The Old Dead Tree

The Old Dead Tree
The Old Dead Tree
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Progressive death metal ; Gothic metal ; Alternative metal
Years active	1997–2009, 2013, 2017, 2019–present
Labels	Season of Mist
Members	Manuel Munoz; Gilles Moinet; Vincent Danhier; Raphaël Antheaume
Past members	Frédéric Guillemot; Franck Métayer; Nicolas Chevrollier; Foued Moukid
Website	www.theolddeadtree.com

The Old Dead Tree are a progressive death metal band from the city of Paris, France active between 1997 and 2019.

Musical style

Their musical style is a mixture of death metal elements, such as double bass drumming and heavy guitar riffing, and more mellow, progressive, gothic metal and doom metal elements. Singer Manuel Munoz varies between harsh growls and a melodic tenor voice.

Albums

Their first major album release in 2003 was entitled The Nameless Disease and was inspired by and centered around the suicide of the band's first drummer, Frédéric Guillemot.^[1]

Their second album The Perpetual Motion was released in 2005.

Their latest record to date is The Water Fields which was released in September 2007. It received critical acclaim.

A new album was tentatively scheduled to be recorded in Fall 2009, but creative differences caused the band to break up before it could be finished.^[2]

In 2013, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Nameless Disease, Manuel, Nicolas, Gilles and Raphael reunited to perform the album in its entirety on a series of live shows, including at Hellfest. Prior to the tour, a special edition of The Nameless Disease was released digitally. They reunited once more in 2017 with the same line-up as the 2013 show.

Band

Current members

Manuel Munoz - vocals, guitars (1997–2009, 2013, 2017, 2019–present)
Nicolas Chevrollier - guitars (1997–2006, 2013, 2017, 2019–present)
Gilles Moinet - guitars (2006–2009), bass (2013, 2017, 2019–present)
Raphaël Antheaume - drums (2008–2009, 2013, 2017, 2019–present)

Former members

Frédéric Guillemot - drums (1997–1999; died 1999)
Franck Métayer - drums (1999–2004)
Foued Moukid - drums (2004–2007)
Vincent Danhier - bass (1997–2009)

Timeline

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Discography

1999: The Blossom (demo)
2003: The Nameless Disease^[3] (Season of Mist)
2005: The Perpetual Motion (Season of Mist)
2007: The Water Fields (Season of Mist)
2019: The End (EP) (Season of Mist)
2024: Second Thoughts (Season of Mist)

Notes

^ "Official website". theolddeadtree.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
^ "Official website". theolddeadtree.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ "The Old Dead Tree - The Nameless Disease (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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[1] "Official website". theolddeadtree.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.

[2] "Official website". theolddeadtree.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[3] "The Old Dead Tree - The Nameless Disease (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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