Celeste (France) announce new album, debut art and track list

The raw, filthy misanthropy that is France's Celeste have announced their fourth studio album, Animale(s). A pulse-pounding mixture of black metal and hardcore, the band fell silent after 2010's Morte(s) Nee(s), and have recently broken the silence with a flood of new information. Animale(s) is slated for release on November 22nd through Denovali Records, who some of you may know as the label for German masterminds Omega Massif, and is slated to be a double-disc release.

The album art is, as usual, a black-and-white photograph, and this time hearkens back to the Morte(s) Nee(s) cover:

 And the tracklisting is as ornate as ever (horrible translation in parentheses)

(Disc 1)

1. Laissé pour compte comme un bâtard 5:01 (Cast off like a bastard)

2. Au pied d'une bicoque peu séuisante 3:12 (On foot from a hardly seductive shack)

3. Sans crainte de s'avouer un jour naufragée 3:32 (Without fear of confessing a wasted day)

4. (X) 6:36

5. Tes âmes soeurs immaculées 5:20 (Your immaculate soul sisters)

6. Dans ta salive, sur sa peau 9:20 (In your saliva, on your skin)

(Disc 2)

1. D'errances en inimitiés 7:25 (Errors in hostility)

2. Cette silhouète paumée et delabrée qui sanglote et meurt 7:30 (This damned silhouette and wreck that sobs and dies)

3. Emprunte d'érotisme 2:31 (The Borrowing of Erotism)

4. (Y) 3:20

5. Serrés comme son coeur lacéré 7:17 (As locked as his lacerated heart)

6. Outro 8:09


UPDATE 10/18 - The band has premiered the first song of the album, 'Laissé pour compte...' on Soundcloud along with a discussion of the album's vision and concept.

The concept behind ANIMALE(S) is the bleak story of a boy and a girl, a kind of love story with a tragic ending. A story about how tough youth can be if parents discard their responsibilities. For once in metal-oriented music, a closer look at artwork and lyrics gives a new dimension to a record and is indispensable for a comprehensive and complete experience of this double album.

While I think the whole 'for once in metal' thing is a bit of a stretch, this does promise to be quite an interesting record. You can stream the song at the link below: