Melodic Black Metal
Tracklist
01. Autre Temps (5:50)02. Là Où Naissent Les Couleurs Nouve (8:50)
03. Les Voyages De L'Âme (6:59)
04. Nous Sommes L'Emeraude (4:20)
05. Beings Of Light (6:11)
06. Faiseurs De Mondes (7:57)
07. Havens (2:10)
08. Summer's Glory (8:04)
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Alcest is a shoegaze / atmospheric black metal band formed in Bagnols Sur Cèze, France in 2000.
ReplyDeleteFormed by French multi-instrumentalist Neige (who has also worked with Amesoeurs, Mortifera, Lantlôs, Peste Noire, and more).
Alcest was originally conceived as a solo project, though it would eventually take on the form of a full band as Hegnor (also of Peste Noire) and Arguth joined the fray and released a four-track demo entitled Tristesse Hivernale in 1999. This demo was a more straightforward black metal affair, much different from what would happen next. After that released, Alcest returned to a one-member format, with Neige moving away from the metal overtones of the three-piece and embracing a more atmospheric approach to his work. The 2005 EP release, Le Secret, was more in tune with the project`s ultimate goal, which was to put to ear, as it were, Neige`s fascination with an “otherworld” — of sorts — that had held a fascination for him beginning in his childhood. In 2007, Neige released the first full-length Alcest recording, Souvenirs D`un Autre Monde (Memories of Another World, for those keeping up in English), which was released on Prophecy Productions, and was a critical success. 2007 also saw a split-EP release with Angmar. Écailles de Lune (Scales of the Moon), released in 2010, continues in the otherwordly vein, evoking images of an underwater realm.