Interview by Kris Peters
French metalcore outfit Resolve are one of the new breed of metal bands that dares to be different.
Since setting the world on fire with their debut single Exposed in 2017, Resolve quickly found themselves supporting bands such as Architects, Every Time I Die and While She Sleeps, enhancing their reputation in the process and forging their way into the ears and hearts of metal lovers globally.
Last week Resolve dropped Human, the follow up to their highly successful debut album Between Me And The Machine which came out in 2021.
It is a beast of an album that reinforces the band's early promise and gives glimpses into what can only be an even more promising future.
Drummer Nathan Mariat joined HEAVY to discuss more.
"It's been mixed with good feedback," he measured when asked how the album has been received early on. "Some people like the fact that we tried to explore different genres and origins musically. Also, some people will find what makes them happy in the album but maybe only in a few songs. At the end of the day that's the only thing that matters. If we release songs you like whether you like the entire album or not, if you're happy with some of the songs we wrote it means we did our job."
We ask him to dive deeper into Human musically.
"We were trying to... it's really hard to explain," he began. "We're trying to speak to as much people as we can with our music, which is how it has always been since the beginning. We have always listened to many different styles of music and we really wanted to implement that in the music we make. This album is no different. We're just trying to cover as many styles that we like while retaining a heavy sound. I wouldn't say metal sound, because that's not the main idea of the album. It's not a metal album. It's a heavy band album trying to showcase everything we can do while still showing everyone how heavy we can be, but also how soft we can be. It's the most sincere music we wrote since we started this band."
In the full interview, Nathan talks more about the musical side of Human, how the singles released represent the entire album, having hip hop/trap artists ten56 and Paleface Swiss guest on the album and why, where their eclectic style comes from, the themes behind Human, how it differs to their debut album Between Me And The Machine, how much experimenting the band has left in them and more.