Contre-courant

Contre-courant

Track Listings

1. Ennemis publics N1

2. Morituri te salutant

3. Ici ou ailleurs

4. Fatalit

5. Assez

6. Ethylitiquement votre

7. Contre-courant

8. Anonyme loque

9. Rsistance

10. Accus

11. Excution

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
1984: Formation of this group from Bayonne in February. From April, KILLERS achieves, for its first appearance on scene, the Rock springboard of Bayonne. This victory allows them to record a first model in studio. The group is then composed by Patrice LE CALVEZ (song), Michel CAMIADE (drums), Didier DEBOFFE (solo guitar & choruses), Bruno DOLHEGUY (rhythmical guitar & choruses) and Pierre PAUL (bass & choruses). During the autumn, the group contact a record company (Madrigal) and decides to exit its first album. KILLERS goes in studio during the winter.

1985: Exit of the KILLERS' first album in February. it titles "...Fils de la haine" and contains 10 pieces. Immediately the public catches onto the KILLERS' music and this album is sold at more of 8000 copies. While they are at it, KILLERS plays concerts in all France territory with notably a first part of TELEPHONE, gigs with VULCAIN and ADX and a participation that attracted considerable attention to "France Festival" of Choisy le Roi. The group is then contacted by a new record company (Sydney Productions) that commits in the preparation of the second album of KILLERS. Laurent THIBAULT, sound engineer of the famous studio of the Chateau d'Hrouville (Bowie, Higelin, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Patty Smith, Trust, MSG, Rainbow, etc...) is loaded of recording.

1986: Exit of "Danger de vie" in May on Sydney Productions. Eight varied titles that impose a style KILLERS with words in French, whose words contribute to a certain emotion that will be moreover unanimously recognized by the public and the critic.

1987: After a complete change of line-up, Bruno continues with Philippe BORDA (drums), Miguel CARON (bass), Franois MERLE (guitar, future MANIGANCE) and Serge PUJOS (song) while the four other original members forms TITAN. KILLERS leaves immediately its third album to the explicit title "Mise aux poings." The eight pieces of this album are always recorded by Laurent THIBAULT during winter 1986/ 1987 and the new band appears immediately to the height of hopes of the always faithful KILLERS' public. The Label Dream Records and a distribution CBS come to sit the new pretensions of KILLERS that asserts to the thread of concerts a devastating energy and without concession.

1988: After a debut of year essentially devoted to the scene and a new change of bass player, Ren CHAVIN replacing Miguel, KILLERS return in studio in July for the recording of its fourth album. The quality of the new compositions seduces again Sydney Productions that decides to associate him to this new missive "Resistances."

1989: Exit of "Resistances" in debut of year. Nine KILLERS' titles that confirm an indisputable musical maturity. Concerts resume up to the end of the year, so the singer decides to put a term to its musical activities.

1990: After various non conclusive experiences to replace its singer, KILLERS chooses to put to profit this year to devote to new composition's elaboration. Bruno DOLHEGUY, until now guitarist and lyricist, pass to song and the way of KILLERS be precise. Pascal SORIA replaces it to the guitar and the rhythmical section is also renewed by the arrival of David PEPIOT (bass) and Patrick SORIA (drums).

1991: KILLERS return in studio for the recording of its fifth album. The fidelity to Sydney Productions is renewed. "Cits interdites" comprises 10 pieces whose a surprising resumption of "L'aigle noir" of BARBARA, which after listening, gives its whole approval and sends its encouragements to the group. Meadow-orders of 3000 copies come to confirm that the public of KILLERS is composed believers that know to appreciate an energetic Hard Rock and nevertheless melodic.

1992: "Cits interdites" official exit is in debut of year. Eulogistic welcome of all chronicle them that salute the outcome this fifth album. Resumption of concerts with notably a first part of Joan JETT in Toulouse.

1993: Year exclusively devoted to the realization of concerts in all France territory. Secure in the strength of its experience acquired after 5 albums and more of 200 concerts, the debut small groups has reached the maturity of these that, out of modes, remain sincere and fanatics. KILLERS is asserted since all this time as a group that has refused all compromises to impose its style and its identity.

1994: Concert interruption during the year so as to devote fully to the preparation of the sixth album. Alain GARCES rejoins the group to the bass and Fabrice ARNOUTS shoulders Bruno in replacement of Franois and Pascal to guitars. KILLERS makes recording equipment acquisition in the constant concerns from to benefit of a complete autonomy facing the artistic realization of albums to come. The experience gives detachment and KILLERS put on the future in flap eleven new compositions.

1995: By dint of courage and tenacity, KILLERS celebrates in 1995 its ten years of record existence with the exit in March of "Contre courant." A title very revealing of the KILLERS' spirit that researches before all to be made pleasure even if, in order that, it is necessary it to happen the "Media God" blessing. KILLERS is proud to have always been interdependent these that fight to defend their convictions and to make cost their ideas. KILLERS tells clearly in relevant and savory texts, never a thousand years of alarmingly weaknesses that the majors tries to make us pass for monuments of objection. The KILLERS' music isn't as much enclose in a ghetto. It wants also to be made hear these that, in styles a priori different, have nevertheless in common the same concern of authenticity and refusal of all compromising.

1996: Ronan JACQUES arrives and imposes its guitar (in replacement of Fabrice) on the recording of a live album that will exit November end. "Ennemis en public" presents 15 titles whose a resumption of AC/ DC in Basque. Summer is put to profit to prepare the new piece composition that will form the frame the eighth KILLERS' album whose exit is announced for autumn 1997. Year ends with a concert to Pau with Bernard ALLISON and Louis BERTIGNAC. A signature with the Label BRENNUS comes to confirm the success of a well filled year.

1997: End 1996 and current 1997, the six first albums of KILLERS are republished on CD on the Label BRENNUS. The group shares this year 1997 between the realization of concerts and the recording of its eighth album "Fort interieur" that will exit in May 1998.

1998: KILLERS is back and is even mightier than ever! Their 8th album "Fort interieur" is the living proof of it and it delivers the same Speed Metal with its mountain's taste. After the release of "Ennemis en public," a live recording consisting of 15 tunes, the band wanted to do even better with their new studio album. Bruno's group has recorded 16 tracks with one of the finest French Speed Metal and which brings joy and astonishment to the listeners of this 74 minutes album. Once again they play a very energic and speed-driving Metal-oriented music which break all the pre-conceived rules and all the different old musical fashions. KILLERS has gained his full maturity and provides us with their most magnificent album since their beginning...

Summer 1998, new line-up : Bruno DOLHEGUY (vocals/guitars), Nicko ANDRIEU (drums), Patrick OLIVER (bass) et Thierry ANDRIEU (guitars)...

1999: New album titled "109" (in French '109' is pronounced "sang sneuf") and if you want translate "sang neuf" you must say "new blood"...!

The same year, KILLERS is the first French band to play at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.

Band Members: Bruno DOLHEGUY (vocals & guitar)
Alain GARCES (bass)
Fabrice ARNOUTS (guitar
) Patrick SORIA (drums)

Product Description
"Contre courant" is the 6th album, (played by a new line-up) from one of the oldest French Metal bands.

Tracks:

Ennemis Publics N 1
Morituri Te Salutant
Ici Ou Ailleurs
Fatalit
Assez
Ethyliquement V
Contre-Courant
Anonyme Loque
Rstance
Accus
Extion

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Contre-Courant
Francois Hadji Lazaro
Manufacturer: Universal
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ASIN: B0002UNQTA
Release Date: 2006-11-01

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Contre-Courant

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ASIN: B00005M00F
Release Date: 2001-06-07

Tracks:

Ennemis publics n1
Morituri te salutant
Ici ou ailleurs
Fatalit
Assez
Ethyliquement v
Contre-courant
Anonyme loque
Rstance
Accus
Extion

Album Description

"No need to introduce KILLERS, the only French metal band who has been in activity since the 80's. With more than 10 records and a true composition richness, KILLERS enters in the third millenium without any complex towards the ""young"" French bands! After their book, ""Ennemis En Public"", which related a ten-year-old career, their first six studio albums were rereleased. Since then, KILLERS has offered us a new album every year: ""Fort Intérieur"", ""109"", ""Mauvaises Graines"" and in early 2001 ""Killing Games"", the first English version of one of their albums (all in French until now). In 2001, they will also release a new version of ""Mise Aux Poings"", interpreted by Bruno Dolheguy."

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Great prog from this short-lived Canadian band

Contre Courant

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ASIN: B000CCS80A
Release Date: 2006-06-06

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Great prog from this short-lived Canadian band.......2006-10-31

Opus 5 was one of many prog rock bands that surfaced in Quebec in the 1970s. The province tended to have their own scene independant from the rest of Canada, and if you're looking to explore that country's prog scene, look to Quebec.

Opus 5 only managed one album in their lifetime, Contre Courant in 1976 on the Célébration label (they recorded a second album around 1977 called Sérieux Au Pas, but did not surface until 1989). This was the same label that Harmonium was on for their first two albums, before that band jumped ship for CBS. Célébration was obviously feeling the need to fill in a hole left off by Harmonium so they signed Opus 5. This group featured keyboardist Olivier du Plessis, guitarist Luc Guthier, flautist Serge Nolet, bassist Christian Leon Racine, and drummer Jean-Pierre Racicot, all credited to vocal duties aside from the drummer. Although there are no ladies in the band, you could swear there are female vocals. That gets me thinking of Änglagård's Hybris (not musically, of course), in which Tord Lindman did the vocals, you think it was a female even if it wasn't. To my best description of Opus 5, if Quebec contemporary Et Cetera did not try to copy the Gentle Giant sound, they'd end up something like this group. There is some folk tendencies in their music giving a comparison to former labelmates Harmonium, but still in a more traditional progressive fashion than Harmonium. There are some jazzy passages, in the drumming. It's also pretty safe to say if you enjoy groups like Harmonium, Et Cetera, Sloche and Maneige, you should enjoy Opus 5 as well. Piano is the most dominant keyboard, but synthesizers (apparently a Minimoog or ARP 2600), Solina string synth, electric piano (Wurlitzer), Hammond B3 organ, and clavicord are keyboards used. The band also gets compared to Canterbury bands like Hatfield & the North, but the band never heard of Hatfield & the North or any other Canterbury band. The music isn't aggressive and in your face like many of those heavy Italian prog bands like Il Balletto di Bronzo, Osanna, Museo Rosenbach, etc. The music tends to be mellower, but not as mellow as the Moody Blues (or Harmonium). The vocals are in French, and tends to be rather dominant throughout the album. I notice as the album progresses, the music gets more complex and there's the occasional piece that shows a Gentle Giant influence (GG was apparently big in Quebec at that time, as a group like Et Cetera was very much like a Quebecois GG, while other groups like Maneige, Sloche, and Pollen showed the GG influence on some of the cuts).

By the way, one cut, "Les Saigneurs" features lyrics with a Quebec nationalist bent, and there's some lyrics that go: "Est-ce normal que de parler l'anglias?" (tran. "Is it normal to speak English?") and then a voice in bad English that goes: "Is it abnormal to speak French?" You can pretty much guarantee with lyrics like that, that they weren't exactly going to win over the Anglo-Canadian audience. Probably didn't matter anyway, because unless a Quebec group sung in English, they weren't likely to break out of Quebec (but then again, any group not singing in English often had trouble breaking out of their own country, look at PFM before they started recording English language albums).

I have to say Opus 5's Contre Courant is right up there with Sloche's J'un Oeil and Stadacone, and the self-entitled albums from Pollen and Et Cetera (I have yet to get albums from Maneige and Harmonium) as far as Quebecois prog rock goes, and this is another great album to start your Quebec prog collection!

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Contre-courant
Killers
Manufacturer: Wheezy Multimedia
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ASIN: B00002QUMA
Release Date: 1997-01-05

Tracks:

Ennemis publics N1
Morituri te salutant
Ici ou ailleurs
Fatalit
Assez
Ethylitiquement votre
Contre-courant
Anonyme loque
Rsistance
Accus
Excution

Album Description

"Contre courant" is the 6th album, (played by a new line-up) from one of the oldest French Metal bands.

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Contre Courant

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000DA8VJ
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Courant A Contre
Im Not Twenty

Album Description

Taken from the teen pop star's 2003 album 'Mes Courants Electriques'. The title track is backed with the non-LP track 'I'm Not Twenty!'. Paper sleeve. Universal.

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