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February 07, 2012
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Alcest March 2012 USA Tour with Deafheaven 03.15 - 03.18.2012 - Austin, TX - SXSW **03.19.2012 - Dallas, TX - Queen City Hall ** ^^03.20.2012 - New Orleans, LA - Big Top03.21.2012 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar03.22.2012 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub03.23.2012 - Atlanta, GA - 52903.24.2012 - Johnson City - The Hideaway03.25.2012 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall03.26.2012 - Raleigh, NC - Kings03.27.2012 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter03.28.2012 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West03.29.2012 - Washington, DC - DC903.30.2012 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar03.31.2012 - Brooklyn, NY - Public Assembly ** Alcest only^^ w/Hull, Mutilation Rites 

Alcest March 2012 USA Tour


with Deafheaven

03.15 - 03.18.2012 - Austin, TX - SXSW **
03.19.2012 - Dallas, TX - Queen City Hall ** ^^
03.20.2012 - New Orleans, LA - Big Top
03.21.2012 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
03.22.2012 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub
03.23.2012 - Atlanta, GA - 529
03.24.2012 - Johnson City - The Hideaway
03.25.2012 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
03.26.2012 - Raleigh, NC - Kings
03.27.2012 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
03.28.2012 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West
03.29.2012 - Washington, DC - DC9
03.30.2012 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
03.31.2012 - Brooklyn, NY - Public Assembly

** Alcest only
^^ w/Hull, Mutilation Rites 

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January 22, 2012
Alcest Reviewed on The Quietus

When Alcest’s debut LP Souvenirs d’un Autre Monde dropped in 2007, no one in the metal world had heard anything quite like it. Neige, then the French band’s only member, had the audacity to stand with one foot firmly in the perceived hipster mecca of shoegaze and the other somewhere on the hillside from the cover of Burzum’s Filosofem. The album sent shockwaves through its ostensible genre that culminated in the inane (and still active) debate over what it means to be black metal and whether positivist philosophy and tremolo picking can peaceably coexist.

Two albums and five years later, Alcest are a fixture in the international black metal scene. Neige, full-time drummer Winterhalter, and session members Zero and Fursy Teyssier have toured the world twice and are about to embark on a third trip. 2009’s Écailles de Lune was heralded as a crossover masterpiece, beardy dudes bring their non-hesher girlfriends to Alcest shows, members of the corpse-painting community remain outraged, and all is as it is meant to be. The freshness that initially made Neige’s most personal project relevant has all dried up. The release of Les Voyages de L’Âme forces us to decide if Alcest music is good even when they’re no longer interesting.

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January 10, 2012
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Alcest's "Les Voyages De L'Âme" receives 5 Beards on BeardRock.com

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January 09, 2012
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Alcest on the cover of Obsküre Magazine (France)

Alcest on the cover of Obsküre Magazine (France)

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January 09, 2012
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Listen to "Les Voyages De L'Âme", the new album from Alcest, in its entirety.

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December 21, 2011
Alcest The cover of Metallian (France)

Alcest

The cover of Metallian (France)

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December 17, 2011
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Alcest reveal teaser from title track of new album, “Les Voyages De L’Âme”

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December 02, 2011
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Pitchfork Premieres New Alcest Video for "Autre Temps"

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November 15, 2011
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Alcest - Les Voyages De L’Âme Alternate cover for vinyl LP Available Jan 6 from Prophecy

Alcest - Les Voyages De L’Âme

Alternate cover for vinyl LP

Available Jan 6 from Prophecy

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November 09, 2011
Les Voyages De L’Âme Alcest reveal art for cover of new album, available Jan 6 2012 from Prophecy

Les Voyages De L’Âme

Alcest reveal art for cover of new album, available Jan 6 2012 from Prophecy

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November 08, 2011
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Alcest - “Printemps Émeraude”

Live at Roadburn 2011

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November 04, 2011
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Cover art for “Autre Temps”, the 1st single from the forthcoming album by Alcest, “Les Voyages De L’âme”. Single release date: Dec 2, 2011Album release date: Jan 6, 2012

Cover art for “Autre Temps”, the 1st single from the forthcoming album by Alcest, “Les Voyages De L’âme”.

Single release date: Dec 2, 2011
Album release date: Jan 6, 2012

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November 02, 2011
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Alcest - “Autre Temps” teaser

“Autre Temps” will be the first single off the French blackened-shoegaze band, Alcest’s third album, “Les Voyages De L’âme”. The single will be out on December 2, 2011. The album will be out on January 6, 2012.

Alcest official website: www.alcest-music.com
Alcest on Facebook: www.facebook.com/alcest.official
Buy Alcest merchandise, CDs, LPs at Prophecy’s webstore: shop.prophecy.de

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September 13, 2011
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Junius Replace Ghost on Enslaved North American Tour!!

Unveil the first new song, “All Shall Float,” from their forthcoming album, Reports From the Threshold of Death, exclusively today on BrooklynVegan.

ENSLAVED, ALCEST, JUNIUS - 2011 TOUR DATES

9/23 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
9/24 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
9/25 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
9/26 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
9/28 Quebec City, QC @ Impérial
9/29 Montreal, QC @ Café Campus
9/30 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/1 Columbus, OH @ Outland Live
10/2 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/3 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
10/5 Winnipeg, MB @ WECC
10/6 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
10/7 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
10/8 Calgary, AB @ Dickens
10/10 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
10/11 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/12 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/13 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
10/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour

Junius
Prosthetic Records

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September 02, 2011
Enslaved / Ghost / Alcest TOUR NORTHAMERICA 2011 23.09.2011 USA - Springfield, VA / Jaxx24.09.2011 USA - Millvale, PA / Mr. Small’s Theatre25.09.2011 USA - New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre26.09.2011 USA - Cambridge, MA / The Middle East27.09.2011 CAN - Québec City, QC / Impérial 29.09.2011 CAN - Montreal, QC / Café Campus30.09.2011 CAN - Toronto, ON / The Opera House01.10.2011 USA - Columbus, OH / Outland Live02.10.2011 USA - Chicago, IL / Bottom Lounge03.10.2011 USA - St. Paul, MN / Station 405.10.2011 CAN - Winnipeg, MB / WECC06.10.2011 CAN - Regina, SK / The Exchange07.10.2011 CAN - Edmonton, AB / The Starlite Room 08.10.2011 CAN - Calgary, AB / Dickens10.10.2011 CAN - Vancouver, BC / Rickshaw Theatre11.10.2011 USA - Seattle, WA / El Corazon12.10.2011 USA - Portland, OR / Hawthorne Theatre13.10.2011 USA - San Francisco, CA / Slim’s14.10.2011 USA - West Hollywood, CA / Troubadour

Enslaved / Ghost / Alcest

TOUR NORTHAMERICA 2011

23.09.2011 USA - Springfield, VA / Jaxx
24.09.2011 USA - Millvale, PA / Mr. Small’s Theatre
25.09.2011 USA - New York, NY / Gramercy Theatre
26.09.2011 USA - Cambridge, MA / The Middle East
27.09.2011 CAN - Québec City, QC / Impérial 
29.09.2011 CAN - Montreal, QC / Café Campus
30.09.2011 CAN - Toronto, ON / The Opera House
01.10.2011 USA - Columbus, OH / Outland Live
02.10.2011 USA - Chicago, IL / Bottom Lounge
03.10.2011 USA - St. Paul, MN / Station 4
05.10.2011 CAN - Winnipeg, MB / WECC
06.10.2011 CAN - Regina, SK / The Exchange
07.10.2011 CAN - Edmonton, AB / The Starlite Room 
08.10.2011 CAN - Calgary, AB / Dickens
10.10.2011 CAN - Vancouver, BC / Rickshaw Theatre
11.10.2011 USA - Seattle, WA / El Corazon
12.10.2011 USA - Portland, OR / Hawthorne Theatre
13.10.2011 USA - San Francisco, CA / Slim’s
14.10.2011 USA - West Hollywood, CA / Troubadour

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