Heavy Song of the Week is a Heavy Consequence feature that breaks down the best metal and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, the title track is “Flamme Jumelle” by Alcest.
Alcest is one of the best examples of the evolution of black metal as a genre, as artists continue to innovate within its binding framework.
As for Alcest, the French band started out as a more explosive atmospheric BM act, but it quickly became apparent that the duo of Neige and drummer Winterhalter had an affinity for beautiful melodies. Raw black metal wasn't necessarily conducive to that, so the music began to take the form of adjacent genres like shoegaze and dream pop, influencing the like-minded Deafheaven. That unique sound is heard on Alcest's latest single, “Flamme Jumelle.”
Jangly guitars and pleasing tenor vocals float and soar throughout the mix, and the band gets heavy enough during the chorus to qualify for this column and change the dynamic in a natural and effective way. Alcest's new album. The songs of the dawn comes out on June 21st and will surely contain more “beautiful metal” like this.
Honorable mentions:
Gatecreeper – “Masterpiece of Chaos”
Putting “masterpiece” in your song title is a bold move, and while such a description may be a bit ambitious for Gatecreeper's latest single, it's still exciting and very live-A portion of OSDM worship sounds. The stomping opening breakdown around the hole immediately causes the head to nod, setting up the screeching gurgle to follow.
Inter Arma – “Harp of Desolation”
“Desolation Harp” is a four-minute extreme metal stew. Sludge, black metal and death doom merge seamlessly, as Inter Arma continues to defy any half-hearted compartmentalization. There is a psychedelic swirl in this song that is paralyzing and gives us high hopes for the band's new album. new heavenarriving on April 26.
Night Sins – Silver Leaf
Gary Numan's synths and Depeche Mode's sadness ooze from this cut by Philadelphia goth rockers Night Sins. Deep, sultry vocals lie beneath the aforementioned synths and a tight guitar line that would be at home on REM. Murmur. If any of those references provoke a positive response, you will find something satisfying here.
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