Extreme metal will take over this bastide in Gironde

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The bastide town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne (Gironde) is preparing to vibrate to the rhythm of extreme metal for the fifth year in a row. The “Seisach’Metal Night(s)”, now essential in the musical landscape of the South-West, returns with a 2024 edition which promises to be even more intense and diversified.

Big news this year: the event will expand over two daysfrom Friday October 18 at 6 p.m. to Sunday October 20, 2024 at 1:30 a.m., in the Simone-Veil room.

From Brittany and Charente

Sébastien, aka Seisachtheion, founder and co-organizer with Musiques en Bastide, sees his dream take shape. His project to “create a landmark in the South-West for fans of extreme metal” becomes an unavoidable reality year after year.

Metalheads crave concerts, and they don’t hesitate to travel a lot.

The growing success of the event is confirmed.

Sébastien explains: “Metalheads are hungry for concerts, and they don’t hesitate to travel a lot. Last year, a good third of festival-goers came from far away, Brittany, Basque Countryetc. Already for this edition, reservations have been recorded from Brittany and Charente.”

Programming

Friday October 18 :

• Doors open at 6 p.m., concerts start at 6:50 p.m.
• The Lyon group Celeste », appearing in the Top 10 French metal groups, will stop at Sauveterre before flying to the Japan and Spain
• Five hardcore metal groups are scheduled, including the Nantes group “ Stinks » and two promising local groups, « Vestige » et « Kibosh »

Saturday October 19 :

• Doors open at 2 p.m., concerts start at 3 p.m.
• « Kronos », legendary group of French death metalwill return to the South-West after 13 years of absence
• Eight other groups are on the bill, including locals like “ Droste ”, regional ones like “ Aodon », « Fail of Seraphs » et « Otargos »
• This will be the first show in the South West for “ Verdun » (Montpellier) et « Miasmas » (Chartres)
• Finally the Hispanic group “ Impurity » will present three new tracks from his future album planned for 2025

Additional activities for everyone

The festival also offers free events:

• A conference “Black metal at the crossroads” at the media library (Friday at 11 a.m. in the St-Romain room)
• A concert of “ Kesy » alias Jeff Grimal, painter and musician (Saturday at 2 p.m.)
• An opening party offered by the town hall (Saturday at 12:30 p.m., in the Olite room)
• A free concert open to all on Saturday
• A creators’ market on the sidelines of concerts. It will welcome 15 creative artisans offering jewelry, paintings, vials, etc. We will also meet a record store specializing in vinyls, a luthier, the painter and designer JP Tessari, as well as two booksellers: Laurent from “La Nuit des Rois” in La Réole and DBD from Bordeaux

An experience for everyone

The curious, non-festival-goers, will be able to enjoy the atmosphere, visit the stands and listen to the concerts without necessarily entering the room. Two fast-foodsone sweet and the other savory, will also be available.

“Seisachtheion” thanks the town hall and the cdc for their logistical support: “They are fully behind us, and without them, the project would not have been possible”.

For this history and geography professor, the event takes on its full meaning:

“Creating a meeting point for all metalheads rooted in the region makes sense. There is an inversion of the flow which is very interesting and which challenges me as a history-geography teacher: we will see people from everywhere traveling to listen to metal in rural areas! »

The Seisach’Metal Night(s) has now established itself as a major cultural event, combining extreme music and local dynamism, to the delight of metal lovers and the curious.

From Friday October 18 at 6 p.m. to Sunday October 20 at 1:30 a.m., at the Simone-Veil room in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. 2-day pass: €49 (online only). Friday pass: €25. Saturday pass: €35. Free – under 12 years old. Info and tickets: musiquesenbastide.fr

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