LANDMVRKS

About LANDMVRKS

LANDMVRKS started in Marseille in 2014, which makes sense because the French metalcore scene has been quietly doing interesting things for years while most people were looking elsewhere. The band formed when vocalist Florent Salfati connected with guitarist Nicolas Exposito, and they built something that sits somewhere between metalcore, post-hardcore, and whatever you call it when bands stop caring about subgenre boundaries.

They released their debut album "Hollow" in 2016, and it did what most first albums do: established their sound without fully committing to it. The real shift came with "Fantasy" in 2018. That record showed they weren't interested in being another Parkway Drive worship band. Tracks like "Creature" and "Fantasy" had the requisite breakdowns, but they also had these melodic sections that felt more thought-out than the usual pretty-chorus-ugly-verse formula. The production was cleaner than expected, which lost them some purists and gained them actual momentum.

"Lost in the Waves" arrived in 2021 and found them leaning harder into electronic elements and pop structures without losing the heavy foundation. The title track became their most-streamed song, probably because it sounds like it could work on both rock radio and in a sweaty club basement. "Paralyzed" featuring Bertrand Poncet from Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! made the French connection explicit, and "Rainfall" showed they could write an actual hook without hiding behind distortion.

What makes LANDMVRKS interesting is they seem genuinely unbothered by metalcore orthodoxy. They'll throw in synths, they'll go full pop-punk for a bridge, they'll write a song that's just heavy without trying to be the heaviest thing you've heard. Florent's vocals move between screams, singing, and this half-spoken delivery that shouldn't work but does. The band's cited influences range from Bring Me The Horizon to Linkin Park, and you can hear both, which tells you something about their age and what they grew up with.

They've toured extensively across Europe and made inroads in the US, playing the mid-afternoon slots at festivals where bands either disappear or break through. Their live show is apparently tight enough that people who don't know them stick around, which matters more than Spotify numbers in the long run.

In 2024, they released their fourth album "Lost in the Waves" deluxe edition and continued the cycle of touring and writing. They're at that stage where they're too big to be underground but not quite big enough to headline arenas, which is honestly where some of the best work happens. No one's calling them revolutionary, but they're a solid example of a band that found a lane between heavy and accessible and just kept driving.

LANDMVRKS shows are low-key intense. The crowd gets into it without turning feral. Good for people who want to actually hear the band instead of just getting trampled. They have presence on stage, tight as you'd expect, and the heavier moments land properly.

Known for Cascades, Dead and Gone, Hollow, Infectious, Underrated

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