Alcest announce seventh album 'Les Chants de l’Aurore' and debut first single “L’Envol”

French black metal/blackgaze duo Alcest have announced their seventh album, Les Chants de l'Aurore, will be released June 21st via Nuclear Blast Records. 

The band also shared the first single from the album, "L'Envol" along with a music video created by French artist Yoann Lossel. 

The band commented on the artwork for the new album:

Today we are happy to show you the album cover art, which has been made by the talented French artist Yoann Lossel. It's an oil painting re-interpreting the classic Art nouveau piece "The Spirit of the Plains" by Sydney Long, one of my favorite paintings of all time. Stay tuned for some big announcements tomorrow as well

Les Chants de l'Aurore tracklist:

1. Komorebi 
2. L'Envol
3. Améthyste 
4. Flamme Jumelle
5. Réminiscence 
6. L'Enfant de la Lune (月の子）
7. L'Adieu

The band also announced a European tour this fall/winter in support of the new album. 

10/21 Zagreb, HR @ Boogaloo
10/23 Athens, GR @ Gagarin 205
10/24 Thessaloniki, GR @ WE SKG
10/25 Istanbul, TR @ IF Performance Hall
10/28 Bucarest, RO @Quantic Club
11/02 Zurich, CH @ Meh Stuff!
11/09 Poitiers, FR @ Le Comfort Moderne
11/13 Kohn, DE @ Essigfabrik
11/14 Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann
11/15 Munich, DE @ Backstage Werk
11/16 Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
11/18 Ljubljana, SO @ Kino Siska
11/19 Vienna, AT @ Simm City
11/20 Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
11/21 Prague, CZ @ Klub Roxy
11/23 Berlin, DE @ Pestsaal Kreuzberg
11/24 Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
11/25 Vilnius, LT @ Loftas
11/26 Tallinn, EE @ Paavli Kultuurivabrik
11/27 Helsinki, FI @ Kultturritalo
11/29 Stockholm, SE @ Fryshuset
11/30 Oslo, NO @ Vulkan Arena
12/01 Copenhagen, DK @Vega
12/03 Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan
12/04 Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso
12/05 Bruxelles, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
12/06 Paris, FR @ L'Olympia
12/07 Luxembourg, LU @ Den Ateliler
12/08 Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
12/11 London, UK l@ Electric Brixton
12/12 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
12/13 Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
12/14 Dublin, IR @ Academy