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Alcest

Alcest is a French post-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, soon a trio, but following the release of their first demo in 2001, band members Aegnor and Argoth left the band, leaving Neige as the sole member. In 2009 drummer Winterhalter from Les Discrets (and formerly Peste Noire) joined Alcest's line-up, after eight years with Neige as the sole full-time member. Since its creation, Alcest has released five 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, however their latest album Kodama marks a return to their earlier blackgaze sound. The band are widely credited with pioneering the blackgaze/post-black metal genre, particularly through their EP Le Secret released in 2005.

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Genres rock shoegaze black metal post rock electronic

Albums

  1. Souvenirs d’un autre monde
    2007
  2. Tristesse hivernale / Aux funérailles du monde...
    2007
  3. Écailles de lune
    2010
  4. Les Voyages de l'âme
    2012
  5. Shelter
    2014
  6. Kodama
    2016

Other releases

  1. Tristesse hivernale
    2001
  2. Le Secret
    2005
  3. Les Discrets / Alcest
    2009
  4. 2010-03-21: Silver Church Club, Bucharest, Romania
    2010
  5. Autre temps
    2011
  6. BBC Live Session
    2012
  7. Opale
    2013