If history is kind (and accurate) it will remember Alcest as one of the most important metal bands of all time. After all, the flood of bands fusing the passion of black metal with the textures of shoegaze and the drama of post rock (see: Deafheaven, Oathbreaker, Brutus) are taking pages from their playbook. Their … Continue reading Record #639: Alcest – Spiritual Instinct (2019)