Swiss progressive post-metal band Brévine premiere their debut album »Lhotse«; out today through These Hands Melt!

Lausanne, Switzerland based progressive post-metal trio Brévine premiere their debut album, »Lhotse«, which was just released this Friday, September 12th, 2025 through These Hands Melt.

Listen to »Lhotse« on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Ascension
02. Cîme
03. Tempête
04. Thalweg

Courtesy of These Hands Melt:

Brévine is a post-metal band from Lausanne, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Founded in 2023, the band offers deep and authentic music, composed to be felt and experienced like an inner journey.

Brévine’s compositions strike in a heavy and powerful way, razor-sharp yet cosy. Oscillating between soaring instrumental post-rock, nostalgic and sometimes melancholic blackgaze and massive post-hardcore, the band blends pop and electronic influences as well as classical elements.

Brévine’s music is immersive and mesmerizing, sometimes hard and dense like stone, sometimes airy and fluid like water.

Photo by @askan.kupertelli.works

In the band’s words: “»Lhotse« reflects humanity facing itself: dark, but capable of incredible strength. It’s about an inner struggle, where you go through a storm of challenges, sometimes leaving people or parts of yourself along the way. And when you finally reach the summit, thinking it may be over, you realize the journey isn’t done. That’s the core of our debut album: stepping out of the night, searching for hope – while remembering one thing above all: if there’s a peak, it means there are valleys too.”

Brévine’s debut album »Lhotse« will be released on September 12, 2025. Pre-order LP/CD/Digital now:
thesehandsmelt.shop
brevine.bandcamp.com

All songs written, composed and arranged by Matt, Rayan & Finn.
Recorded and mixed by Chrisoph Noth.
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg.
Orchestrations by Mirjam Skal.
Album cover art by Anais Chareyre-Méjan.
Design and layout by Andrea Maggioni | Decomposed Design.
Logo created by Malo Civelli.
Background symbol created by Moonroot.

Brévine is:
Matt Favrr – Bass & vocals
Rayan Tengblad – Guitars & backing vocals
Finn – Drums

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well