French Melodic Death Metal Trio AEPHANEMER Releases Video For Blistering New Single “Contrepoint” | Watch HERE
New Studio Album Utopie, Out October 31 via Napalm Records| Pre-Order HERE
On Tour with Valhalore, Dark Oath and Waldgeflüster This November
This Friday, on October 31, 2025, French melodic death metal trio AEPHANEMER is celebrating the release of their much-awaited, new studio offering, entitled Utopie, to be unleashed via Napalm Records.
In support of the new album, the band will embark on a European tour kicking off in early November, with special guests Valhalore, Dark Oath and Waldgeflüster. Find all upcoming live dates listed below! But to shorten your wait for the hotly-anticipated album release and tour, AEPHANEMER have just premiered a music video for their final album single “Contrepoint”, that erupts at high speeds with anthemic, baroque influences woven together with inescapably melodic black metal arrangements.
The band comments:
“‘Contrepoint’ was such a joy to write and play. It’s the most polyphonic track on the album. Beyond its immediate catchiness, we hope listeners will discover new layers, ornaments, secondary melodies, and details — with each listen, which is exactly what we love about the music that inspires us.”
Following the roaring success of their latest album A Dream Of Wilderness (2021), the Toulouse-based melodic death metal powerhouse strikes again with their fourth studio offering. With Utopie, AEPHANEMER recalibrates their formula, surging with heavier classical influences, blistering riffage, majestic orchestrations, and Slavic folk undertones — etching a sound equally ancient and futuristic.
AEPHANEMER recently said
“With Utopie, we set out to create a sound that brings together the elements we’ve always loved — the intensity of melodic death metal and the depth of classical music. We spent a lot of time shaping melodies, drawing inspiration from polyphonic writing, and building orchestral arrangements that feel both powerful and natural to us. It was a challenging but fulfilling process, and we sincerely hope listeners will connect with what we’ve crafted.”
Lyrically, the record engages with the concept of utopia not as escape, but as confrontation — dissecting philosophical ideals with their refined sonic scalpel, and pushing for a world of harmony between living beings.
Actively bucking genre conventions, AEPHANEMER continues to reinvent their path in the melodic death metal landscape. Utopie is more than just an album — it’s a storm of sound, an ideological reckoning, and a powerful new chapter from one of Europe’s most vital and visionary metal bands!
Pre-Order Your Copy of UtopieNOW:
Utopie track listing:
1. Échos d’un Monde Perdu
2. Le Cimetière Marin
3. La Règle du Jeu
4. Par-delà le Mur des Siècles
5. Chimère
6. Contrepoint
7. La Rivière Souterraine
8. Utopie (Partie I)
9. Utopie (Partie II)
Utopie Will Be Available In The Following Formats:
– 1CD Digipak
– 1LP Gatefold BLACK
– 1LP Gatefold ORANGE / BLACK Marbled
– Digital Album
AEPHANEMER live:
Album Release Tour w/ Valhalore, Dark Oath, Waldgeflüster (EU):
06.11.25 DE – Weinheim / Cafe Central
07.11.25 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser
08.11.25 DE – Berlin / War Against War Festival
09.11.25 DE – Kassel / Goldgrube
10.11.25 DE – München / Feierwerk
12.11.25 AT – Wien / Escape
13.11.25 HU – Budapest / Dürer Kert
14.11.25 PL – Kraków / Klub Gwarek
15.11.25 CZ – Praha / Black Pes
16.11.25 PL – Warszawa / Voodoo Club
18.11.25 LT – Kaunas / Klubas Lemmy
19.11.25 FI – Turku / Nirvana
20.11.25 FI – Helsinki / On The Rocks
21.11.25 FI – Tampere / Varjobaari
22.11.25 FI – Turku / Nirvana
26.11.25 DE – Hamburg / LOGO
27.11.25 DE – Oberhausen / Helvete
28.11.25 DE – Oldenburg / Cadillac
29.11.25 BE – Ghent / Asgaard Gentbrugge
30.11.25 NL – Harlem / Patronaat
02.12.25 UK – London / The Underworld
03.12.25 UK – Manchester / Rebellion
AEPHANEMER Online:
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TIK TOK
WEBSITE
NAPALM RECORDS
AEPHANEMER is:
Marion Bascoul – Vocals
Martin Hamiche – Guitars, Bass, Orchestrations
Mickael Bonnevialle – Drums
