Introducing: The Dislockers

French hardcore newcomers The Dislockers pack a bone-crushingly heavy punch with an intoxicating sound that fuses metal, hardcore and hip-hop. The Nantes quartet pride themselves on delivering vicious guitars, powerful vocals and massive breakdowns into a sound they describe as “clear, sharp and precise.”

The Nantes band started out in 2023, forming out of various local bands with the aim to “make music that’s raw, powerful, and gets people hyped.” And on the sound they’ve crafted, they told us: “We keep things straight to the point with tracks that hit hard and stick with you. Our sound is a mix of everything we love. We’re into the whole Doom vibe, old-school metalcore, and we’ve also taken a lot from the new wave of modern hardcore.”

Our latest taste of this is their fourth single Someone Else, which was released at the end of last month. It opens up with a stabbing riff and doomy cymbals as wild vocals jump in, end with a “bleugh” sound and drop into a wild riff over big drums. Rapped and screamed vocals take over through the first verse, leading into an intense chorus. Halfway through it drops into creepy choral vocals, which end with a filthy low-tuned riff under high-pitched cries. That ends with a huge breakdown of crushing guitars setting up a powerful outro.

On the track, they told us: “It just dropped, so we’re still getting the hang of how people are reacting, but so far, the feedback’s been really positive. For anyone who hasn’t heard it yet, expect a groovy, powerful vibe with a massive breakdown – that’s definitely one of our signatures.” Check it out in the video below:

That follows a series of huge singles, the most recent of which is Just Tell Yourself, which opens with echoey vocals and synths, before a deliciously wild stabbing riff. Menacing rapped vocals take over and give way to another heavy riff before dropping into chunky low-tuned guitars under vicious screams that gradually decelerate. And it concludes in style with brutal low-tuned guitars and wild screamed vocals. Check it out in the video here:

Disclaimer epitomises the absolute carnage of The Dislockers, starting with little guitar flurries and dropping into a punchy riff and driving rhythms that you can’t help but love. The pace “slows down” with chunky stabs of guitar, giving way to a delicious plodding riff under heavy screams, before a huge concluding breakdown of stodgy guitars. And all of that follows their debut single Faker, which starts with piercing electronic sounds over a chunky guitar that continues under intense vocals. A huge cry of “so shut your motherfucking mouth” ushers in crushing guitars that drop into a plodding riff before fast-paced rapped vocals take over. Check it out here:

The Dislockers’ music takes influence from video game music, as they explain: “Mick Gordon is a huge influence for us, especially the rhythms and atmosphere he created for the Doom Eternal soundtrack. We also get inspiration from the Diablo video game series, adding that dark, immersive vibe to our tracks.”

And on what inspires them to write music, they add: “We write about our own experiences and stuff we’ve gone through. We also pull from things some of us have dealt with as artists in the music scene, whether it’s been good or bad. We try to turn all those emotions into music that others can connect with.”

We are absolutely loving the intensity and heavy riffing of The Dislockers and, thankfully, there’s plenty more to come. The band is working on a debut EP that they promise will “take things to the next level,” alongside looking to play more shows and collaborate with other bands through the rest of the year.

And the band added: “We just want people to know that we’re always going to give it our all to make music that we love, but also music that can connect with people. If our music can help someone to feel better – whether they’re on their way to work, at the gym, or just hanging out – then we’ve done our job.”

You can follow The Dislockers on Facebook and Instagram, and check out their music on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.