Franck Ridel Project is an instrumental progressive metal project from Franck Ridel of Lisieux in Lower Normandy. Franck Ridel Project released its first album, Abyss, in 2001. The project formally ended in March 2013 after two further album releases, but quickly reformed in the August of 2013. Franck has previously worked with a number of bands including Désillusion, Alembic Hall, Ancestral and Shäde.