Neige

Stéphane Hugues Norbert Paut, known professionally as Neige (French: "Snow") (born 16 April 1985), is a French songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician, and record producer from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, now relocated to Paris.

He is the primary songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the post-black metal band Alcest and is the former guitarist, bass guitarist, and drummer of the post-punk/post-black metal band Amesoeurs.

Neige quickly started to gain public recognition for his involvement as a vocalist, drummer and live rhythm guitarist for French black metal band Peste Noire in the beginning of the 2000s.

At the same time, Peste Noire bandleader Famine was also the lead guitarist on the first Alcest demo, Tristesse hivernale.

Neige has since condemned his tenure with Peste Noire, citing his disagreements with the band's far-right views and racist imagery.

He also became involved with black metal band Mortifera in 2003 up to the Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera (2004) album for which he wrote two songs.

In parallel, he started to make a name for himself with his main bands Amesoeurs and Alcest.

Alcest's first EP Le Secret (Drakkar Productions; 2005) and album Souvenirs d'un autre monde (Prophecy Productions; 2007) mixing numerous shoegaze rock and metal influences skyrocketed Neige to fame, which led him to lay Amesoeurs to rest.

Later he also provided vocals for Old Silver Key and Lantlôs and live bass for Les Discrets.

In 2007 he was also asked by Rune Veddaa to make vocals on the forthcoming Forgotten Woods album entitled Intolerance Div. but this collaboration did not come to fruition.