The name Elyose may not be one too well known outside the European region. For those in the dark, Elyose is a Metal act from France with a history that dates back over fourteen years. Established, the band led by Justine Daaé creates a unique mix of industrial, Gothic, and Alternative Metal styles. Performing each song in their native French language, any language barriers have not stalled them from attracting attention outside France. In fact, over the years, many have caught onto Elyose in places like Poland, Finland, and even Mexico. Even more inspiring, Elyose has expanded its reach all on its own as an independent artist through the years.
With all the attributes of artist dedication, an exciting sound, and one of the few positive aspects of interconnecting with others outside your territory via the World Wide Web, Elyose will continue on in 2023. Rolling with changes, band members – Ghislain Henry, Patrick Cazu, and Marc De Lajoncquière – all opted to leave the band in late 2019 to form a new project called Kalyss. After an unfortunate bump in the road, Daaé did not give up, put out the Persona EP with a list of session players in 2021, and now returns in 2023 with the full-length album Déviante.
The fourth Elyose album to date finds Daaé working closely with Multi-instrumental Musician Anthony Chognard. Chognard, who began work with Daaé a few years ago, has seemingly found a good creative partnership with Elyose. That said, Daaé and Chognard, along with Maxx Maryan (known for his work with Helalyn Flowers), put together nine tracks for Déviante that are quite powerful.
Very much along the lines of Industrial Metal meets Alternative Metal with some Gothic undertone, Elyose and Déviante does have its appeal. Comparable to Lacuna Coil at times, in terms of Daaé enchanting vocal delivery, and in the vein of the likes of Fear Factory or Motionless in White at other times, relating to the intense drums and crunchy, heavy guitars, there is plenty to groove into. That said, some of the most compelling moments arrive with tracks like “Ils t’ont dit,” “Le glaive,” “L’emblème,” and “De la lune à la terre.”
As mentioned, all are quite energetic; the only critique with Déviante would have to be that it would be very interesting to hear Daaé sing over some less bombastic instrumentation as well for diversity. Explaining this further, much of Déviante’s production puts slamming drums and guitars loudly upfront, and this could result in ear fatigue for some.
It is really a matter of taste, and Déviante is not without its textures. In fact, they are all over, but it would just be wonderful to hear Daaé with some less saturated tracks because she does some wonderful things with her voice. And if you are curious to hear her in a different sphere of creativity, there is also the new The Erinyes project featuring herself, along with Mizuho Lin and Nicoletta Rosellini. Overall, Elyose is very interesting and deserves much more international attention. That is why Cryptic Rock gives Déviante 4 out of 5 stars.
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