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Re: Alcest
« Reply #105 on: January 20, 2014, 02:45:14 AM »
After a second listen, I think the album is gorgeous. Definitely more engaging after another listen!

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #106 on: January 20, 2014, 05:31:52 AM »
Shelter is pretty much the perfect summer album.

Too bad it came out right in the middle of winter. :lol

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #107 on: January 24, 2014, 01:41:21 AM »
Forgot to post this before so here's the bonus track in case you guys haven't heard it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CLUHlYcLbk
(feat. Billie Lindahl of Swedish band Promise and the Monster on vocals)

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #108 on: January 24, 2014, 02:24:36 AM »
I thought the bonus track was better than the three middle tracks to be honest.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #109 on: January 24, 2014, 02:25:20 AM »
Yeah I've been listening to the deluxe version of the album on Spotify, so have heard that song on each listen. It's not bad, but nothing hugely exciting and doesn't really add much. I'll probably just buy the standard version when I get round to it.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #110 on: January 24, 2014, 05:29:18 AM »
I've given Shelter a couple of listens and I like it so far, with the exception of Delivrance, which could've been trimmed down. As a Slowdive fan I really enjoy Away - Neil Halstead's voice is different from Neige's and of course the lyrics aren't in French, but the music is still in the recognizable Alcest style.

I'll see Alcest live in a couple of days and tbh I'm not a superfan, but I'm looking forward to it and may post some thoughts after the show.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #111 on: January 24, 2014, 06:00:08 AM »
I think Deliverance is absolutely gorgeous!

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #112 on: January 24, 2014, 07:45:52 AM »
I'd say Delivrance is by far the best. If the other songs were as good as it, the album would have been really good. Now it's just fine.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #113 on: January 24, 2014, 12:02:31 PM »
I like Voix Serienes (or however you spell it) a bit better.
Though the ending does sound suspiciously similar to Internal Landscapes by Anathema.
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #114 on: January 27, 2014, 12:21:07 PM »
I saw Alcest live last night and the show was a really nice and beautiful experience :) The venue was pretty small and the atmosphere was intimate. It was probably the most mellow metal show I've been to, as there was barely any headbanging :D Neige didn't talk a lot, but he had a cute French accent and seemed really pleased to be there.

I won't spoil the setlist for those who want to be surprised, but there were two songs with screaming, so Alcest haven't pulled an Opeth despite the new direction. They used backing tracks for keyboards, backing vocals (the touring guitarist was clearly lip-syncing on some songs :P) and even some clean guitars on songs with more than two guitars. I didn't mind, though, because it made the sound fuller and the multilayered songs wouldn't have sounded the same if they had been stripped down.

If you have a chance to catch Alcest live, go and see them! Their shows are different from typical metal shows, but in a good way - you can just close your eyes and enjoy the music.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #115 on: January 27, 2014, 04:02:22 PM »
Ah I'd love to see them live! Really liking the new album  :)

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #116 on: February 17, 2014, 04:25:18 PM »
Ah I'd love to see them live! Really liking the new album  :)
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #117 on: April 25, 2014, 09:44:39 AM »
So I listened to Shelter again, first time since January. It really bums me that this could have been a fantastic record, but it was a disappointment, and pretty "meh" overall. If only all songs were as good as Away and Delivrance (especially the latter), this would have been a homerun. Sadly the album doesn't really get going until the end, and once the awesomeness really kicks in, the album is over. :(

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #118 on: April 25, 2014, 05:24:32 PM »
It's not as good, but I still think it's at a high level. But I am of the opinion that Alcest can do no wrong.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #119 on: April 25, 2014, 05:48:32 PM »
Aka. fanboy, the worst kind of fan.  :P

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #120 on: April 26, 2014, 06:01:45 AM »
Holy irony

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #121 on: September 09, 2014, 06:18:04 AM »
I attended my first Alcest show last night and it was awesome! There were some minor sound issues but the intensity and the power more than compensated for that. Even thought I was standing in the same spot throughout the whole show and didn't headbang much I felt exhausted by the end.
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #122 on: September 15, 2014, 06:55:42 PM »
I listened to Shelter. Wow, what a great album. Its the only Alcest I've heard so far, but not bad. I enjoyed it, but I bet their past works are different.
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #123 on: September 16, 2014, 01:37:53 AM »
Shelter was not bad, but I would say it's the disappointment in their discography. Ecailles De Lune is crazy good, and the other two albums are really great as well.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #124 on: September 16, 2014, 03:04:38 PM »
Not really. But I'm just getting into Alcest, and I feel this is like an opeth style change, or Anathema. 
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #125 on: September 16, 2014, 03:30:44 PM »
If you like Shelter I highly suggest you listen to Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde next.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #126 on: September 16, 2014, 04:58:22 PM »
I haven't listened to the first album yet, but out of the three most recent ones I'd definitely say Les Voyages De L'Ame is the best.
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« Reply #127 on: September 16, 2014, 05:22:15 PM »
Most Alcest fans say Ecailles De Lune was their best (and I don't disagree) but my personal favorite was Les Voyages De L'Ame. Shelter is one of my favorite albums of this year and stylistically it's not that far off from the first album Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde as that album had only clean vocals with the occasional black metal blast beat here and there. Neige has said in interviews that their future direction will lean towards the Shelter sound (or something to that extent) which is fine by me.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #128 on: September 16, 2014, 05:28:29 PM »
If you like Shelter I highly suggest you listen to Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde next.

Think i'll give it a whirl.
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #129 on: January 03, 2016, 06:57:14 AM »
Saw Alcest opening up for Opeth in november 2014... it was mezmerizing, need to check them out more

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #130 on: January 04, 2016, 05:31:29 AM »
Saw Alcest opening up for Opeth in november 2014... it was mezmerizing, need to check them out more

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #131 on: January 04, 2016, 12:02:23 PM »
Saw Alcest opening up for Opeth in november 2014... it was mezmerizing, need to check them out more

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #132 on: July 26, 2016, 10:30:50 AM »
Alcest confirmed today they'll be releasing their new album on September 30th. Who's excited?
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #133 on: July 26, 2016, 10:32:21 AM »
will it be metal tho

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #134 on: July 26, 2016, 12:05:21 PM »
Metal or not I can't wait to hear it.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #135 on: July 29, 2016, 01:56:11 PM »
Metal or not I can't wait to hear it.
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #136 on: July 29, 2016, 08:56:53 PM »
Metal or not I can't wait to hear it.

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #137 on: August 04, 2016, 02:14:39 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwE5FG-pIdk

new song and it is amazing

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Re: Alcest
« Reply #138 on: August 04, 2016, 03:07:43 PM »
Not sure if amazing but a very good song
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Re: Alcest
« Reply #139 on: August 04, 2016, 05:43:55 PM »
A nice return to form. Could have been a bit shorter but otherwise I like it a lot.