ALCEST

ALCEST return to Portugal next year for two performances marking the highly acclaimed and revered French band's passage through the country as part of their EUROPE 2027 TOUR.

Led by Neige and Winterhalter, the group will perform at Hard Club in Porto on 10 April, in what promises to be one of the Parisian outfit's most eagerly anticipated visits to Portuguese soil.

With a career spanning more than two decades, ALCEST now occupy a unique position within the world of heavy music. Drawing from black metal roots, Neige gradually developed an approach that incorporated elements of shoegaze, dream pop and post-rock into the band's sound, giving rise to a highly distinctive musical language that would come to be identified as blackgaze. The combination of aggression and ethereal atmospheres became the project's defining hallmark and helped pave the way for a new generation of artists interested in exploring the boundaries of extreme metal.

Since the band's inception, the music created by Neige has also been marked by a strong emotional and imaginative dimension. Rather than adhering strictly to genre conventions, the French multi-instrumentalist has built a catalogue founded on contrasts: heavy guitars coexist with expansive melodies, extreme vocal lines alternate with moments of delicacy, and post-rock-inspired structures help create an immersive dimension that has become inseparable from the band's identity.

This evolution is evident throughout some of the most important albums in the group's career. Released in 2007, Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde introduced an artistic vision that quickly set ALCEST apart within the underground scene. Later records such as Kodama and the more recent Les Chants de l'Aurore consolidated the band's international standing and demonstrated its ability to deepen and refine that formula without losing the personality that has always defined its music. The result is a career that has long transcended the boundaries of extreme music, attracting followers from across the alternative spectrum.

Moreover, ALCEST's influence became particularly evident in the rise of a movement that blends the intensity of metal with the aesthetics and emotional language of shoegaze, establishing the band as an essential reference point for understanding the evolution of heavy music over the last few decades.

It is precisely this trajectory that will be showcased during the two Portuguese dates of the EUROPE 2027 TOUR. Given the importance of the live experience within the ALCEST universe, it is impossible not to anticipate two memorable performances. With two decades of activity, an instantly recognisable artistic identity, and an influence that extends far beyond the limits of extreme metal, Neige and company will return to Portugal for two nights that promise to place the singularity of their music firmly in the spotlight.