Live Review: Alcest, Illyria, Bolt Gun
"Neige, aka Stephane Paut, was about as far from a showboating rock star as you can imagine, and all the more refreshing for it."
Alcest
Alcest is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, then became a trio, but members Aegnor and Argoth left the band following the 2001 release of their first demo, leaving Neige as the sole member. In 2009, drummer Winterhalter from Les Discrets joined Alcest, after eight years with Neige as its sole full-time member.
Since its creation, Alcest has released six studio albums and a number of EPs and split releases. Their fourth album, 2014's Shelter, marked a dramatic shift towards a distinctly shoegaze sound, while their subsequent album Kodama (2016) marked a return to their earlier blackgaze sound. The band are widely credited with pioneering the blackgaze/post-black metal genre, particularly with their 2005 EP Le Secret.
Albums
2007
Souvenirs d’un autre monde
2010
Écailles de lune
2012
Les Voyages de l’âme
2014
Shelter
2016
Kodama
2019
Spiritual Instinct
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