YEAR OF NO LIGHT hail from Bordeaux,France and were formed in 2001 by Pierre Anouilh (guitar), Jérôme Alban (guitar), Julien Perez (vocals, keyboard), Johan Sebenne (bass) and Bertrand Sebenne (drums).The musicians had left bands such as DEJA MORT,NEXUS SUN and METRONOME CHARISMA and they recorded their first demo as YEAR OF NO LIGHT in 2004.
After some gigs in Spain the band opened for the likes of EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY,ISIS and HIGH ON FIRE,among others.The band received critical acclaim and positive live reviews and wrote and recorded the tracks for what would eventually be their debut album,2006's "Nord".
YEAR OF NO LIGHT take the torch handed to them by NEUROSIS,ISIS and PELICAN and join a fresh crop of bands like MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT,TIDES,IREPRESS and RUSSIAN CIRCLES who are making challenging and original "post-metal" music without being derivative.Highly recommended.