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Écailles de Lune is the second studio album by Alcest, the French musical project of Stéphane "Neige" Paut, released in 2010 on Prophecy Productions. The album blends atmospheric black metal with shoegaze guitar textures and reverb-laden vocals, a hybrid style often labeled "blackgaze." It followed...
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Often considered Alcest's peak; strong blackgaze consensus, emotional scope, and high fan ratings.
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Souvenirs d'un autre monde is the debut full-length studio album by the French musical project Alcest, released in 2007. Fronted by musician Neige, the record marked a stylistic departure from the project's earlier black metal roots by heavily incorporating elements of shoegaze and post-rock. The al...
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Foundational blackgaze album; critically important and beloved, though more shoegaze than traditional black metal.
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Les Voyages de l'Âme is the third studio album by the French musical project Alcest, released in 2012. The project is led by musician Stéphane "Neige" Paut, who pioneered the blackgaze genre by blending atmospheric black metal with shoegaze and post-rock elements. The album is characterized by its u...
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Polished and warmly received; strong melodic craft, but less groundbreaking than the first two albums.
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Kodama is the fifth studio album by the French musical project Alcest, released in 2016. The record marks a return to the heavier, black metal-influenced sound of the band's earlier work, blending aggressive guitar textures with ethereal, shoegaze-style atmospherics. It was specifically inspired by...
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Successful return of heavier elements; acclaimed atmosphere and concept, though not as canonical as Écailles.
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Alcest's Shelter is the French project's fourth studio album, released in 2014. It emphasizes shoegaze, dream pop, spacious guitar textures, and melodic song structures, marking a clear departure from the black metal elements associated with much of Alcest's earlier work. Neige leads the project wit...
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Beautiful but divisive shoegaze turn; some critical praise, black metal audience often sees it as slight.
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