France's Alcest have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mixture of post black metal and shoegaze and this is a review of their 2024 album "Les Chants De L'Aurore" which will be released on June 21st by Nuclear Blast Records.
Atmospheric sounding synths start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times while also adding in elements of shoegaze. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
Vocals are done in mostly a clear style mixed in with a small amount of high pitched black metal screams while the faster sections of the album also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording.
A great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic post metal style and one track also adds in a brief use of spoken word parts. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in French and cover spiritual childhood experiences.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Alcest and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Komerebi" and "L'Enfant de la Lune". 8 out of 10.
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