Écailles de lune
Alcest · 2010
41 min · 6 tracks · black metal · post-metal
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with harsh vocals, creating a haunting yet transcendent listening experience.
Why listen to this
- Best for
- long, immersive listening sessions gradual builds and payoffs atmospheric background focus
- Context
- Écailles de lune is Alcest's second studio album, following their debut Souvenirs d'un autre monde in 2007. At this point in their career, Alcest was solidifying their unique blend of black metal and shoegaze, carving out a distinctive niche within the post-metal genre.
- If you like
- black metal, post-metal
Écailles de lune is an album by Alcest, released in 2010. Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with harsh vocals, creating a haunting yet transcendent listening experience. This album received widespread acclaim for its atmospheric sound and innovative approach, influencing the post-metal scene significantly. It marked a pivotal moment for Alcest, as it gained them international recognition and helped to popularize the blackgaze subgenre, merging elements of black metal with dreamlike melodies. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Écailles de lune sound like?
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with harsh vocals, creating a haunting yet transcendent listening experience. Rooted in black metal and post-metal.
What makes Écailles de lune by Alcest notable?
This album received widespread acclaim for its atmospheric sound and innovative approach, influencing the post-metal scene significantly. It marked a pivotal moment for Alcest, as it gained them international recognition and helped to popularize the blackgaze subgenre, merging elements of black metal with dreamlike melodies. Écailles de lune is Alcest's second studio album, following their debut Souvenirs d'un autre monde in 2007. At this point in their career, Alcest was solidifying their unique blend of black metal and shoegaze, carving out a distinctive niche within the post-metal genre.
Who is Écailles de lune for?
Écailles de lune works well if you're into long, immersive listening sessions, gradual builds and payoffs and atmospheric background focus.
How many songs are on Écailles de lune?
Écailles de lune has 6 tracks, running approximately 41 minutes.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Écailles de lune – Part 1 Standout 9:52
- 2 Écailles de lune – Part 2 9:48
- 3 Percées de lumière Standout 6:38
- 4 Abysses 1:40
- 5 Solar Song Standout 5:24
- 6 Sur l’océan couleur de fer 8:18
Release Date
March 26, 2010
Artist Origin
France
Runtime
41 min 43 sec
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