Alcest have just announced their first album in half a decade, Les Chants de l’Aurore. Frontman Neige explains how it’s a new dawn, and why being “a really weird band” is actually a compliment. It’s ...

Alcest’s near-decade long run of formal releases combining black metal’s hoarse extremities with the majestic flow of goth and shoegaze guitar textures – all centered around singer/composer Neige’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Both rock and metal have long been known for their abundance ...

Shoegaze black metal on an extreme ayahuasca trip is probably the best way to describe Alcest. Meandering tales of a strange lands no one has ever been to, at least not in this life. Haunting melodies ...