits meets Nine Inch Nails on holiday in Paris. The orchestral industrial idea is interesting, but that's about as far as it goes for me. Wouldn't seek out- wouldn't want to replay.

1+ Stars (3/15)

Nah

I enjoyed parts of this album and the first song was great but overall it was annoying. I didn't enjoy the frenchman grunting in my ears for 40 minutes lol

Damn son. What a start to my day, this is sick. I definitely enjoyed this, this is Somme good industrial for sure.

Growly french industrial, with alot more metal than im used to for an industrial album.

Very French Parisian

This is why I signed up for the generator. I’d never heard of The Young Gods before and based on the reviews, I would never have sought this out (even the good ones didn’t make it sound like my cup of tea) but I really enjoyed it. Who knew I liked Swiss industrial rock with a dash of the theatrical? Not me.

A few good songs - Longue route is pretty sick. Otherwise a bit too modern for me

Opener was pretty interesting but the rest of the tracks are meh

The Real Young Gods - Len Houmous & Ken Chutney c1960. 4.2

I did not like this album.

Das zweite Album der Schweizer Band The Young Gods zeigt ihre Mischung aus Industrial, Rock und experimenteller Elektronik. Die Band nutzt Sampling-Techniken, um eine intensive und oft düstere Klanglandschaft zu erschaffen. Aufgenommen wurde das Album in den Artag-Studios in Zürich. Die französischen Texte von Sänger Franz Treichler verleihen den Songs eine markante Note. Besonders hervorzuheben sind „L’Amourir“ und „Rue des Tempêtes“, die die Dynamik und Vielschichtigkeit der Band gut widerspiegeln. Insgesamt ist L’Eau Rouge ein konsequentes Album, das die musikalische Richtung der Band weiterentwickelt und ihren Stil prägt.

I’m not a massive industrial fan if it isn’t NIN, so this was a bit of a slog.

Actually unbearable.

Not sure i get the appeal but I guess it was different at least

It was in French...

épouvantable!!

Very interesting, lots going on. Liked 2nd half more than 1st. Standout songs: Crier les chiens Les Enfants L'Amourir

Saw some of the reviews before I listened so went into this braced. I think they were quite accurate because I recall saying to my partner during the first song "Oh no, I've reached the Wonka tunnel". I actually think not understanding a word of french made this easier to listen to and made me focus almost entirely on the sound rather thsn content. I thought the sound was pretty good. Once past the first songs Wonka weirdness, it was a bit more typical industrial. Another review said the high production (I agree) could be seen as con in terms of industrial sound. Sometimes I thought so, others I didn't. I imagine entirely unintentionally, I found the gravelly French sort of humorous. Again, I think I'd have a quite different view of this if I understood the lyrics. I was really prepared to rate this low but it was just weird, which doesn't mean bad.

Well, it had to happen eventually over the course of trying to listen to 1,000+ albums. My first one star album. The Parisian mix of Moulin Rouge soundscapes mixed with baroque instrumentation doesn’t work for me. And I don’t think it’s an issue of not knowing the words; it’s a slog to get through from start to finish. The only song I think is interesting is the album closer “Pas Mal” and the more I think about it, I may like it just because it ends the listening pain.

Maybe I should give this the benefit of the doubt and assume the lyrics are genius. But I just didn't enjoy any of this album

My favorite part of the album was the fact that I understood what all the French song titles meant (thanks, Duolingo!). My least favorite part was literally everything else. It was messy and grungy, but not in an enjoyable way. The songs were stressful to listen to and aggressive, chaotic, and felt violent. Not something I enjoyed any of.

I actually liked the first song on this, it was very orchestral and a unique take on harder rock. I had higher hopes after that, but it kind of fell into more of a typical noisy industrial rock thing, which didn't do it as much for me. "Les enfants" at the end got back to it a bit, but most of this didn't really appeal to me very much (it definitely didn't help that it's not in English either). Favorite song: La fille de la morte Other: Crier les chiens, Les enfants 2/2/25

There really should be negative reviews.

This probably would’ve hit me a lot harder at the time, but we live in a world with machine girl so this is pretty tame by comparison and the songwriting isn’t that good to make up for it

On the 1,001 podcast, those guys loved this. To me, I was REALLY struggling by the fourth track (Charlotte). I'd say that this is just a very unsettling album and I really don't want to hear something like this again. It's REALLY not my style and I'm kind of surprised that it's anyone's style

This is #day177 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... among my wife’s favorite genres, industrial (and its offshoots like electro-industrial, industrial metal, etc.) takes center stage. I’ve come to appreciate this side of her musical taste—after all, how many men get a wife who loves this kind of music? I’m fine with some industrial too now and then—Neubauten, Skinny Puppy, and Coil (thanks to her). But, this... is a bit too left-field (?) for me. I find those growling vocals particularly oppressing. At the same time, I get why Trent Reznor cites this band as an influence. I'm giving it a 2 out of 5 anyway. Sorry, wife. Looking forward to #day178.

Á meðan ég hlustaði á þetta gat ég ekki hugsað annað en að þetta væri Rammstein ef þeir hefðu komið frá Frakklandi (þetta band kemur reyndar frá Sviss). Rammstein-iðnaðarrokk blandað við listaspíruklassík. Furðurlega skemmtilegt að hluta á en ég gæti ekki hlustað mikið á þessa og mun pottþétt gleyma þeim með tíð og tíma.

The scrawled slab of stone plunges into red water as the industrial minded Young Gods refine and improve upon the sample-based soundscape of their first record. Nearly every song on here can be considered a peak in the fusion of pure electronic and rock that isn't diluted by pretentious histrionics. May these young deities grow wise in age. Favorites: La fille de la mort, Rue des tempêtes, L' eau rouge, Longue route, Crier les chiens, Les infants, Pas Mal.

Would be great for a Cirque Du Soliel show set in an abandoned construction site

This was terrifying

I expected to hate it, but I didn’t. Guitar tone very cool. Standout track: - Rue de tempêtes

Drôle d’album avec tellement d’influences éclectiques. La voix nous rappelle, quand elle n’est pas trop heavy-méta, celle d’Alain Bashung. Il y a clairement du métal avec la grosse guitare à distorsion et le drum dans le tapis. Il y a aussi parfois des arrangements symphoniques avec violons. Je ne sais pas trop quoi penser de cet étrange objet.

A pretty strong start that mellows out quick in the middle and end. Not bad at all, but certainly inconsistent. 3/5

Good variety of musical styles

This was pretty annoying but it had its moments. No business being on this list though.

I feel like if I know French I would rate it more fairly but

Liked this more than I should have

De Schlagzüger isch vo "The Needles". Vo dänne hani na ä LP😂. Hilfe än Wäspi-Schwarm.. Die junge Götter händ glaub Pink Floyd gärn und d Charlotte de Zirkus. Die lang Route isch für Rocker bowt. Musig, produziert mit Freud am Chaos. Nüd würkli äs Album zum gmüetlich näbedbii lose. Wells Schwizer sind und definitiv öppis anders äs 3

haha da isch nöd sooo agnehm zum lose. haha. rue des tempêtes macht chli meh sinn aber joooooo ääääh. l'eau rouge no cooli samples und ich glaub das sött mich desorientiere. abeeeer. roli mosimann het sache gmacht mit ton jo. longue route findi etz au eher nervig mitem furzbass. fuck die erste schwizer und ich finds scheisse. jo schad. industrial isch afoch nöööööd miiis.

tönt na funny bis jz? STRINGS WS BAUT UF ES BAUT UF hahahaha ich lieeebs, nüt zum immer wieder lose aber gad als erfahrig findi la fille de la mort uuhuere geil rue des tempêtes soooo over the top, aber bin gad richtig ide stimmig (riese bass) charlotte chli "ruhiger" haha longue route eifach mrga metal ja er het keis engelsstimmli und au keini wo ich ständig wür welle freiwillig ghöre aber es passt gad also ih mim chopf isch de franz treichler en riiiese tubel mit dere dreckige stimm les enfamts findi jz recht arsch ABER ICH HANS ALBUM GRUNDSÄTZLICH RECHT FEST GLIEBT WNL ich wirds jz nümme hüfig lose gahn ich schwer devoo uus aber s isch unhinged, weird und aggressiv, also es 4i.

Interesting.

I try to find something to appreciate with every album, and I'm sure it's probably my cultural ignorance, but I have no idea why this made the list.

This album makes me realize I should check out more non-English music. There's a whole world of music I'm missing out on. Having said that, this album is okay. It doesn't fit my mood today, but maybe another day?

This was a roller coaster ride sometimes I felt like I was at Barnum and Bailey Circus and other times I felt like it was 80s Metallica. It was the language barrier… I wasn't a big fan.

I always like listening to music in French. This was not my cup of tea. A little ... I'm not sure if "pretentious" is the right word.

Painful

It was okay I guess. Not really a fan even though I like industrial metal.

Garbage, just listen to NIN. The vocals on this are genuinely insufferable and the instrumentals are just straight up uninteresting. There's so many projects that do this better, I'd happily never listen to this shit again personally

Considering their singing in French, this wasn't at all bad. I wasn't quite sure what it was about, but the lack of understanding didn't seem to be a deal breaker here. I'm going with 3 stars.

Nah this one wasn’t for me, could not wait for it to end. Genuinely one of the worst albums I’ve encountered so far.

pésimo

Not for me, mate

i listened to this shit while iw as hoem alone and i felt like i was dying

painful

I fucking hate industrial

Another album that I liked way more than the average. Solid French rock music. Although I admittedly only know a couple of bands who sing in French. 3.5/5

I struggled to get into a groove with this album. I can objectively hear the influence this will have had on those that cite them, but I couldn't quite get on with it.

Swiss factory carny polka techno horror. Kind of great, kind of appalling. Small doses were enough for me. Impossible to rate.

Unpleasant annoying noise and an awful voice = horrible music

Audacious and bold. Also ugly and punishing. I admire its qualities, but I do not enjoy them. Not a must-listen in my book.

Interesting. The singer, who sings in French, has a gravelly voice similar to Tom Waits.

Not my style

For the year this album came out (1989), I'm very impressed by the variety and the hard-hitting industrial sound of some songs like "Longue route." However, many of the other songs, such as the first song, have a cabaret style that I just really don't ever like. I do like the singer's voice, and I could see myself liking some of their music more, if it stuck to more of the KMFDM style industrial rock.

Listened to this at bedtime. Dreamt of murderous clowns.

In a nutshell: strange and unusual Please do yourselves a favour and find the lyrics, even if they are in French. It’s dark and adventurous. It’s industrial cabaret. Don’t take it too seriously. Just listen. Overall: 4/10

Not a fan at all

Experimental.

OK

I loved it, but would not listen again, despite its brilliance

Non, merci.

The vocalist sounds like the guy in Rammstein

wtf

Even though this is not my genre, kind of hard rock verging on metal, the Euro vibe made it refreshing and much of their songs diverted from this formula anyhow. I found this easy to listen to and even my Youtube matrix put on some more songs from them after the album played and I just kept listening. Yeah, this is cool.

That was a slog. French grunting over some relatively decent riffage, but nothing that really comes together as overly interesting. Nothing that I need to revisit anytime soon -- but at least it's better than Slint.

To me this sounds like an early prototype of Rammstein .... except French

French industrial rock? Kind of strange but I like it

Mixed bag of some brilliant and some bang average stuff. However considering this album was made in 1989 you can see how it's influenced other bands and sounds for years.

Pretty unique but I found it quite hard to listen to

Really intense and you don’t have to understand French.

It's interesting, not good but unexpected

Uff. I used to listen to Dark Wave a lot but this atonal monster with a tendancy to obnoxious singing style is ridiculous. Would love to vote zero stars.

This one creeped me out the most and I don’t even know what he was saying. The music is unsettling on its own but the vocal delivery makes me picture some leather clad Frenchman (I know he isn’t French but it’s what I see)with a mustache grumbling into the mic. Scared to see what they really look like.

This got increasingly unpleasant. I feel like the curator of this list is drawn to make singers with aggressively raspy, harsh voices -- or maybe I've just been unlucky and had several of these in a row this week.

Songs i know: 0 Songs i like:0 Jarring and grating music this, abrasive and offensive on my ears in some parts. Not a fan, won't be back here. They should strap people that torture animals to chairs and make them listen to this album on repeat. That being said it's still at least twice as good as Travis so it's scraping a low 2.

Sick this. Despite what some philistines in this group would have you believe, noise rock can be good (take notes Liars and Einstürzende Neubaten). The album reminds me somewhat of Swans earlier/darker stuff but has some rockier riffs that complement it well and give it a bit of groove. Longue Route sounds a bit like Butthole Surfers. So it’s a bit of a heady mix, but one which works for me. It can be quite intense but has some light and shade in there, so isn’t as unlistenable as some of the other records we’ve reviewed here (Prince). It’s gritty but also very French, which isn’t a juxtaposition you get a lot, but it’s one which works on this record. Best Tracks: Longue Route, Rue des Tempêtes

This is all a bit horrible. Kind of feel I'm trapped in a seedy European sex dungeon again. No Klaus, I don't want any GHB thanks. Don't touch me there Franz. Singer sounds like a xenophobic impression. Or a really mad episode of Tin Tin where everyone does indeed accept the GHB and loses their minds. Highlights: Longue Route was acceptable. When it ended. Lowlights: All of it. Grim. No vibes, no grooves. Felt like I needed a sit down shower after. But especially; Rue Des Tempetes - Road Rash music on a cursed Mega Drive Charlotte - I'm really worried for Charlotte whoever she is. Hope her parents find her remains. Terrible. Zero stars. You ok Koffi mate?

Was ok in parts. Overall not massively impressed

Kind of feels like I've just listened to Roxanne from Moulin Rouge eight times in a row.

wild listen! was very bouncy bouncy nightmare before christmas vibes

Well it's different!

First listen. Maybe not for everybody. Me included.

Difícil associar a língua francesa à essa psicodelia. Corajoso é a pessoa que faz esse tipo de intervenção artística. Seria um perfeito encaixe para várias trilhas sonoras.

Really did not enjoy this at all. The French really takes you out of it. It was almost comical, but very annoying. Did not want to listen all the way through.

Confusing album. Some of it was very, very French and in no way rock, let alone industrial rock. However, every second track was a banger of industrial rock. No idea what they were saying though.

The most listenable industrial album I've heard so far. I still don't like it very much, but it could be a lot worse.

Pretty cool stuff. I love the accordion and the fact that it doesn’t forsake traditional music. It’s loud, rough and ripping at times. Not a daily album, but certainly one to steal from when you need that quirky playlist track.

Oddly compelling. I've heard the band name in passing before, but never listened to them. It's weird, but I enjoyed it a lot.

what the actual France

Went into this with low expectations and was blown away. Starting off like a haunted cabaret, this quickly becomes a thumping industrial noise fest, with incredibly varied and powerful vocals. Drops off a bit towards the end, but the first two thirds or so is a blast

A dramatic flair Metal rhythms, punk inspired French high art in rock

Why do we have to hear this before we die? Some of the riffs were pretty awesome but the overall album was tres mal!

30 seconds in, I'll say that I'm intrigued. Who knows if I'll like it (so far it sounds a little like circus music), but it's going to be completely new to me, and that's fun and interesting. I've gotten so tired of cookie cutter 70s rock, so anything new and/or different is so refreshing. OK, on to the actual thoughts about the album: It's not great. I don't know who this is for, really. It kind of reminds me of industrial in parts, but there's also a whole lot of something that sounds like an accordion. The vocals are kind of shit. All the lyrics are in French, so maybe it's genius lyrically, but I don't speak French. Overall, it's kind of experimental rock. Not the worst I've heard, but nothing I'm clamoring to hear again. Look, I stand by everything I said in the first paragraph. Discovering music is fun and energizing, and it's really the whole reason I started this project. That said, they can't all be zingers! And that's OK! So 5 stars to the project for including something unique and original, and 2 stars to the album for being a bit shit.

No me esperaba para nada que sonara como sonó. Tiene una mezcla de sonidos y estilos agradable, ya que va cambiando y no se torna aburrido.

Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails with French cabaret and Les Miserables thrown in for good measure. Certainly interesting and different.

Interesting and not without its charm. May revisit.

Very French. Even the drums sound like they are straight out of Les Miserables. True, as it goes on it gets more pedestrian punk but therer is no denying what a euphoric start tyhis album sweeps in on.

I don’t mind it being French. I do mind it being shit.

Combining two things I hate: French & thrash metal

1. fille - 1 2. rue - 1 3. rouge - 0 4. charlotte - 0 5. longue - 0 6. chienz - 0 7. votre - 0 8. enfantz - 0 9. lamourir - 0 10. mal - 0

first listen very strange and forgettable

Maybe this is generous

Sensory overload the album

I've never heard of The Young Gods before, but based on these reviews, I have no idea what I'm in for. I guess there's no better way to tackle post-election dread than to jump right into this album. Well, this was certainly a unique experience. I didn’t care much for the calliope sound of the first track, and its eight-minute runtime certainly didn’t help it either, but after that, the album was much more enjoyable. Infusing hard rock with sampling created a dense and textured sound that I enjoyed. It was really easy to turn off my brain and get lost in the wild melodies of these songs. The drum machines were used really well, especially in conjunction with the guitars, like on “Ville Norte” and “Crier les chiens.” I’m a fan of a big sound, and The Young Gods delivered on that with this album. Outside of some cool arrangements though, this album didn’t offer me much. I was able to look up English translations of some of the lyrics, and I thought they were fine, but not particularly earth-shattering. I’m not really into industrial metal, but I don’t think it’s a reach to say that this album had a massive influence on the genre, and probably other branches of hard rock as well. This wasn’t completely my cup of tea, but it was worth my time to listen to this today, and I appreciate the unique experience.

Angry French with his angry buddies pounding on their synthesizers.

This got me really excited at first but there are way too many weak points throughout the album

Not my cup of tea. Instrumentals were solid but I couldn't get into the vocals. 'L'Amourir' was decent.

I'm sure they're saying something rebellious, but I sure as hell have no idea what it is. The riffs and vocals on this were good, but everything done on this album just feels underdeveloped.

This album does a really good job at creating a sense of unease. I wasn’t a big fan of how the album started. I think the second track onward is where it hits its stride. Unfortunately I don’t speak French so while I’m sure he was saying some deep things it mostly just sounded like the vocalist was trying to poop. Best songs were Rue Des Tempetes, Longue Route, and Les Enfants.

New to me and really good

Hot French, techno, metal garbage....

I did not have french metal on my bingo card for this series, but there it is. And quite experimental, too, from the sound of it.

This is quite a confronting sound in place, being industrial and all. Still, didn't mind it. High twos.

Swiss industrial rock, sung in french. It sounds like if Tom Waits was French and got really into Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein. Quite interesting if nothing else, and not nearly as bad as I was expecting. I actually didn't mind it. Favourite songs: Longue Route, Pas Mal, Ville Notre, Rue Des Tempetes, L'Eau Rouge Least favourite songs: Les Enfants 3/5

I thoroughly enjoyed this album! Great tunes, and I loved the lead singers voice.

Gotta love how it takes about halfway through the first song before this album tells you just how industrial it's going to be. This album fucking ROCKS! Sounds like a parody, but is played so straight it still sounds menacing. Love the mix of the strings and horns with the super industrial sound, and that absolutely GUTTERAL voice is the cherry on top. I'll throw this one in the "never would have found on my own" 5 star collection

Felt like a lot of the tracks were pretty grating. Too avant garde plus his voice made me want to smash my head into a table. Rest of it was aight. I feel like I liked the idea more than how it was arranged. Fav Songs: Rue des tempetes, Crier les chiens

The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial band that makes extensive use of samples in their work. They make edgy, angry, driven music, featuring the screaming/singing of Franz Treichler. L'Eau Rouge, their second album, is regarded as their best work. Much of this album is a rage-filled version of heavy metal. There are some bright spots, like the Tom Waits-ish "Charlotte," or the melodic opening track, "La fille de la Mort," which has a vaudeville feel to it, but these are unusual songs for the band. The majority of the songs are angry, and not particularly inspired.

I don’t speak French so I’ll assume what they’re saying is profound

I mean it's certainly a thing. Not My thing of course, but A thing

Aside from some cool drum sounds and effects, this album really fell flat for me. I just don’t care for this guy’s voice or the industrial metal sound.

Take music away from the French!

Malaise absolu

This went way harder than I expected it too. Rare win for the French language.

Listening to this has me saying sacré bleu like Blacque Jacque Shellacque. And sometimes I'll throw in an omelette au fromage for emphasis. A little industrial goes a long way for me but this is enjoyable with just enough quirk.

I'm not real sure what to think about this, but I kind of enjoyed it in a way that I did not expect.

Meh

This is one of those albums I just cannot get behind. Im sure it has its reasons for being on this list but wow I could not wait for it to be over. I thought that it was already a little much in the French language but then the style sent it over the edge. I definitely was not a fan.

Ministry kidnaps an evil and angry Leonard Cohen then force feeds him heavy laxatives, and puts him on the toilet at center stage with a microphone while simultaneously a French orchestra is playing alongside trying to keep up with the industrial and fecal onslaught. I will say - it's different. Awarding a point for serious effort but honestly: holy shit. 3/10 2 stars

Not for me

Si Derek se partait un band, ça sonnerait comme ça

Unique and cool sound.

Ugh 1/5

Nyt oli taas oikeesti mielenkiintoinen levy. Aika kokeellista ranskalaista rokkia, mutta ei ärsyttävällä tavalla. Laulaja ranskan Pate Mustajärvi ja vittuakaan en ymmärtänyt. Parhaat: La fille de la mort, Charlotte, Longue route

Opener La fille de la mort is a multipart bad-trip. Opens with a carnival sounding instrumental that grows increasingly demented through the midsection, before turning to something that resembles a normal/bright structure around 6 minutes. Then the night terrors creep in again in the form of horror movie strings and thumping percussion. All the while punctuated by a deep French throat singing. I'm both unnerved and impressed. Rue des tempetes is built around an absolutely wild sounding guitar loop. Has no right being as much fun as it is. Charlotte is a weird Parisian street song that feels like it could have come from a demented Lady and the Tramp -- honestly pretty solid though. Longue route is like if hitler youth, Megadeth, and Rick Rubin had a love child. And as bad as that may sound the result is actually pretty interesting. Out of the gate I was scared, but this was a surprisingly fun ride. Not something I want to listen to all the time, but this had a TON more depth than I was anticipated from the Megadeth-esq vocals. production was solid, as was the use of looping and sampling throughout. I suspect most won't care for this one because it is off kilter, but for me it is a soft 4.

Was not expecting this French to sound so German. Not the worst thing I have ever heard, but I would not say I enjoyed it.

Some crazy industrial rock with a screaming Frenchman singing, what's not to like about that? This album had some really cool metal aspects to it with some random strings thrown in which I really enjoyed. Makes sense that one of the genres is listed as Symphonic Metal. This was surprisingly awesome especially once the singers crazy voice started to grow on me. The uniqueness of this album really pushed it up. Don't think I would ever listen to this again but for 1 playthrough it was quite a ride.

This first song sounds like Lumière from Beauty and the Beast on acid. This middle section is fucking scary in the best way. Some of these songs are bangers. They remind me a little bit of the music in XXX with Vin Diesel. Not really my jam was found myself headbanging to whatever language they were at times. Think it's one of those right album at the right time.

An interesting combination of styles and instruments here, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if I spoke French. The prevailing heavy metal vibe is not overly unique.

2.5/10

Lord knows I ain’t got no clue what they’re saying, but hell if it don’t go hard as fuck. Not completely impressed, though. 3/5

not for me

French ramstein

I genuinely hated this.

Merde

C’est vraiment terrible. Je le donne un plus etoile parce que j’essaye appendre francais et le m’aider un peu

Weird romantic euro death metal. I love the French, but they shouldn’t try to emulate the worst parts of other country’s music. The French suck at rock, but that’s ok. They’re great at other stuff. Pastries. Strong coffee. Hedgerows. Protesting.

How do you say weird sh-t in French? Unlike a lot of weird music this has some musical merit and is interesting at times, but I really don't think I'll *ever* listen to this again. The vocals are quite off-putting. Highlights: "Rue des tempetes" (the strings and percussion are cool. The vocals are a bit disturbing. I never knew French could be that gutteral.), "Crier les chiens" (tense soundscape), Notable: "La fille de la mort" (starts like a traditional French chanson, but then gets kinda like Rammstein but French...), "Charlotte" (has an oompah thing going that's creepy when paired with the gutteral vocals), "Pas Mal" (music says post-punk fuzziness, but, again, those vocals...yeesh!)