| Ataraxie | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Rouen, France |
| Genres | Funeral Doom Metal, Death/Doom |
| Years active | 2000-Present |
| Labels | XenoKorp, Weird Truth Productions |
| Associated acts | Funeralium, Conviction, Void Paradigm, Hyadningar, Bethlehem, Despond, Reign of Evil, Chaos Dei, Mythrim, Stabwound, Wormfood, Forsaken Peddlers, Malemort, Yuck |
| Website | Homepage |
| Current members | Jonathan Théry Pierre Sénécal Frédéric Patte-Brasseur Hugo Gaspar Julien Payan |
| Past members | Sylvain Estève Clément |
Ataraxie is a doom/death metal band from Rouen, Normandy, France formed at the end of 2000. Their music has early 1990s doom/death metal roots, mixed up with doom metal elements, and old school death metal elements. The lyrics are part English, part French. Their album Slow Transcending Agony is considered to be a milestone in the history of early 2000s doom/death metal.
The band's name in French means "Ataraxia", a word used by ancient Greeks to describe the freedom from worry or any other preoccupation. To both Stoics and Epicureans, it was the only true happiness possible.
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- Slow Transcending Agony (2005)
- Anhédonie (2008)
- L'être et la nausée (2013)
- Résignés (2019)
Demos[]
2003
- The Other Path (January)
- Live Doomination (September)
Splits[]
2001
- Live in Rouen (Split with Hyadningar, December)
2009
- Bethlehems Bastarde (Split with Imindain, October 11)
- Schatten aus der... Bethlehem / A Tribute to Dictius Te Necare (Split with Imindain, Mourning Dawn, Maïeutiste, Magnum Ocultum Innominandum and Voodoo Planet, November 9)
Compilations[]
- Project X (2011)
Members[]
Current Members[]
- Jonathan Théry - Bass, Vocals (2000-Present)
- Pierre Sénécal - Drums (2000-Present)
- Frédéric Patte-Brasseur - Guitar (2001-Present)
- Hugo Gaspar - Guitar (2014-Present)
- Julien Payan - Guitar (2014-Present)
Former Members[]
- Sylvain Estève - Guitar (2000-2014)
- Clément - Guitar (2000)