Alcest - Premiere New Video And Song
Alcest fans, your Friday just got better. Are you ready for a taste of the new album Shelter? In that case, here is the first single "Opale" with a video made by Toshadeva Palan available for your viewing pleasure at this location. A new song and a new video in the same day. Why complain really?
The 7" vinyl single "Opale" offers a first glimpse into the upcoming album. There are 500 copies in black vinyl and 500 copies in white vinyl and the B-side of both editions is emblazoned with an etching. The release is set for December 13th, 2013.
As for the album, it is coming on January 17th (January 21st in North America) on Prophecy Productions. Find more details about it over here.
The 7" vinyl single "Opale" offers a first glimpse into the upcoming album. There are 500 copies in black vinyl and 500 copies in white vinyl and the B-side of both editions is emblazoned with an etching. The release is set for December 13th, 2013.
As for the album, it is coming on January 17th (January 21st in North America) on Prophecy Productions. Find more details about it over here.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by oshgar on 29.11.2013 at 22:39 Since when is that a bad thing?
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Sigur Rós is way better than this though. I find this okayish. I'm still going to check out the whole thing though.
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| Moose Posts: 179  |
Well that was disappointing.  I preferred his music when it wasn't so... happy. Repeating the same thing over and over for the last minute and a half didn't help either.
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| Stoned Crow Posts: 85  |
I had to make sure I was on Metal Storm there for a moment: it is not horrible, but you know....
---- I'm very serious about not being serious.
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| Mad Arab666 Posts: 299  |
I'm not sure if I like it or not.  It feels like it lacks a little atmosphere.
---- Bring up the wolves head!
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2393  |
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| Góral Combo Breaker Posts: 490  |
At the moment, "Opale" is completely not in my taste. I feel even a slight irritability. It's possible that this is my today's gloomy mood, or completely inadequate landscape behind the window - a cold, bleak, to the pouring rain. I will come back to this in a more sunny days..
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| InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2695  |
I really really like it! Completely abandoning the metal sound might be better than repeating himself again.
---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by phanto on 01.12.2013 at 16:34 Didn't you do the same thing in this thread? Written by phanto on 30.11.2013 at 15:18 
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| phanto Posts: 163 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 01.12.2013 at 17:21 that pot is clearly metallic/silvery (you're right of course. I'd argue I meant pop as in mainstream/accessibility but I'd rather hang my shoulders in defeat)
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by phanto on 01.12.2013 at 17:37 Well you got me on the color of the pot, so technically we both lost at our own argument. 
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Uldreth Posts: 1150 |
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| God Alone Posts: 310  |
I simply think that, if I want to listen to Slowdive or Sigur, then I'll just listen to them. Not Alcest. The song is barely okay but generic and trite, and honestly I'm getting tired of those "aaahh, eeehh, aaahh, overwhelming BEAUUUTYYY". The video is a big meh just like the previous ones. So uhm, I don't expect anything good from Shelter. 
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| CobiWan1993 Secundum Filium Posts: 1365  |
Pretty decent, but not as good as the last single
---- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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| Fallen Ghost Craft Beer Geek Posts: 724  |
Some of the weakest I've heard from them so far.. But hell, I'm still going to check out the album when it comes out, just hope that the album is better overall than this particular song!
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| DreadfulYgg Posts: 38  |
Written by Uldreth on 01.12.2013 at 21:33 Agreed. I'm not surprised by the move away from metal. I think Neige has taken the metal/shoegaze approach as far as he can. Any further will probably put Alcest at risk for self-parody, which is the last thing I want to happen to one of my favorite bands. As for the song, I like it. It's not the best thing I've ever heard, but it's good. I will reserve final judgment when I have an entire album to digest.
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