Since 2016 and on the occasion of their upcoming 40th anniversary 2017, Trust have been touring and recording regularly again with a, for once, stable line-up, releasing three albums of new material (all of them recorded under “live” conditions and mixed by Mike Fraser ) and a box set of…
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Bonvoisin started touring in 2013 with a line-up excluding Krief under the moniker “Kollektif AK47” before disbanding again.
However, later in the year the band was added to the Sonisphere France line-up, but cancelled soon afterward.
In 2012, Bonvoisin stated that there would be no Trust reunification and also no remastered albums.
In early July 2006, Trust’s extended classic line-up, later upgraded by a DJ, reformed to perform a gig at the Festival des Terres Neuvas, which was later released as a live album. After a jubilee gig in 2007, 30 years after their first appearance on stage at the Paris Olympia…
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Trust reunited around Krief and Bonvoisin with a new studio album Europe et haines in 1996 (literally translating to “europe and hate”, while being pronounced “european” in French), signing a contract with Warner . After some touring and another live-album, Bonvoisin and Krief split over differences concerning the recording of…
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Meanwhile, the band’s most successful song “Antisocial” was covered (in English) in 1988 by Anthrax on their State of Euphoria album and became one of their most popular songs and videos. A year later Anthrax also recorded the French version of the song, which is featured on their 1989 EP…
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By 1983, after releasing three successful albums in a row and with worldwide touring, opening for Iron Maiden and others, the band came under increasing criticism for its less “incisive” sound, the use of synthesizers and the frequent changes of drummers — e.g. Nicko McBrain quit the band after Savage…
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The style of singer Bernie Bonvoisin was compared to that of Bon Scott from AC/DC , with whom Trust had a friendly relationship. “Ride On” by AC/DC was covered on Trust’s 1979 debut album. In fact, their debut single “Prends pas ton flingue”, from 1977, had a French adaption of…
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Trust rose to fame in 1979 and 1980 with their music, which mixed hard rock influences, acerbic social and political commentary, anarchist undertones and a renegade attitude similar to that of MC5 . Trust’s success was also due to Krief’s stature as a French guitar hero and Bonvoisin’s sincere and…
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