---
title: "NOVELISTS"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/novelists"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "France"
formed: 2013
---

# NOVELISTS

**NOVELISTS** is a metalcore band, from France, active 2013 to present.

Novelists are a French metalcore band from Paris, formed in 2013 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. They issued three studio albums on Arising Empire and SharpTone Records, then joined Out of Line Music in 2020. After two vocalist changes, the group introduced Camille Contreras in 2023, released the EP Okapi in 2024, and published their fifth studio album, CODA, in 2025, through their artist-run label ACKOR Music.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelists_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | NOVELISTS |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Formed | 2013 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Progressive Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metalcore) · [Djent Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/djent)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nicolas Delestrade](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nicolas-delestrade) | Bass guitar | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Pierre Danel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pierre-danel) | Electric guitar | 2021 to present | Current |
| [Amaël Durand](https://themetalnet.com/musician/amael-durand) | Drums (drum set) | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Camille Contréras](https://themetalnet.com/musician/camille-contreras) | Lead vocals | 2023 to present | Current |
| [Florestan Durand](https://themetalnet.com/musician/florestan-durand) | Guitar | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Tobias Rische](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tobias-rische) | Lead vocals | 2020 to 2023 | Former |
| [Charles‐Henri Teule](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charles-henri-teule) | Guitar | 2013 to 2018 | Former |
| [Mattéo Gelsomino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matteo-gelsomino) | Lead vocals | 2013 to 2020 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | [Souvenirs](https://themetalnet.com/album/72c665e5-2821-4be6-b303-54e581aba189) | Album |
| 2017 | [Noir](https://themetalnet.com/album/4da063d2-7de6-45f9-b858-bbca3a1c4f71) | Album |
| 2020 | [C’est la vie](https://themetalnet.com/album/c6cc61e4-7ff0-49d9-a93b-de5e38aff23a) | Album |
| 2022 | [Déjà vu : Première partie](https://themetalnet.com/album/82288659-1771-4d95-9f57-3b9e5ce164fb) | Album |
| 2024 | [Okapi](https://themetalnet.com/album/5653ac33-559c-4ef3-a626-7f55a32f4554) | EP |
| 2025 | [CODA](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b8eca8e-b2dc-4c50-b4b1-88d154150a6f) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Northlane](https://themetalnet.com/band/northlane) (listened together)
- [ERRA](https://themetalnet.com/band/erra) (listened together)
- [Currents](https://themetalnet.com/band/currents) (listened together)
- [Polaris](https://themetalnet.com/band/polaris) (listened together)
- [Wage War](https://themetalnet.com/band/wage-war) (listened together)
- [Make Them Suffer](https://themetalnet.com/band/make-them-suffer) (listened together)
- [Volumes](https://themetalnet.com/band/volumes) (listened together)
- [Asking Alexandria](https://themetalnet.com/band/asking-alexandria) (listened together)
- [August Burns Red](https://themetalnet.com/band/august-burns-red) (listened together)
- [Invent Animate](https://themetalnet.com/band/invent-animate) (listened together)
- [Parkway Drive](https://themetalnet.com/band/parkway-drive) (listened together)
- [Bury Tomorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/bury-tomorrow) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://novelists.bandcamp.com/
- website: https://novelistsofficial.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6o8sDniHcZPM1SixvjKiYS
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fr/artist/216107954
- x: https://twitter.com/novelists_fr
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovelistsMusic
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelistsmusic/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2gr41LwIiHoWCFtJx12pg
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1109853

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/novelists](https://themetalnet.com/band/novelists). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt