Today French shoegaze/indie act ALCEST relase their brand new song 'Flamme Jumelle'. The new album Les Chants De L'Aurore will be released on June 21st via Nuclear Blast Records.
Neige states: "Despite its more accessible vibe, this song is actually the most personal song of the album for me. "Flamme Jumelle", which means "Twin Flame", is about the idea of loss in general and the difficulty of coping with...
This summer will see the release of a long awaited gem: Today, French shoegaze/indie act ALCEST announce the release of their seventh album Les Chants De L'Aurore for June 21st.
Neige states: "'L'Envol' is a musical return to the atmosphere of Alcest's first albums. I wrote this song after an inspiring trip to Corsica, where I met amazing people and was surrounded by some of the most unique landscapes...
Following an extensive festival season last year and having just wrapped a South American tour, the French post black metal two-piece ALCEST have taken some time to reflect on their rich past as one of the world’s most visionary metal acts. Today, the band are proud to announce their "Ecailles De Lune 10th Anniversary Tour", which had previously been postponed several times. ALCEST’s second studio album was released in March...
In these troubled times, blackgaze pioneers ALCEST shine a little light into the dark with their otherworldy sound. Labeled as innovators of a surreal genre mixing shoegaze and black metal, the French duo has established itself as a forerunner of its own style of music that draws the listener into a dreamy soundscape, achieving them over 42 million streams worldwide.
Their latest studio album 'Spiritual Instinct' saw the light of...
Last year, influential French “blackgaze” duo ALCEST released their sixth studio album 'Spiritual Instinct' through Nuclear Blast. Warmly-received by press and fans alike, the album scored the band their highest chart position in several countries, including Germany (#12) and Switzerland (#30).
Today, the band presents an alternate version of their haunting track 'Protection', remixed by longtime CHELSEA WOLFE collaborator Ben Chisholm. The song was included alongside two other tracks on...
ALCEST released their sixth studio album »Spiritual Instinct« on October 25 through Nuclear Blast. Received enormously well by press and fans alike, the band is happy to announce that the record has entered the charts in several countries, incl. some of their highest positions in Germany (#12) and Switzerland (#30). The full result listings can be found below.
Neige states, "»Spiritual Instinct« has been in the charts in many countries....
Less than two weeks to go until ALCEST release their 6th studio album »Spiritual Instinct«. Recorded at the French Drudenhaus Studios and written in bursts both during and after a prolonged period of touring in support of 2016’s hugely successful »Kodama«, the new and very cathartic album is leading the blackgaze pioneers into dark soundscapes and will be released on October 25th.
Today, band leader Neige speaks about the studio...
In February and March 2020, French sound wizards ALCEST will hit the roads again, this time in support of their upcoming studio album »Spiritual Instinct« that will see the light of day on October 25th. This extensive headline tour will bring them to 16 different European countries and the blackgaze pioneers are happy to announce that the French hardcore punk act BIRDS IN ROW as well as the Icelandic synth...
On October 25th, ALCEST will once again open the gateways to the otherworldly and release their sixth studio album titled »Spiritual Instinct«. Recorded at the French Drudenhaus Studios and written in bursts both during and after a prolonged period of touring in support of 2016’s hugely successful »Kodama«, the new album - the first to be released via Nuclear Blast - will lead the blackgaze pioneers into dark soundscapes full...
After a long and intensive work period at Drudenhaus Studios, ALCEST can finally announce that they have finished the recordings of their sixth studio album. The first long-player to appear under their new label, Nuclear Blast, is titled "Spiritual Instinct" and will see the light of day on October 25th, 2019, leading the band into darker yet still dreamy and spiritually profound soundscapes.
