Album Review: Alcest – Les Chants de L’Aurore

Album Review: Alcest – Les Chants de L’Aurore

The Parisian duo Alcest raised the bar on their new album, Les Chants de L’Aurore, released on June 21st via Nuclear Blast. With the curation of their latest offering, the group enhanced the intimate and spoiling tones of the divergent and pristine black-gaze...
Album Review: Manes – ‘Pathei Mathos’

Album Review: Manes – ‘Pathei Mathos’

Formed in 1992, Manes began as a pioneering black metal outfit. In fact, for their early work, Manes are regarded as one of the most important acts in the history of the genre. They are certainly one of the very-very best. During their glorious extreme music era,...
Album Review: Kittie – ‘Fire’

Album Review: Kittie – ‘Fire’

Time hasn’t always been kind to Kittie, and Kittie hasn’t always been kind to themselves, either. On the surface, it’s not difficult to understand why the band distanced themselves for a while from Spit, their debut record that catapulted them into the spotlight, and...