Sortilège - Larmes de héros | Dying Victims Productions

Sortilège - Larmes de héros

by Dying Victims Productions

supported by

Thorvs This album was crafted by the finest black-smith of his time with the only purpose to lead you into battle, conquer new lands, depose a king from his throne and wave the flag of victory. Nothing less. Favorite track: Quand un aveugle rêve.

Brandon Corsair One of the finest heavy metal albums ever, and certainly my favorite from France despite some really stiff competition. Heroism, valor, and class abound throughout this one.

more...

	/

Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes with sticker

Includes unlimited streaming of Sortilège - Larmes de héros via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

Purchasable with gift card

€12.99 EUR or more
Special edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Special edition on Blue Jay vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code, woven patch

Includes unlimited streaming of Sortilège - Larmes de héros via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out
regular edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code.

Includes unlimited streaming of Sortilège - Larmes de héros via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

	1.	La hargne des tordus 04:45
	2.	Chasse le dragon 04:47
	3.	Le dernier des travaux d'Hercule 03:46
	4.	Quand un aveugle rêve 06:37
	5.	Mourir pour une princesse 05:02
	6.	La montagne qui saigne 05:15
	7.	Marchand d'hommes 06:46
	8.	Messager 04:27
	9.	La huitième couleur de l'arc-en-ciel 04:22

about

RELICS FROM THE CRYPT, the sub-label of DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS dedicated to keeping the past alive, is proud to present a long-overdue vinyl reissue of the classic second album of France’s SORTILÈGE, Larmes de héros.

A cult fixture in the ‘80s French heavy metal scene that retroactively grew in legendry, SORTILÈGE defined a unique national style that had equal footing in the NWOBHM, contemporaneous hard rock, and nascent epic metal. Formed in 1981 and releasing a demo and EP over the new two years, it was SORTILÈGE’s 1984 debut album, Métamorphose – also concurrently released in an English-language version as Metamorphosis – that truly introduced the band to worldwide audiences with a wild ‘n’ weird iteration of heavy metal. While that English version made their unique style more palatable (helped in no small part by its release on Steamhammer), it’s arguably the French-language version that defined the SORTILÈGE sound. And so it went with its superior follow-up.

Again released in both French- and English-language versions, SORTILÈGE’s second album is a tour de force of true-metal passion and performance, mysticism and might. Blithely summarized as French romantic twist on Judas Priest’s transition from the ‘70s to the ‘80s – or, rather, spanning Sin After Sin to Defenders of the Faith – the original Larmes de héros was released in that golden year of 1986, harkening to a fantastical place far, far away where hot rockers bloomed into heroic-yet-tragic epics. The English version of Hero’s Tears plainly spells out the path ahead, but the dramatic (and oft-melancholic) vocals of Christian Augustin in his native language truly chill/sizzle the soul: a veritable French Metal God. Not to be outdone, his bandmates create a canvas at once anthemic and narrative; pacing is crucial across Larmes de héros, as more direct power-surges flank the album’s utterly immersive epic songs. And at nine songs across 46 minutes, you feel like you’ve undertaken a hero’s journey – but one not without a monumental amount of headbanging.

Tragically and too fittingly, Larmes de héros would be SORTILÈGE’s final studio album. A number of re-formations would happen over the next couple decades and then fizzle out, but the true SORTILÈGE died with Larmes de héros. Wipe away those hero’s tears, though, for RELICS FROM THE CRYPT at long last resurrects this stone-cold classic for posterity!

credits

released December 16, 2022

license

about

Dying Victims Productions Essen, Germany

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is a German underground heavy metal label that unleashes all sorts of metal. DVP is always on the lookout for newcomers as well as established acts.

Releases true metal on all formats - Vinyl, CD, Cassette, Merchandise.

Huge selection of u/g titles in the distro.

Shipping worldwide. ... more

contact / help

Contact Dying Victims Productions

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Dying Victims Productions, you may also like:

Violent Creed Of Vengeance
by Smoulder

supported by 34 fans who also own “Sortilège - Larmes de héros”

Canadas finest strike again and deliver a sure album of the year contender. terrorzone666
go to album
IV: Sacrament
by Wytch Hazel

supported by 32 fans who also own “Sortilège - Larmes de héros”

Stumbled upon this gem by accident. The band itself has been recommended to me by a friend many moons ago. So damn catchy. bugomag
go to album
Dark Parade
by Cirith Ungol

supported by 32 fans who also own “Sortilège - Larmes de héros”

A churning, smoky, and doomed affair. Gone is much of the adventurous, sword-and-sorcery battle hymn of Forever Black and earlier; this is a trudging march of grim and dark resolve. A well-chosen album name. This was a different direction than I expected, so I will have to screw my head on right to give it a re-listen, but I think it will please even more. Many of the melodies take shadowy turns of half-tone tension, evoking the dire fate hanging overhead as mighty heavy lyrics damn you. pinkytheent
go to album
End of the Line
by Against Evil

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 28, 2021
go to album
Emissary
by Emissary

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 27, 2022
go to album
Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt.1
by Seven Sisters

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 18, 2022
go to album
Immortal's Requiem
by Phantom Spell

supported by 27 fans who also own “Sortilège - Larmes de héros”

Amazing !! Each listen tells you a new fantastic story, in the words of this old wise wizard impersonated by incredible musicianship, melodies and atmosphere. You won't regret buyin it armandbuchart
go to album