Posted on May 21, 2026
Impure Wilhelmina
Post-Metal, Alternative Rock - Switzerland
Born from Geneva, Switzerland’s thriving alternative music scene, IMPURE WILHELMINA has been developing a truly unique blend of sound over the years, somewhere in between metal and progressive-tinged dark rock. The band’s distinctive style is dense, melodic and deeply melancholic, brought to life by introspective lyrics both profoundly humane and chilling, infused with raw emotion.
Impure Wilhelmina was founded in 1996 and made a name for itself in the early 2000s, with a series of iconic albums – I Can’t Believe I was Born in July (2003) and L’amour, la mort, l’enfance perdue (2005) along with several European tours. Little by little, the quartet led by guitarist and vocalist Michael Schindl won over the hearts of a now loyal fan base, who appreciate how the band turns dark themes into a universe of healing sound.
Impure Wilhelmina’s story is also one of perpetual renewal. The band’s sound has evolved from its gritty beginnings to more mature, melodic productions driven by clear magnetic vocals. Black Honey (2014), Radiation (2017) and Antidote (2021), widely appraised by critics, pushed horizons further yet for the band, signed to the label Season of Mist since 2015.
Throughout the years, Impure Wilhelmina has played hundreds of shows across Europe, performing at underground venues and large festivals alike, including opening for icons such as Gojira, Baroness, Amenra, Sólstafir and Crippled Black Phoenix.
Since 2023, the band has been working on its next album to follow Antidote. The process is enriched by the arrival of new guitarist Edouard Nicod, joining Sébastien Dutruel (bass), Mario Togni (drums) and Michael Schindl (guitar and vocals). Their new album entitled Le sanglot, set to be released by Season of Mist in 2026, will showcase the band’s next radical yet organically logical transformation: lyrics entirely in French, unleashing dimensions of sound you wouldn’t expect, with renewed creative energy.
« Rescapé de l’ancien monde, touché par la grâce »
Line-up:
- Michael Schindl : Vocals, guitar
- Mario Togni : Drums
- Sébastien Dutruel : Bass
- Edouard Nicod : Guitar
| Date | Venue | City | Country | Info | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29th, 2026 | Ned Music Club | Montreux | Switzerland | w/ Abraham, Shrooms Circle | |
| June 6th, 2026 | L'Usine | Genève | Switzerland | w/ Nostromo, Mütterlein | |
| June 16th, 2026 | Bad Bonn | Düdingen | Switzerland | Supporting Kylesa | |
| October 3rd, 2026 | Festival Les Lunatiques | Rennes | France | Festival | |
| October 9th, 2026 | Case à Chocs | Neuchâtel | Switzerland | w/ Rorcal |
Posted on May 6, 2026
https://youtu.be/hvDa5EzOtTA IMPURE WILHELMINA, the Swiss post-metal and progressive dark rock quartet, have shared “Train mort,” the third advance single from their forthcoming album Le sanglot, due May 22nd on Season of Mist. The track is accompanied by an official visualizer and marks the album’s most confrontational moment, arriving ahead of the full ten-track release. Watch “Train mort” now: https://youtu.be/hvDa5EzOtTA “Train mort” opens on an oppressive, industrially-tinged guitar riff that builds slowly before giving way to a moment of desperate stillness, only for the weight to return, head-on, in the final passage. Where the two preceding singles established the melodic and atmospheric range of Le sanglot, this track cuts to something rawer. The lyrics are carried by Michael Schindl’s alternating screamed and whispered vocals, describing a man pushed past the point of return, and observe with cold precision the violence that festers at the far end of endurance. The track is the album’s most abrasive and makes no concessions. “Train mort” features French artist Mütterlein (Marion Leclercq), whose howls of despair are woven throughout the track. The collaboration, the first in Impure Wilhelmina’s history, arose from a natural affinity between Mütterlein’s tormented artistic universe and the atmosphere of the song. She co-wrote the track and, in the band’s own framing, darkened the darkness further. Pre-order & pre-save: https://orcd.co/iwlesanglot
Posted on April 9, 2026
Posted on March 10, 2026
IMPURE WILHELMINA present “Électricité noire”, the first single taken from their forthcoming album Le sanglot. The track introduces the record’s emotional and conceptual core, standing as both an ode to rock music and a meditation on its enduring cathartic force.
Posted on January 29, 2024
Geneva-based rockers IMPURE WILHELMINA are pleased to announced the release of their new music video for Nebulæ, out now and available for streaming on the Season of Mist YouTube channel. The single is part of the Dead Decades EP released in October of 2023 – an EP that featured post-metal covers of songs like Serge Gainsbourg’s La Javanaise and King Crimson’s Fallen Angel.
