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The m-sixteen saga actually began in November, 2000, when Victor and Jay, survivors of the earliest band, enrolled Renaud and Mike as guitarists. The group's concert debut came in June, 2001. The same year, in October, they cut their first CD, developing a sound reminiscent of Good Riddance or the Satanic Surfers. Although the EP was initially only intended to be a demo, it ended up being a commercial release in January, 2002.
Since then, m-sixteen has been pleasing crowds all over France: outside Paris, at the Auvers-sur-Oise rock festival; a handful of gigs in the provinces (Compiègne, Nice, Toulon, and Marseille); a foray to Antwerp, Belgium; at the Furia Sound Festival, with Undeclinable (NL), and even on the bill of the Strike Anywhere (USA) concert in Paris. They almost always share the stage with punk-influenced bands. They've also been billed with French metal scene heavies like Wuno, Eths, and Lagony.
In late 2003, m-sixteen went back into the studio for an evolutionary turning point. They put down some new compositions inspired by the punk-hardcore underground sound which has been alive and kicking since 1980 (see Black Flag to Rise Against). Results of the session are slated for release in April 2004 by STSnetwork, as a split CD with the California band The Missing 23rd.

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