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Thanks, I had totally forgotten about Alcest. If I remember right, they actually started out playing black metal

• rms 17y ago
  The 2005 album Le Secret is more black metal in that it has some dirty vocals but purists would probably scoff at calling it black metal. I haven't listened to Alcest's 2001 demo. Alcest is a solo project of one guy from Amesoeurs. The full band Amesoeurs is darker and actually black metal, though with an interesting mix of new wave. Their recent album is good if a little inconsistent. If you know more bands that sound like Alcest, I'd love your recommendations, I haven't managed to find much with exactly that sound. Maybe some of Jesu's recent stuff.
  • davidmathers 17y ago
    Last.fm is sometimes helpful: http://www.last.fm/music/Alcest/+similar http://www.last.fm/music/Alcest/+similar
    • rms 17y ago
      Thanks, found another member of Amesoeurs with a solo album there.
  • psawaya 17y ago
    I don't know if they're quite the same, but if you like Alcest, I bet you'd enjoy Agalloch. The Mantle is really a beautiful album, though it has some BM vocals. I think the new Pelican album, What We All Come to Need, is also pretty relaxing, and uses distorted guitars.
    • rms 17y ago
      Thanks for the recs, I like them both. Agalloch reminds me of Ulver.