By 2009, both Alcest and its sister project Amesoeurs had released their first, seminal records—Souvenirs d’un autre monde and Ruines humaines, respectively— joined by early blackgaze luminaries like Lantlôs. This early period of productivity set the stage for a wealth of bands simultaneously exploding onto the scene with this sound, all coming out of the woodwork in the early 2010s. Blackgaze, this distilled form of black metal influenced by shoegaze, post-rock, skramz and ambient was crossing over to the then-still-relevant music blogosphere. Having so much of its roots in styles already acclaimed in the white-hot indie press, blackgaze overstepped the … Continue reading The Shape Of Blackgaze That Never Came