HEADKEYZ is an alternative rock/metal band from Montpellier, France, born during the 2021 lockdown under the creative impulse of frontman Edge (Adrien Girard).
The project draws its DNA from the abrasive riffs of 90s alt-rock, the rage of 2000s nu-metal, and the fuzzy, psychedelic vibrations of the 70s.
In 2022, the band released The Cage & The Crown: Chapter I, the first part of a dark and visceral diptych, critically acclaimed and mastered in Los Angeles by the legendary Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Deftones, The Smashing Pumpkins...).
HEADKEYZ is now preparing its powerful return with The Cage & The Crown: Chapter II — a fierce, politically-charged album that closes the narrative arc of this intense two-part story. Carried by raw energy and sharp lyrics, the album paints a pitch-black portrait of a world in collapse — where the blind pursuit of the crown becomes its own cage.
Mixed by Thibault Akrich and mastered at Demifugue Mastering in Los Angeles by Emerson Mancini (Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Paramore...), this second chapter is more than an album — it’s a cry from within chaos.
In 2025, HEADKEYZ joined the roster of Rage Tour and opened for Ultra Vomit on their May 16th date in Châteaurenard. That same year, guitarist Stella Cristi joined the band.
