Brittany-based heavy rock powerhouse APPALOOZA deliver a roaring new excerpt taken from their forthcoming fourth album The Emperor Of Loss, to be issued on September 12th through Ripple Music.
Listen to APPALOOZA’s new single ‘Tarantula’
APPALOOZA are purveyors of a massive and fire-driven sound that blends stoner rock, grunge rock, metal and tribal percussions in a highly organic way, all propelled by Wild Horse’s magnetic baritone vocals. Their new album, The Emperor of Loss, is powerful and visceral concept album that explores the psychological depths of emotional captivity, domestic violence, and the mourning of one’s identity. Through a circular narrative, where the end meets the beginning, it portrays the tortuous journey of a woman grappling with Stockholm Syndrome, caught in the grip of her persecutor, a figure both tyrannical and deeply internal. Watch their latest video for ‘Magnolia’
Expect to be taken on a dark and powerful rock journey as the mighty trio returns with their heaviest album to date. “Each track serves as a chapter in this descent into the self, a kind of mental odyssey where trauma, confusion, and rebellion collide with a longing for deliverance, and even rebirth. This is a tragic and cyclical work, staging a persecutor, The Emperor, at war with no one but himself, causing collateral damage on all sides. In the end, he is the true loser of the story. The album does not follow a classic, linear arc of liberation. It unfolds like a spiral: each attempt at emancipation is pulled back by the invisible chains of trauma. But within this spiral lies a raw truth — the struggle is real, it is spoken, it is denounced, it is lived. The music becomes a form of catharsis, a sonic manifesto for those who seek to break the silence,” says the band about the album’s theme.
It was recorded and mixed by Arthurus Lauth at Brown Bear Recording, mastered by Ronan Cloarec at Incisive Mastering. Artwork was designed by Wild Horse.
New album The Emperor Of Loss
Out September 12th on Ripple Music
Pre-Order HERE
The Emperor Of Loss Track List:
- Grieve
- Magnolia
- Stockholm
- Cradle To The Grave
- Emperor
- Tarantula
- Iscariot
- Adios Maria
APPALOOZA is a vanished steed, thirsty for a torn-away freedom, drawing its inspiration and essence from the dust of a barren desert. After a first American tour in 2015, the band relentlessly galloped onward, trampling into the studio with its rugged stride to record their debut album, Appalooza.
Returning in February 2018 from a second American tour — covering Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, California, Arizona, and Colorado — APPALOOZA signed with Ripple Music and released two consecutive albums: The Holy Of Holies (2021) and The Shining Son (2023). Through its artwork and various music videos, the band’s visual identity expresses a musical and visual reincarnation that APPALOOZA is fiercely committed to defending on stage.
Described as “audacious and explosive” by Rock’N’Force and “a hard rocking beast of an album” by UK website The Sleeping Shaman, the heavy trio held all the cards to make a triumphant ascension among the French heavy rock scene, with Guitar Part Magazine describing them as “Alice In Chains meets Them Crooked Vultures”. Propelling the listener through an exhilarating stampede of thick metallic riffs, rumbling grooves, multi-layered rhythms, and frontman Wild Horse’s dazzling baritone vocals, APPALOOZA are set to release their fourth album, Emperor Of Loss, in the fall of 2025 via Ripple Music. “It will mark a darker chapter compared to its predecessor, yet it stays true to APPALOOZA’s core identity. We’re continuing to forge the path that feels authentic to who we are, both musically and artistically.”
APPALOOZA is
Wild Horse – Vocal / Guitar
Lone Horse – Drum
Black Horse – Bass
The Horse – Percussions / Backing Vocals