The Vool Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) Quote For principal songwriter and frontman Neige, ALCEST has always been a gateway to the otherworldly, a means of exploring his spirituality. An elemental two-piece, completed by long-serving drummer and creative confidante Winterhalter, their forthcoming sixth album »Spiritual Instinct« finds Neige at his most personal. “This time I had something urgent to put on the table,” he explains. “It is a very cathartic record - something needed to get out of me. It’s darker than usual, and heavier.” Written in bursts both during and after a prolonged period of touring in support of 2016’s hugely successful »Kodama«, the sense of urgency Neige speaks of manifests in a record full of spontaneity, of immediate impact – be that in the breath-taking pace of 'Les Jardin De Minuit'’s tempo changes, or 'Sapphire'’s sun-kissed harmonies over an impermeable back beat, one thing »Spiritual Instinct« has is riffs, an acknowledgement and celebration of the black metal foundations that anchor their uplifting post-metal. https://media.nuclearblast.de/shoplanding/2019/Alcest/spiritual-instinct.html Edited August 23, 2019 by Sasan Metal Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorlessbodies Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 New song is pretty good and powerful, will grab the boxset for sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGKR2ARlHc0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikness Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Here's a better link. https://media.nuclearblast.de/shoplanding/2019/Alcest/spiritual-instinct.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Stoked for this. They were great at Austin Terror. What's not great is $20 shipping for the box set... drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) I'm instinct is to buy the box set, but two CDs I don't need, and $20 shipping is steering me toward that /300 splatter. EDIT: yeah, I ordered the splatter from bullmoose. Edited August 23, 2019 by monsterrod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikness Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, monsterrod said: EDIT: yeah, I ordered the splatter from bullmoose. Sames! monsterrod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 56 minutes ago, erikness said: Here's a better link. https://media.nuclearblast.de/shoplanding/2019/Alcest/spiritual-instinct.html It is! Thanks! Will change the one in my original post! erikness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I had to do the box set (and a cassette). 10% off for signing up NB spam, so that took $8 off the $21 shipping gouge. (Justification: I haven't bought that much this year for myself lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Went with the splatter; was not excited by that box compared to Kodama. Anyways I'm beyond excited for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxonjulin Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Did the splatter seriously sell out as soon as I found out about this? Anyone know where I can get the splatter anywhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 The new song sounds really good. I thought Kodama was good but haven't revisited it in a while. Kind of off topic but does anybody know what happened to Lantlos? I think Herbst said on social media a new album was supposed to come out a couple of years ago but never did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, morfiend said: The new song sounds really good. I thought Kodama was good but haven't revisited it in a while. Kind of off topic but does anybody know what happened to Lantlos? I think Herbst said on social media a new album was supposed to come out a couple of years ago but never did. They keep teasing it with updates - though the last one’s been a while - so I figured it was eminent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 At least on facebook the last update was December of 2017. I did a little searching a couple of months ago on google etc but never found anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Damn. I thought I had read an update way more recent than end-of-2017. I could be totally mistaken though — I’ve been especially shit at gauging time as of late. To keep the thread Alcest-related: I revisited Kodama the other day, when this PO went up. Eclosion’s outro - particularly the guitar’s melody in that climax solo - continues to be the greatest thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 12:17 PM, Saxonjulin said: Did the splatter seriously sell out as soon as I found out about this? Anyone know where I can get the splatter anywhere else? You can also get it from roughtrade. A bit pricier, but still available: https://www.roughtrade.com/us/alcest/spiritual-instinct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxonjulin Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, ghost said: You can also get it from roughtrade. A bit pricier, but still available: https://www.roughtrade.com/us/alcest/spiritual-instinct Thank you very much! Snagged it ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 First time this has ever happened to me. I ordered pretty early, hard to believe they sold through 500 before my order (which included the whopping 10% discount for signing up for newsletter). Anyone else in the US besides me? "Hello, Thank you for shopping with Nuclear Blast! We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately the Alcest mail-order box-set has been oversold on our web shop. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Your refund has been issued via PayPal for this item + partial shipping. Please allow 1-3 business days for the funds to be released to the account that was used for purchase. Once the rest of your order is ready for shipment, you’ll receive a confirmation notice via email with your tracking number information. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at any time. Thank you! Kind regards, Customer Service Department" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 That's kind of absurd. Email them back the timestamp of your order and tell them to check their shit again and cancel someone else. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 they really kept part of the shipping fee? wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) to be honest, it's hard to believe that anything from Alcest limited to 500 will sell out in less than a month... Why is there still the PO-button in the EU-shop? Edited August 30, 2019 by Sasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorlessbodies Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 It is pretty weird, as it seems over 200 copies are still available in the EU shop. Why they couldn't reallocate some stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 9 hours ago, ZeroNowhere said: Based on the wording of the e-mail, it sounds like additional items were ordered. Reading comprehension is fundamental. I’d rather misread something after a 12 hour work day than consecutively post in an “extreme metal” thread. get fucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitaryreign Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) China exclusive splatter version: https://www.nesimedia.com/store/p587/ALCEST_-_Spiritual_instinct_Splatter_Vinyl_LP.html Edited September 11, 2019 by solitaryreign added image larshj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 51 minutes ago, solitaryreign said: China exclusive splatter version: https://www.nesimedia.com/store/p587/ALCEST_-_Spiritual_instinct_Splatter_Vinyl_LP.html Shit that's nice....resist....resist...RESISTTTTTT vertumnus and OU818 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitaryreign Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/11/2019 at 2:52 PM, solitaryreign said: China exclusive splatter version: https://www.nesimedia.com/store/p587/ALCEST_-_Spiritual_instinct_Splatter_Vinyl_LP.html Sold out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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