ALCEST Working on New Album
April 21, 2016, 8 years ago
Parisian metal duo Alcest will release its new album this fall via Prophecy Productions. The band - vocalist / multi-instrumentalist Neige and drummer Winterhalter - are currently putting the finishing touches on the record. The as-yet-untitled release follows the duo's 2014 LP, Shelter.
"For the past three months we have been recording our new album, and right now we are doing small adjustments on the mix," comments Neige. "It's coming to an end of a very long journey (the longest studio experience we've had so far) and we feel quite exhausted, but really happy. For each album we try to challenge ourselves, developing the songs in new directions. This time will be just as special, but also a return to the approach we had in our earlier albums; with intense songs full of contrasts and dynamics. Even if this album is quite "alien" in character, we felt the need to come back to the origins of the project. The release date is planned for autumn 2016 and then we will embark on a 37 date European co-headlining tour with the Japanese band Mono. We are very much looking forward to this tour and to show you the work of our last couple of years."
This summer, Alcest will join labelmates Germ, Secrets of the Moon, Les Discrets, Helrunar, Völur and more at the 2016 Prophecy Fest, set to take place July 29-30 inside Balver Höhle, "a natural cave from old stone age" in Balve, Germany.
