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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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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 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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May 20, 2011
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Alcest re-release “Le Secret” The spectacular French dream-pop/black-gaze band has re-released their 2005 debut ‘Le Secret’ EP, featuring re-recorded versions of the original songs, as well as the original versions. Available exclusively from the Prophecy online shop, as CD, cloth-bound DigiBook CD in slipcase, LP (black vs. blue/gray), or special ltd wooden case edition.

Alcest re-release “Le Secret”

The spectacular French dream-pop/black-gaze band has re-released their 2005 debut ‘Le Secret’ EP, featuring re-recorded versions of the original songs, as well as the original versions. Available exclusively from the Prophecy online shop, as CD, cloth-bound DigiBook CD in slipcase, LP (black vs. blue/gray), or special ltd wooden case edition.

Tags: alcest french dream pop black metal shoegaze post rock france le secret prophecy

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September 05, 2010
New Compilation from EXPLODING IN SOUND: Sonic Waves as always, the comp is free, and features the best in contemporary post-rock/shoegaze/post-hardcore/indie-experimental/etc… Check it out! Artists featured: OceansizeTera MelosNativeRoyal Bangs and a ton more + maybe some new names..!?

New Compilation from EXPLODING IN SOUND:

Sonic Waves

as always, the comp is free, and features the best in contemporary post-rock/shoegaze/post-hardcore/indie-experimental/etc…

Check it out!

Artists featured:

Oceansize
Tera Melos
Native
Royal Bangs

and a ton more + maybe some new names..!?

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August 06, 2010
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Autolux

the song is ‘Census’, from their new record, Transit Transit

upcoming US tour

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