French blackgaze pioneers Alcest spread their dreamscapes at Fléda in Brno! They're joined by LA discovery Agriculture, bringing their distinctive ecstatic black metal.
French blackgaze pioneers Alcest spread their dreamscapes at Fléda in Brno! They're joined by LA discovery Agriculture, bringing their distinctive ecstatic black metal. Expect an evening pulsing with fragile melancholy and pure catharsis.
Led by visionary Neige, Alcest long ago went beyond the boundaries of the genre they themselves helped define. Since their breakthrough debut Souvenirs d'un autre monde and the milestone Écailles de Lune, they have organically blended black metal blast beats with ethereal shoegaze and post-rock. The sound of Neige and Winterhalter rests on strong melodies and soaring structures that work with total confidence live. In Brno they'll play a cross-section of a discography that has been delving into spirituality and the search for an escape from tangible reality for two decades.
Support comes from California's Agriculture, who are making a loud name for themselves on today's scene with their "ecstatic black metal". Instead of the usual nihilism and misanthropy they go for intense joy and a flood of tremolo riffs, as they made clear on their EP The Circle Chant. Their frenetic, musically open set will make an unexpectedly effective contrast to the French masters of melancholy.