The Old Dead Tree

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The Old Dead Tree was 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 and was inspired by and centered around the suicide of the band's first drummer, .^[1]

Their second album was released in 2005.

Their latest record to date is 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[]

Final members[]

• Manuel Munoz - vocals, guitars (1997–2009, 2013, 2017)
• - guitars (1997–2006, 2013, 2017)
• - guitars (2006–2009), bass (2013, 2017)
• - drums (2008–2009, 2013, 2017)

Former members[]

• - drums (1997–1999; died 1999)
• - drums (1999–2004)
• - drums (2004–2007)
• - bass (1997–2009)

Timeline[]

Discography[]

• 1999: The Blossom (demo)
• 2003: ^[3] (Season of Mist)
• 2005: (Season of Mist)
• 2007: (Season of Mist)
• 2019: The End (EP) (Season of Mist)

Notes[]

External links[]

• The Old Dead Tree at AllMusic
• The Old Dead Tree Official Website
• The Old Dead Tree Official MySpace

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