Dies Irae ("Day of Wrath") is a live album by French rock band Noir Désir, recorded during the tour in support of the album "Tostaky" and released in 1994.
 Aside from the band's own originals, the album features two covers:
Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California.
 The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members.
 They have released five studio albums and several other releases.
666667 Club is an album by French rock band Noir Désir.
 It was released in France and other European countries on 17 December 1996.
 The album was certified double platinum in France on 17 September 1997, which at the time signified sales of above 600,000.
 The French edition of "Rolling Stone" magazine named this album the 12th greatest French rock album (out of 100).
Black Session: Yann Tiersen is the first live album of French avant-garde musician and composer Yann Tiersen.
 The live album was recorded by France International on 2 December 1998 as the opening act of the Rencontres Trans Musicales in the Salle Serreau at the Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes, for the "C'est Lenoir" show broadcast on the French public radio station France Inter.
 It was subsequently mastered by Radio France, and released in CD format one year later on 2 November 1999.
 The album features Tiersen with Claire Pichet, Dominique A, Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and frontman of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy Neil Hannon, singer and songwriter Bertrand Cantat of Noir Désir, singer and illustrator Françoiz Breut, anglophone French rock band The Married Monk (Christian Quermalet, Philippe Lebruman, Etienne Jaumet, Nicolas Courret), French folk rock group Têtes Raides (Christian Olivier, Grègoire Simon, Pascal Olivier, Anne-Gaëlle Bisquay, Serge Bégout, Jean-Luc Millot, and Edith Bégou), the string quartet Quatuor à cordes, guitarist and composer Olivier Mellano, and author Mathieu Boogaerts.
Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient) is the second album by French rock band Noir Désir, released in 1989.
 The album, produced by Ian Broudie, brought the group widespread attention, mostly because of the hit single "Aux sombres héros de l'amer."
 The album did well both critically and commercially, selling 330,000 copies.
 The French edition of "Rolling Stone" magazine named this album the 10th greatest French rock album (out of 100).
Noir Désir (] ) was a French rock band from Bordeaux.
 They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold.
 They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec.
 While active, the band consisted of Bertrand Cantat (vocals, guitar), Serge Teyssot-Gay (guitar), Jean-Paul Roy (bass guitar) and Denis Barthe (drums).
Noir Désir en public is a live album by French rock band Noir Désir, released on 19 September 2005.
 It documents their last tour in 2002.
Serge Teyssot-Gay (] ; born 16 May 1963, in Saint-Étienne, Loire) has been the guitarist of French rock group Noir Désir until 29 November 2010.
 He met the frontman of the band, Bertrand Cantat, at their school in Bordeaux (Lycée Saint-Genès) during the 1980s.
 Aside from Noir Désir, his other musical endeavours include :
Bertrand Cantat (born 5 March 1964) is a French musician and formerly the frontman of rock band Noir Désir.
 In 2003, he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter ("murder with indirect intent" - "dolus eventualis") of French actress Marie Trintignant.
 He returned to Noir Désir after his release from prison in 2007, playing with the group until it disbanded in 2010.
des Visages des Figures is an album by French rock band Noir Désir.
 It was released in France and other European countries on 11 September 2001.
 Manu Chao plays the guitar in "Le vent nous portera", among numerous musicians participating in the album.
 All music was composed by Noir Désir, where not otherwise specified.
 Lyrics are by Bertrand Cantat, where not otherwise specified.

Question: Which rock band started playing music first, Pinback or Noir Désir?
Answer: Noir Désir