"Spiritual Instinct" is the sixth studio album by French post-black metal band Alcest, released in 2019 on CD format through Nuclear Blast. This record marks a powerful evolution in Alcest's sound, blending their signature ethereal shoegaze elements with heavier black metal influences and introspective lyricism. The album explores themes of spirituality, inner struggle, and transcendence across six immersive tracks that showcase both aggression and delicate beauty. Alcest, formed by multi-instrumentalist Neige (Stéphane Paut), has been acclaimed for pioneering the "blackgaze" genre?a fusion of black metal intensity with dreamy atmospheres?and has achieved international recognition with albums like "Écailles de Lune" and "Kodama." Nuclear Blast is one of the world's leading heavy music labels, renowned for supporting innovative artists within metal and rock genres since 1987.
Spiritual Instinct is the most recent album by Alcest, and a surprising record of extreme quality, very emotional songs, the album is really excellent. Alcest fans will not be disappointed.