Écailles De Lune
The second album by the pioneers of post-black metal Three years after their genre-defining record "Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde", Alcest return to the sound of black metal on their sophomore "Écailles De Lune", but without forgetting any of their trademarks: calm passages, massive slabs of guitars, catchy melodies, and hook-lines going straight to the heart. "This time I was especially inspired by the seaside, the energy and the exaltation you can feel when you sit in front of the sea at night," Neige tries to describe the album's atmosphere. "It appears terribly fascinating, full of secrets and scary at the same time." Buy at our shop here: worldwide: en.spkr.media US/Canada: us.spkr.media
French artist Neige finally fits all his component parts-- arching atmospherics, celestial melodies, suffocating roars-- into one dynamic metal record.
Discover Écailles de Lune by Alcest released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
A review of Alcest's 2010 release Écailles de Lune which will be released in Europe on the 29th of March and in North America on the 4th of May.
Twenty years ago, nobody would have even considered the notion that it might be a good idea to combine shoegaze and extreme metal.
When Alcest started up back in 2005, they were yet another straightforward black metal ‘band’ (actually a one-man studio project by mysterious Frenchman Neige). Sure, they had quieter passages, but they felt more-tacked on than ingrained. Then debut album Les Souvenirs d’un Autre Monde came out in 2007, and they were yet another black metal
Alcest - Ãcailles De Lune review: Ãcailles de Lune sees Alcest improve in all the right ways.