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Alcest () is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (musician), Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, then became a trio, but members Aegnor and Argoth left the band following the 2001 release of their Tristesse hivernale, first demo, leaving Neige as the sole member. Neige began incorporating elements of shoegaze and post-metal into the project's sound from 2005 onwards. In 2009, drummer Winterhalter from Les Discrets joined Alcest, after eight years with Neige as its sole full-time member. Since its creation, Alcest has released seven studio albums and three EPs. Their fourth album, 2014's ''Shelter (Alcest album), Shelter'', marked a shift towards a distinctly shoegaze sound, while their subsequent album ''Kodama (album), Kodama'' (2016) returned to their earlier blackgaze sound. Alcest is widely credited with pioneering the blackgaze/post-black metal genre, particularly with their 2005 EP ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neige (musician)
Stéphane Hugues Norbert Paut, known professionally as Neige ( French: "Snow") (born 16 April 1985), is a French songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician, and record producer from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, now relocated to Paris. He is the primary songwriter, guitarist, lead vocalist, and the only continuous member of the post-black metal band Alcest and is the former guitarist, bass guitarist, and drummer of the post-punk/ post-black metal band Amesoeurs. Career Neige quickly started to gain public recognition for his involvement as a vocalist, drummer and live rhythm guitarist for French black metal band Peste Noire at the beginning of the 2000s. At the same time, Peste Noire bandleader Famine was also the lead guitarist on the first Alcest demo, ''Tristesse hivernale''. Neige has since condemned his tenure with Peste Noire, citing his disagreements with the band's far-right views and racist imagery. He also became involved with black metal band Mortifera in 2003 up to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
