WAKING THE SLEEPING BEAR – New EP “Desperate times call for desperate measures – Part 1”!

Avec « Grands maux, grands remèdes – Partie 1 », 

Waking The Sleeping Bear has reached a new level and established itself as a new voice in modern French-language metal. 

Heirs to the unifying power of Mass Hysteria, the urban energy of Landmvrks, and the pen of Sidilarsen, the quartet now fully embraces its own identity: hybrid and powerful, at the crossroads between unapologetic 90s nu-metal inspirations and songwriting coupled with resolutely modern production.

This chapter, mixed by Fred Duquesne (Mass Hysteria, Ultra Vomit…) and mastered by Thibault Chaumont (Shaârghot, Birds in Row, Igorrr), heralds the beginning of a new era for the combo, which deploys a particularly wide sound palette here: crushing riffs, rap phrasing, synthetic layers… even brass instruments make an appearance!  

The seven tracks skillfully oscillate between breathing space and tension, violence and melody, while always keeping the groove and power in their sights. Sung entirely in French, this new opus, like its predecessors, gives pride of place to the lyrics. With a sure sense of phrasing, the EP deploys, in both form and content, concerns and anger that are strikingly topical and urgent.

“Grands maux, grands remèdes – Partie 1” is not just a musical and stylistic exercise, it is also a manifesto. Loss of bearings, media and political excesses, digital alienation, the need for collective awareness in the face of fake news and fascism… These are just some of the topics that drive the project through a wide range of tones and registers. With this project, WTSB proves that it is possible to combine rage with lucidity and brutality with emotion, while remaining at the service of inventive and innovative musicality.