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Alcest

Country of origin:
France
Location:
Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Occitanie (early); Paris, Île-de-France (later)
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1999
Genre:
Post-Black Metal, Shoegaze
Themes:
Nostalgia, Childhood, Beauty, Spirituality, Afterlife, Memories, Nature, Poetry
Current label:
Nuclear Blast
Years active:
1999-present
The solo project of Neige. As a child, Neige had dreams about a "Fairy Land", "a place with colors, forms and sounds that do not exist here." The music of Alcest is highly influenced by these dream experiences.

The band started out playing black metal with a line-up including Famine.

Starting with 2005's Le Secret EP, Alcest evolved into post-black metal with strong post-rock and shoegaze ...
Current
Neige Bass (1999-2000, 2001-2016, 2018-present), Drums (1999-2000, 2000-2009), Guitars (1999-present), Vocals (1999-present), Keyboards (2001-present)
See also: ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Old Silver Key, ex-Phest, ex-Dor Daedeloth, Zero, ex-Glaciation, ex-Lantlôs, ex-Mortifera, ex-Peste Noire, ex-Celestia (live), ex-Empyrium (live), ex-Forgotten Woods, ex-Pleasure of Mordor, ex-Valfunde, ex-Emma Ruth Rundle (live), ex-Kælan Mikla (live), ex-Les Discrets (live), ex-Sylvaine (live), ex-Vampillia (live)
Winterhalter Drums (2009-present)
See also: Phobos, ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Bahrrecht, ex-Glaciation, ex-Peste Noire, ex-Hexenauge (live), ex-Les Discrets
Past
Argoth Bass (2000-2001)
See also: Mornai, ex-Dor Daedeloth, ex-Peste Noire
Béki Drums (2000)
See also: Cult Martyr, ex-Dor Daedeloth
Aegnor Guitars (lead) (2000-2001)
See also: Peste Noire, ex-Dor Daedeloth, ex-Vouïvre, ex-Valfunde
Current (Live)
Indria Bass (2010-present)
See also: Triste Sir, LMC, Somewhere City, ex-Brutal Rebirth, ex-Glaciation, ex-Peste Noire
Zero Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2010-present)
See also: Zero, ex-Les Discrets (live)
Past (Live)
Fursy Teyssier Bass (2010)
See also: Empyrium (live), ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Phest, Les Discrets, ex-The Vision Bleak (live), ex-Pleasure of Mordor, ex-Sainpaul
Zoé Guitars (2013)
See also: Herrschaft, The CNK, Bodie (live), ex-The Outburst
Neige Bass (1999-2000, 2001-2016, 2018-present), Drums (1999-2000, 2000-2009), Guitars (1999-present), Vocals (1999-present), Keyboards (2001-present)
See also: ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Old Silver Key, ex-Phest, ex-Dor Daedeloth, Zero, ex-Glaciation, ex-Lantlôs, ex-Mortifera, ex-Peste Noire, ex-Celestia (live), ex-Empyrium (live), ex-Forgotten Woods, ex-Pleasure of Mordor, ex-Valfunde, ex-Emma Ruth Rundle (live), ex-Kælan Mikla (live), ex-Les Discrets (live), ex-Sylvaine (live), ex-Vampillia (live)
Winterhalter Drums (2009-present)
See also: Phobos, ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Bahrrecht, ex-Glaciation, ex-Peste Noire, ex-Hexenauge (live), ex-Les Discrets
Argoth Bass (2000-2001)
See also: Mornai, ex-Dor Daedeloth, ex-Peste Noire
Béki Drums (2000)
See also: Cult Martyr, ex-Dor Daedeloth
Aegnor Guitars (lead) (2000-2001)
See also: Peste Noire, ex-Dor Daedeloth, ex-Vouïvre, ex-Valfunde
Current
Indria Bass (2010-present)
See also: Triste Sir, LMC, Somewhere City, ex-Brutal Rebirth, ex-Glaciation, ex-Peste Noire
Zero Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2010-present)
See also: Zero, ex-Les Discrets (live)
Past
Fursy Teyssier Bass (2010)
See also: Empyrium (live), ex-Amesoeurs, ex-Phest, Les Discrets, ex-The Vision Bleak (live), ex-Pleasure of Mordor, ex-Sainpaul
Zoé Guitars (2013)
See also: Herrschaft, The CNK, Bodie (live), ex-The Outburst
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