Alcest and Heirs announce additional Melbourne show

The first Melbourne show of the Alcest/Heirs ‘Le Secret’ Australian Tour has sold out. A second show at The Curtin Bandroom on Thursday 27 has been announced, and is now on sale. This October, Melbourne five-piece, Heirs, will release the first taste of its forthcoming third album in the form of a 10"/CD titled, ‘Hunter’. To celebrate the release, the band is touring Australia in October 2011 with French metal-gazing giants, Alcest. Hailed as one of the best post-metal albums of 2009, Heirs’ debut, Alchera, established the band amongst Australia’s foremost instrumental acts. 2010 saw the release of Heirs’ second album, Fowl, displaying a shift towards a broader sonic palette, taking further influence from industrial, darkwave and gothic rock. Incorporating a pugilistic rhythmic foundation with coarse, threatening guitar textures and a stronger electronic presence, Fowl marked a great leap forward for Heirs, taking them beyond genres into a realm that is almost hermetic in its v...

The first Melbourne show of the Alcest/Heirs ‘Le Secret’ Australian Tour has sold out. A second show at The Curtin Bandroom on Thursday 27 has been announced, and is now on sale.

This October, Melbourne five-piece, Heirs, will release the first taste of its forthcoming third album in the form of a 10"/CD titled, ‘Hunter’. To celebrate the release, the band is touring Australia in October 2011 with French metal-gazing giants, Alcest.

Hailed as one of the best post-metal albums of 2009, Heirs’ debut, Alchera, established the band amongst Australia’s foremost instrumental acts. 2010 saw the release of Heirs’ second album, Fowl, displaying a shift towards a broader sonic palette, taking further influence from industrial, darkwave and gothic rock. Incorporating a pugilistic rhythmic foundation with coarse, threatening guitar textures and a stronger electronic presence, Fowl marked a great leap forward for Heirs, taking them beyond genres into a realm that is almost hermetic in its vision. The album also featured the bands’ first collaborations with multi-instrumentalist and world-renowned Theremin maestro, Miles Brown. Of Fowl, Time Off Magazine says, "There’s reticent beauty in the ugliness here and a heart that beats with purpose. There are many complexities, but also a clear and single narrative that defines Fowl – most notably from anything else that heavy music has on offer! 5 Stars"

Their soon to be released material sees Heirs strengthening their melodic resolve, and while equally intense, inhabits a less oppressive atmosphere, with the band citing Cocteau Twins & Sisters of Mercy as being influential to their process. Their live show will also feature visuals and installations by Heirs' guitarist and visual artist, Brent Stegeman.

After making a small stir in the Black Metal underground with their 2005 mini-CD, Le Secret, Alcest have left their origins in that scene far behind them. Their 2010 LP, Écailles De Lune, spread Alcest's genre-melting renown across the globe, bringing to mind memories of the innocence and bliss of a childhood long past as well as front-man Neige's (Peste Noire, Amesoeurs, Forgotten Woods) fascination with a fantastic "otherworld" of perfect harmony.

Don’t miss Heirs with Alcest this October.

Thursday October 20 - The Globe Theatre, Brisbane - 18+

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au and Oztix outlets

Friday October 21 - The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney - 18+

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix outlets

Saturday October 22 - The Toff In Town, Melbourne - 18+

SOLD OUT

Thursday October 27 - The Curtin Bandroom, Melbourne - 18+

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix outlets

Friday October 28 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide - 18+

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix outlets

Saturday October 29 - The Bakery, Perth - 18+