AGAPE

"Agape" a non-physical, self-sacrificing kind of love is the basic concept of Lantlôs' third album. On the one hand, "Agape" is a radical departure from Post Black Metal, while on the other, it is also its consistent further development: heavy walls of guitars alternate with gentle acoustic parts, the changes in tempo hover between dragging and pacing. In addition, "Agape" will surprise you with extensive instrumental passages with a soft and warm atmosphere which doesn't shrink back even from jazz. Counteracted by the harsh, strangely cold vocals courtesy of Neige (Alcest), the compositions seem devoid of sense, oppressing, and sombre: beauty reversed into its opposite. Agape is available in both the regular jewelcase edition and in a special super jewelcase with an extended booklet and bonus disc containing the demo versions of the album.