Tantrum

Tantrum is a French noise and post-hardcore group from Montpellier, active from 1993. It is a five-piece band featuring Jean-Michel Gimenez, Benjamin Hérédia, Pierre Viguier, Karine Auzier and Nicolas Gromoff.

Background

The group forms in 1993 and releases The frontier burst into view in 2003. The line-up named in the available information includes Pierre Viguier on vocals and guitar, Jean-Michel Gimenez on bass and vocals, and Benjamin Heredia on drums, with Benjamin listed as part of the band from 1998 onwards.

Style and context

Tantrum is identified as a French post-hardcore band and is also associated with noise. The name is shared by several unrelated acts, including bands and solo projects from Japan, the United States, Sri Lanka, London and Scotland, but the Montpellier group is the French post-hardcore act active since 1993.