What the fuck are we calling Alcest? Are they even metal, really? Did I hear someone refer to them as black metal once? Fuck kinda black metal is this? What about pastoral metal? I guess I could get ...

Of these sub-genres, Blackgaze is of the more recent phenomenons that has slowly garnered a cult following in recent years, which has been a direct result of pioneering bands Alcest, Deafheaven ...