Alcest coming to Finland this November

por Emil Gil Bretón · 26/02/2024

French blackgaze pioneers ALCEST will come to Finland this November with their new Les Chants de l’Aurore Tour 2024. The concert will take place in November 27th in Helsinki at Kulttuuritalo. The band will release on June 21st their seventh studio album «Les Chants de l’Aurore» via Nuclear Blast.

ALCEST is from Bagnols-sur-Cèze (France), founded and led by 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 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 and is largely credited with pioneering the fusion genre known as blackgaze. In 2009, drummer Winterhalter from LES DISCRETS joined ALCEST, after eight years with Neige as its sole full-time member. The band has released six studio albums and a number of EPs and split releases.