Loudblast is a thrash/death metal band that pioneered the genres in France,… Read Full Bio ↴Loudblast is a thrash/death metal band that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s, beside contemporaries Massacra.

The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille, France. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor. Their eight albums, on the record labels Semetary/FNAC and Metal13 were influenced by American thrash metal standards, but evolved quickly to include influences from the American death metal scene and eventually changed their style to a groove oriented melodic death metal style. Citing influences such as Slayer, Morbid Angel, Possessed, Death, Venom, Celtic Frost, Destruction, Kreator, Sodom and all Thrash-Death Metal bands from the old school... throughout the years.

The band announced that they were splitting in 1999, but after a support concert to Chuck Schuldiner's Death in 2002, the band reformed with Agressor's leader Alex on guitars. In 2004 the released "Planet Pandemonium" and are still active.

In november 2009, Stéphane and Hervé announced that Alex Lenormand (Locust) and Drakhian (Fornication, Black Dementia, Griffar) joined them respectively on bass and guitar.

Discography:

"Behind the Dark Mist" Demo, 1985
"Ultimate Violence" Demo, 1986
"Licensed To Thrash" Split with Agressor, 1987
"Loudblast" Demo, 1987
"Bazooka Rehearsal" Demo, 1988
"Promo 89" Demo, 1989
"Sensorial Treatment" Full-length, 1989
"Disincarnate" Full-length, 1991
"Cross the Threshold" EP, 1993
"Sublime Dementia" Full-length, 1993
"The Time Keeper" Live album, 1995
"Submission Tour '98" Live album, 1998
"Fragments" Full-length, 1998
"A Taste of Death" Compilation, 1999
"Planet Pandemonium" Full-length, 2004
"Loud, Live And Heavy" Live album & DVD, 2009

Stéphane Buriez (vocals, guitars) and Hervé Coquerel (drums) released a album under the name Clearcut.
In 2001, Coquerel joined the hardcore/metal band Black Bomb A.

Infinite Pleasures
Loudblast Lyrics

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Back from the infinite past
What's the real climax, now I know
Pleasure and pain being integral part
In my indescribable travel

Through mourning cries laughin' and lust
Fire lands of desolation
I must do penance

Through ages I'll wander

Infinite pleasures
Infinite pleasures

Master of senses' disciple
Initialed to something
Which became vital for me
I must break the pact I passed
Before I'm nothing

Through mourning cries laughin' and lust
Fire lands of desolation
I must do penance
Through ages I'll wander

Infinite pleasures
Infinite pleasures

No way to escape their wrath
I lost my human form
An entity now I am
I had to reborn
To convey their secret
I'm searching for trie vital fluid which could reanimate me

My tortured body is bleeding from pleasure
Time will arrive

When I pass on the keys of senses
I'm waiting for that time to come

Overall Meaning

The song "Infinite Pleasures" by Loudblast is a vivid depiction of a journey through time and experience. The opening lines suggest that the singer has returned from a distant past, perhaps having lived through multiple lives, to understand the true nature of pleasure and pain. The lyrics imply that both pleasure and pain are integral to life's journey, and the singer has experienced both as they have traveled through various stages.

As the song progresses, the singer describes the different sights and sensations they have encountered: mourning cries, laughter, lust, and desolation. The singer is on a personal quest to understand the mysteries of life and must do penance for their past mistakes. Through their journey, they seem to have gained a deep understanding of the human senses – an initiation that has become vital to them. The singer talks of breaking a pact that they had passed before they become nothing, suggesting that something they once held dear has no relevance to them anymore.

The singer is now an entity that has lost their human form and is searching for a vital fluid that could reanimate them. Even though their body is tortured, they still want to experience the infinite pleasures that life has to offer. The song closes with the singer waiting for the time when they can pass on the keys of senses, implying that enlightenment can be achieved through experiencing the pleasures of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Back from the infinite past
I have returned from a time long gone

What's the real climax, now I know
I have discovered the true climax

Pleasure and pain being integral part
Pleasure and pain are inseparable

In my indescribable travel
During my journey that cannot be described

Through mourning cries laughin' and lust
Through expressions of sorrow, laughter, and sexual desire

Fire lands of desolation
Barren, fiery territories

I must do penance
I must make amends for my wrongdoings

Through ages I'll wander
I will roam through time

Infinite pleasures
Endless delights

Master of senses' disciple
I am a student of the master of the senses

Initialed to something
I have been initiated into something