Today, KABBEL, the moniker of French artist Gregory Hoepffner, has shared his visceral and haunting new single/video “Elephant”, which is off his debut album When The War Is Over, due out on October 30, through Perturbator’s record label Music of the Void. “Elephant” showcases the album’s industrial intensity with guitar riffs and vocals that burst with rage: “‘Elephant’ is about the sadness of a deep relationship turning sour, and the distressing realization that you can see pieces of yourself in someone who’s vicious to you,” KABBEL explains. “Musically, the song is partially an homage to the early 2000s nu-metal aesthetic, with the trademark quiet, restrained verses and angry, distorted choruses. I learned to play guitar within this musical era, so it’s a total guilty pleasure to dive into it again.”
Across his bold and magnetic debut LP, with mixing by Lars Stalfors (The Dare, Paramore, HEALTH, TR/ST), KABBEL deepens and expands his signature “queer sadcore” genre. “Elephant” follows the album’s epic lead single “Reward” featuring Perturbator, which premiered via New Noise Magazine. Hoepffner assumes many musical identities but KABBEL, who performs live with a band and has shared the stage with heavyweights like HEALTH and Alcest, is surely the most unusual.
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