Posted on May 11, 2013 |
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Sludgy prog is what Intronaut excel at. “Habitual Levitations” is the L.A. band’s fourth full-length outing of mathrock-inspired complexity imbued with stoner rock vibes. Amid the warm fuzzy stoner-bliss, drummer Danny Walker’s playing is never less than intense, laying a convoluted lattice-work of rhythmic patterns...
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Posted on March 6, 2013 |
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Let me squash your curiosity right here by saying this; I know nothing more than any other reviewer out there. I wish I could say that Nine Covens and I kicked it back this one time when they were over from the United Kingdom, played...
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Posted on January 18, 2013 |
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About 18 months ago Alcest finally toured Australia and one of the two Melbourne shows kicked off with a band I’d never heard of called Encircling Sea. Four bearded men came on stage in checked flannies and black tees and I expected to hear some...
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Posted on January 16, 2013 |
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Formed by Katatonia’s Niklas Sandin, October Tide‘s Robin Bergh and A Swarm of The Sun‘s Erik Nilsson, Aoria are a kind of Scandinavian supergroup of gloom. After building up a following through their respective separate projects while the band lay dormant, Aoria have finally released their...
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Posted on January 4, 2013 |
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Alcest main man Neige has posted this update about the latest collaboration on the upcoming album: Hey there, We wish you all a happy New Year! As I said in some recent interviews we will have two guests on the next Alcest album and today...
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Posted on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s fair to say that 2011 raised the bar with releases such as Machine Head‘s “Unto The Locust”, Steven Wilson‘s “Grace For Drowning” and Mastodon‘s “The Hunter”. However, 2012, it seems, has been even better for music, with quality albums seemingly being released every week!...
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Posted on December 24, 2012 |
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The inspired pairing of two titans of depresso-metal, Katatonia and Alcest, made this gig a hot ticket and Islington’s O2 Academy was packed to capacity early on. A good thing too as first band, Boston’s Junius, whetted the appetite with their quiet-loud metalgaze. When they...
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Posted on October 7, 2012 |
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This year has seen the French black metal scene continue to impress with strong releases from established artist such as Alcest, Blut Aus Nord and Merrimack in particular standing out. But it’s not just the old guard who get to fly the flag for Gallic...
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Posted on August 23, 2012 |
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Headlining the Friday line-up on the Sophie Lancaster stage at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2012 were French shoegaze/black metallers Alcest. Alcest are finally getting some of the recognition they sorely deserve after a string of acclaimed albums. Their fourth, as yet untitled, album will...
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Posted on August 4, 2012 |
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Co-authored by Steve Fallows Bloodstock Festival is almost upon us, the UK’s premier metal festival is now in its 12th year and continues to go from strength to strength. The four day event will be held at Catton Hall in Derbyshire and will play host...
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Posted on July 28, 2012 |
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Alcest‘s main man Neige has issued an update on the new album, successor to this year’s highly acclaimed, “Les Voyages De L’Âme”: “Hello there! Some days ago Winterhalter and I recorded demos for the next Alcest album, for which I have almost finished the songwriting....
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Posted on July 16, 2012 |
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“Cinematic” is a term you are more likely to see used to describe instrumental rock or neo-classical than metal. It’s that music in the background that supports the action and dialogue as if those two were the vocalists in an epic song, although if it’s...
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Posted on July 7, 2012 |
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The editor’s at team ThisIsNotAScene polled our writing and photography crew to ask them what their top 5 favorites were at this point in the 2012 release year. With so many great releases so far in 2012 we thought it would be a good idea...
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Posted on June 5, 2012 |
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In recent years, France has become quite the hotbed for truly impressive and experimental acts. From the likes of big players like Gojira to the sheer beauty of Alcest and the complete oddity of Trepalium, France’s musical scene has come on leaps and bounds in...
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Posted on April 20, 2012 |
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Ides of Gemini, a trio from Los Angeles, California, features the likes of Sera Timms, J.Bennett (music and film journalist) and Kelly Johnston. They released their first EP “The Disruption Writ” on their own in 2010 which obviously caught the ear of the folks at...
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Posted on April 6, 2012 |
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I’d not heard OSI before reviewing this latest record from the dual creators Jim Matheos and Kevin Moore. On first listen it didn’t really grab me; it’s high production a little cold and, for want of a better word, contrived. In a way I’m still...
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Posted on March 4, 2012 |
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Fursy Teyssier is a true renaissance man. Besides being a painter and an animation specialist, he’s also the singer and main songwriter of Les Discrets. The band’s debut album, entitled “Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées,” was met with critical acclaim. Let’s see what “Ariettes Oubliées,”...
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Posted on March 3, 2012 |
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Alcest is fast becoming one of the biggest names in the shoegaze/black metal subgenre. It’s main driving force is a guy called Neige. He uses Alcest as a vehicle for his dreams and musical vision. The two previous albums, namely “Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde” (2007)...
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Posted on January 7, 2012 |
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US based extreme metal band Abigail Williams have always been something of an enigma to me. They have always had a wilfulness to them- right back to their original quasi-metalcore roots through to the black metal extemporizing that they have become most notable for. There...
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Posted on January 4, 2012 |
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The third Alcest album, “Les Voyages De L’Âme” (“The Journeys Of The Soul”), will be released worldwide in January 2012. The exact regional release dates are: Germany/Austria: January 6, 2012 Europe: January 9, 2012 North America: January 31, 2012 Everywhere else: January 9, 2012 The...
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