"...but there are no ghosts here... There are gods in the wake of every flame The fire that betroths the coldness of the void In every wind, every tempest, and every snowfall In every silence Inside every root that reaches deep into the soul of the Earth ...but there are no gods here... Shadows paint the dusk Ghosts rise from the flames To set alight in the fields In robes of smoke and spirit aligned"
Gotta admit, I'm not a fan of metal music, and, to be honest perfectly honest, this song didn't do it for me. However, as a composer of music, I must say this song is very, very well crafted.
Because Agalloch, kind of like Stanley Kubrick with his fillms, forces you to experience their albums from beginning to end as one singular artistic work. I don't think you can find a stronger metal release from 2010 than Marrow of the Spirit. Although I will agree, this song is particularly strong.
@HPButtcraftII Past Agalloch tracks functioned both as extremely strong pieces of individual music and parts of a greater whole. Most tracks on this album are boring and uninspired by themselves and when listened to consecutively. There were quite a few better metal releases in 2010. This was one of my least favorite albums of 2010 because it was such a huge disappointment coming from one of my all-time favorite bands.
@feanaroTK Boring and uninspired? This album is nothing less than a masterpiece and I really believe Agalloch outdid themselves on it. If you cannot see the true beauty that Marrow of the Spirit has to offer then you certainly cannot call Agalloch one of your "all-time favorite bands." ..Ignorant dickface.
@CaliSourDiesel lol, I'm sorry that you have Agalloch's dick shoved so far up your ass that you're incapable of seeing that they can make mistakes too. So I guess loving almost everything Agalloch has released doesn't mean I can call them one of my favorite bands? Get a clue. Actually, the fact that you can't see how mediocre this is is a testament to the fact that you must not have really appreciated their first three albums. What a poor excuse for an Agalloch fan. Learn to be critical.
@feanaroTK You're a retard who doesn't take into account how much time and effort it takes to create a beautiful piece of art like this. Actually, The fact that you can even dismiss an Agalloch album and call it mediocre is a testament to the fact that you're a tone deaf faggot. Making gay comments about Agalloch just proves that you're an immature pre-teen who just hit puberty therefore nullifying your opinion about music.
@CaliSourDiesel I agree with you this album is amazing, Feanaro probably is just one of those hip kids who likes everyone's "OLD STUFF", probably thinks Opeths last two releases sucked too...
What song is great, has a piercing sound and and just listening takes you to another level is another parallel is great. Agalloch is the best band you heard all this time.
New favorite Agalloch song.Bands like this cannot be put into a style category. I miss when it was just fucking metal, and you could ask someone. "Hey do you like metal?" and they would say "Yeah." or "No". Now that same conversation would go into a five hour fucking tangent on sub genres and how *insert band here* does not adhere complete to the rules of the genre therefore it must be *new 10 word stupid fucking genre*+/- core suffix.
@DeathAndMajesty I get what you're saying but that became null and void out of necessity when bands like these guys could be catagorized in the same genre as bands like, say, Static X.....you don't want people confusing you with "one of them" do you?
@DeathAndMajesty Quit bitching. Sub Genres exist for a reason. But I understand the whole "Love of Metal is love of all Metal for their specific qualities." But if you are going to claim to be a specific genre. THEN YOU BETTER DAMN ADHERE TO THE FLAVOR. Would you like it if Brittney Spears started to be labeled as Black Metal Or perhaps Metalica as Trance? No. You wouldn't.
@DeathAndMajesty comments like yours are fucking stupid.. metal is a broad genre and tagging bands with genre names helps listeners discover bands they would actually like
@itlivesin Maybe not in the Euro-folk metal sense. Bur Agalloch's music has a spirituality to it. It makes me feel closer to nature--unlike the cold machine-like quality of industrial, there is a certain warmth and serenity to Agalloch's music. And it does beckon to the pagan roots within all of us.
κομματαρες ατελειωτες ο δισκος αυτος. Απο αυτα πο ευχεσαι να περπατας σε ενα μουντο σκηνικο καπου στη βορεια Αγγλια ή στη μακεδονια ας πουμε :P να καθεσαι στην οχθη ενος ποταμου και να μαγευεσαι!!!
@yellowcluster Even if these vocals were solid, this music still deserves better. Would you spoil a great hamburger by putting a rotten tomato slice on it? More Metal. Hmm. Well, I haven't heard Stone of Erech . . . Ew, the vocals for Ghosts just started. You really think they are solid? Compare them to Bruce Dickinson, Dio, Rob Halford. List goes on and on.
@vestirge You're comparing these vocals to Dickinson, Dio, and Halford? How is that a fair comparison? You're comparing two TOTALLY different styles of vocals. Dio's vocals wouldn't fit this style of music. Just because Agalloch doesn't use operatic vocals doesn't stop their vocals from being solid. Plus, you're comparing them to the most entry-level, generic vocalists; there are vocalists out there that do what Dio and Dickinson do except a million times better than Dio or Dickinson.
@ConsecratedOblivion I agree--For those who has been weaned on the traditional Dio/Halford-style metal, is is often difficult to get them to appreciate the darker side of metal such as black metal and related genres. But to me, black metal is true metal, and I really do not have an appreciation for the operatic vocal gymnastics found in more traditional styles on metal.
When I first listened to this song, it was on a camping trip in the winter, on that same trip I witnessed a HUGE meteor while I was down by a frozen lake, so for me, this song always brings back the memory of that meteor!
'Moonshield' by In Flames was the song that really clicked for me and got me into growling vocals as a whole. It's too bad In Flames has changed so much since the 1995-ish era
@Roflauncher OMG ME TOO!! In Flames The Jester Race and The Gallery by Dark Tranquility were the albums that got me into these vocals.. Now Agalloch is probably my favorite
I love the white ep. Just wish I could find a copy of it to listen to while I drive. My life must be messed up because I can find Spanish Eyes by U2 for cheap, but beautiful music is elusive.
@vestirge I know it's illegal, but try video2mp3. You can just download the audio from youtube videos there, and it is very fast.
I bought Ashes, Marrow and The Mantle via Itunes, so while supporting them that way, i can just download the limited demos and EPs on the internet for free. In that way, you can get the White. I can recommend Of Stone, Wind and Pillor too.
For me the band that was good enough to get me to listen despite the vocals was Opeth. Agalloch is the most frustrating band I have ever heard. I love the music as much as any of you fans, but the majority of the vocals are beyond bad into the territory of truly lousy. I bought Ashes Against the Grain and two of the instrumentals on Mantle, but when I come back here to try to expand my collection I never get far. It's a shame. Would probably be my favorite instrumental band if they never sang.
@vestirge Actually, dark metal vocals are one of the more difficult styles to master. Black metal is suppose to sound dark and menacing. Dio/Halford-style metal vocals just wouldn't work for this genre. Black metal is an acquired taste--to me this style is true metal. Also groups like Agalloch and Opeth include softer, more melodic vocals to their mix which gives a nice balance to their overall sound.
this band.... he comes to stay.. for the eternity.....i hope my soul after my death to listen this band for ever and ever.. in eternity .. i love you ♥ i dont know how song is better.. is all perfect for me... i hope to see you in grece .....live.....
Wait are there actually people saying this is a "step backwards" for them????? This is a combination of ALL AGALLOCH and the absolute BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME in my opinion. EVERY SINGLE SONG is a complete story/trip, beauty + sadness + haunting + nature + perfection! Agalloch has released THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!!!
i'm glad i found out about these guys. and shit, it was on a whim! recommended to me via amazon... i figured i'd give it a look since i kind of like the album cover of The Mantle. all it took was a mention of pink floyd in the description and i had to listen. hooray for everything
@Bayview05 It's different for everyone, that one song that really clicks in and lets you appreciate rasped/growled/screamed vocals so common in all forms of metal. I personally think you should try out a few songs by Alcest, Katatonia, Moonspell, and maybe Falconer to get into it.
@katakotia3 If you don't appreciate inhuman vocals then you wouldn't be much of a metal head, would you? I mean what kind of true metal fan doesn't like venom?
@ryans1012 I said nothing of the sort. I told him there's one song for a person that helps them settle with or be comfortable with harsh vocals. I don't call myself a 'metalhead' because it implies that is the majority of my listening, which isn't true, but anyhow I like a lot of stuff.
Yes I know I'm not talking about you or anything i just personally find it weird when some people who call themselves 'metal heads' don't like inhuman vocals. A hole heapload of the best metal has these vocals like your venom's, your celtic frost's, sodom's, bathory's etc. and not only that it's a lot better that cheesy popular bands like trivum and dragonforce. Fact.
i 100% agree with you. theres always that 1 song or band that allows listeners to accept harsh vocals. for me it was children of bodom WAY back called follow the reaper. after that i fe;t free to listen to everything.
and for the record i also agree, i hate being called a metalhead. i dont want people to define me as that, i listen and enjoy far to much to be called a metalhead
@katakotia3 There are definitely 'true' metalheads out there that don't appreciate inhuman vocals. Some people just prefer traditional heavy and power metal. It's just someone's taste in metal. I prefer clean vocals over visceral ones, most of the time, but I still love visceral vocals. :)
Why would you even bother thinking about the term "metalhead"? Fuck who cares about that shit. It's just some high school label. It's about the MUSIC and not about wether you are A or B or pink or yellow or gay or straight.
Agalloch has done blasts and tremelos before listen to the wilderness... You guys just need to dig deeper and find the emotion within and see that its not all just nonsense. They still have alot of their old elements so Im not dissappointed but this is the only song ive heard off the new album so; not sure what to expect... guitar intro is genius
@fiboR21FFAFvideos well thats understandable lol. if we were to put agalloch into a genre they would be progressive/black/folk/doom metal.....better just to call them agalloch :)
I have to admit the middle section of the song left me with a strange impression, especially due to the blast beats. I am not saying it is bad, all in all it was a spine-chilling song. Perhaps I just need to get used to it by listening to it a few more times before realizing its brilliance. After all, this would be the 20th time this happens with Agalloch since I first heard of them. They're unique, and thus anyone who wants to judge them should think twice before they do.
@devilslefthand22 However, the money they make is measured by their success, so they still have to come up with talent to earn anything. But Meathooks original point was quite idiotic so...kudos.
There's nothing wrong with blast beats, guys! I've always said that any song can be vastly improved with the addition of them - just think: Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence, with blast beats. Yessssss...
@stiffaction I don't see what everyone's problem is with the clean vocals.....they have always seem to fit the mood and the music to me just fine....I guess its just a matter of taste....
This is a older type of Agalloch song. Fantastic. The remainder of the albym disappointing? Don't know yet. Maybe it doesn't live up to certain expectations, but in the case of Agalloch you will never know. Depending on the day the songs kick in differently anyhow.
Progress, a fucked up word, to think one has to progress in a straight line, towards a more evolved state...Agalloch is a cycle, in concept and in form...this song goes back & forth from stuff they've done in the past, to their references and to consequently a new atmosphere...you can pin point the melancholy spirit from their first album, as well as this old cabin from their demo and so on....simultaneously you have fresh black metal for agalloch, reminds me a little bit of sculptured min 4
I don't understand how people can say this song is a step backwards. The end is brilliant, the guitars are fantastic. I think what people are being turned off by is the drums in the middle and the guitar near the end. Guys, those drums and guitar are so Cascadian Black Metal you have no idea. This song is an homage to the current scene that Agalloch has been surrounded by and have heavily influenced. This song is FANTASTIC!!!
i believe your comment was a response to a comment i made a few months back. let me explain. agalloch was NEVER about black metal. if we wanted to listen to generic blast beats and temolo picking, there are a billion bands we could listen to.
agalloch was a dark band, more creative and maybe more evil than their european contemporaries. this album was indeed an attempt to fulfill their own needs in the underground scene rather than doing what they do best.
@Cronon101 i wish i could hit dislike on your comment 1,000,000 times. Way to praise a scene built by trust fund posers, pseudo-metal/hippy date rapists and just plain old hacks. Fuckin hipster ass culture thieves. And just so you know, there's a rich history of pre "cascadian" black metal in the pac northwest. Check it out, if you care. Don't buy into that shit. Regardless, Agalloch is actually a great band. Just watch out when you jump on a bandwagon cuz it will eventually crash into a wall.
@marthasreturn I didn't say Agalloch was Cascadian Black Metal, what I said was the section (6:38 - 7:00) that seems to be getting a lot of hate was in the style of Cascadian Black Metal. What you are implying is that a band can't take a style of music ("created" by whoever) and do something amazing with it. And I know that there is a "rich history" of black metal before Cascadian got so popular, but guess what? They influenced Cascadian acts, and quite possibly Agalloch as well. Stop hating
@imperiumdiaboli . fuck yeah, as far as American Black Metal is concerned you should familiarize yourself with Moribund records and Full Moon Productions. Not all American acts but there are some good ones. Also there are the classics like Absu, Judas Iscariot, Black Funeral, Darkenwood, VON, Acheron, Krieg and much more. Dont get me wrong though, despite them being pretentious as fuck i still like Agalloch.
@Cronon101 Hey, just so all those people who think this is a step back know, last night at the show in MTL John Haughm personally said this is the best thing he's ever written. QED, critics.
beautiful album cover.
z4kkk 1 hour ago
I've heard them described many ways. The "Joy Division of Metal" is the way I describe them.
kakonis 1 day ago
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sinaustralia 3 days ago
Majesty.
LukeHammerheart 1 week ago
this song is so boring
Kaokli 1 week ago
@Kaokli Are you fucking kidding me? Get outta here, cornhole.
LukeHammerheart 1 week ago
@LukeHammerheart
haha you look like a romantic faggot staring at the sky like some gayfuck who lost his boyfriend
Kaokli 6 days ago
acid anyone?
TheDeathOfCarmine 2 weeks ago
this band makes me believe that there is still hope for american metal....
alexsmith481 2 weeks ago
Great song, Great band
panmitelmetal 3 weeks ago
beautiful SONG :)
fefe3115 4 weeks ago
Agreed, so much damn genres/subgenres now I just say "my kind of metal"
Finky27 4 weeks ago
Gotta admit, I'm not a fan of metal music, and, to be honest perfectly honest, this song didn't do it for me. However, as a composer of music, I must say this song is very, very well crafted.
rastadg 4 weeks ago
Really the only solid track from Marrow of the Spirit.
feanaroTK 1 month ago
@feanaroTK
Because Agalloch, kind of like Stanley Kubrick with his fillms, forces you to experience their albums from beginning to end as one singular artistic work. I don't think you can find a stronger metal release from 2010 than Marrow of the Spirit. Although I will agree, this song is particularly strong.
HPButtcraftII 3 weeks ago 3
@HPButtcraftII Past Agalloch tracks functioned both as extremely strong pieces of individual music and parts of a greater whole. Most tracks on this album are boring and uninspired by themselves and when listened to consecutively. There were quite a few better metal releases in 2010. This was one of my least favorite albums of 2010 because it was such a huge disappointment coming from one of my all-time favorite bands.
feanaroTK 3 weeks ago
@feanaroTK Boring and uninspired? This album is nothing less than a masterpiece and I really believe Agalloch outdid themselves on it. If you cannot see the true beauty that Marrow of the Spirit has to offer then you certainly cannot call Agalloch one of your "all-time favorite bands." ..Ignorant dickface.
CaliSourDiesel 2 weeks ago
@CaliSourDiesel lol, I'm sorry that you have Agalloch's dick shoved so far up your ass that you're incapable of seeing that they can make mistakes too. So I guess loving almost everything Agalloch has released doesn't mean I can call them one of my favorite bands? Get a clue. Actually, the fact that you can't see how mediocre this is is a testament to the fact that you must not have really appreciated their first three albums. What a poor excuse for an Agalloch fan. Learn to be critical.
feanaroTK 2 weeks ago
@feanaroTK You're a retard who doesn't take into account how much time and effort it takes to create a beautiful piece of art like this. Actually, The fact that you can even dismiss an Agalloch album and call it mediocre is a testament to the fact that you're a tone deaf faggot. Making gay comments about Agalloch just proves that you're an immature pre-teen who just hit puberty therefore nullifying your opinion about music.
CaliSourDiesel 2 weeks ago
@CaliSourDiesel yeah okay you stupid nigger
feanaroTK 2 weeks ago
@feanaroTK Fail comeback. You're just mad because your dicks too small, good luck finding a condom that will fit your little tic tac kid.
CaliSourDiesel 2 weeks ago
@CaliSourDiesel go back to africa
feanaroTK 2 weeks ago
@feanaroTK You're still a tone deaf faggot.
CaliSourDiesel 1 week ago
@CaliSourDiesel go away you have aids
feanaroTK 1 week ago 4
@CaliSourDiesel I agree with you this album is amazing, Feanaro probably is just one of those hip kids who likes everyone's "OLD STUFF", probably thinks Opeths last two releases sucked too...
MagetaTheLionHeart 2 weeks ago
Fucking epic!
sneed006 1 month ago
Magic transformed to music.. nuf said
FrzenLUD 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
nice use of ghost notes at the beginning
kmfdm5 1 month ago
pretty sweet
kmfdm5 1 month ago
What song is great, has a piercing sound and and just listening takes you to another level is another parallel is great. Agalloch is the best band you heard all this time.
panchofolckmetal 1 month ago
New favorite Agalloch song.Bands like this cannot be put into a style category. I miss when it was just fucking metal, and you could ask someone. "Hey do you like metal?" and they would say "Yeah." or "No". Now that same conversation would go into a five hour fucking tangent on sub genres and how *insert band here* does not adhere complete to the rules of the genre therefore it must be *new 10 word stupid fucking genre*+/- core suffix.
Dont get me started on flat billed hats.
DeathAndMajesty 1 month ago 26
@DeathAndMajesty I get what you're saying but that became null and void out of necessity when bands like these guys could be catagorized in the same genre as bands like, say, Static X.....you don't want people confusing you with "one of them" do you?
AxeheaveR 1 month ago
@DeathAndMajesty
"Core" genres suck.
Brewzkier 1 month ago 4
@DeathAndMajesty Quit bitching. Sub Genres exist for a reason. But I understand the whole "Love of Metal is love of all Metal for their specific qualities." But if you are going to claim to be a specific genre. THEN YOU BETTER DAMN ADHERE TO THE FLAVOR. Would you like it if Brittney Spears started to be labeled as Black Metal Or perhaps Metalica as Trance? No. You wouldn't.
aDespondentThespian 3 weeks ago
@DeathAndMajesty comments like yours are fucking stupid.. metal is a broad genre and tagging bands with genre names helps listeners discover bands they would actually like
BornToDie90 3 weeks ago
@DeathAndMajesty so so soooooo stupid comment :D buaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
melanphilia 3 weeks ago
@DeathAndMajesty FYI: Any genre that ends with the suffix core isn't true metal.
CaliSourDiesel 2 weeks ago
@DeathAndMajesty don't be afraid to deviate from your main influences
UponxAxNightmare 1 week ago
@DeathAndMajesty Ambient Progressive Blackened Poetic Folk Metal :P
PureMetalification 1 week ago
@DeathAndMajesty Stop thinking so much and just listen to the music for what it is. Genres are an invention of the mind not the heart.
1011Zenghost1101 13 hours ago in playlist Post-Rock/Instrumental
First three minutes are pretty incredible but I just sort of phase out after
PinkFloydrulez 1 month ago
My favorite album by them.
metallicat67 2 months ago
If for any reason you are reading this, Tycho, thank you for sharing it!
NeuronicPlague 2 months ago 3
This could be a Cure song up to the 3 minute mark.
Philtho 2 months ago
too post "rockish" for my taste,needs more black metal...it sounds too much like fucking Mogwai and similar boring crap,not bad anyways
Alos21 2 months ago
@Alos21 -_- Agalloch IS deeply influenced by post-rock and bands like Godspeed you! Black Emperor.
CrYsT4LCl4wS 2 months ago
Intro sounds a bit like "Big Sur Moon" - Buckethead.
XBitez 2 months ago
@XBitez
Aghh, Buckethead sucks, really just makes random uncoherent shit, I didn't really wanted to be remembered of him.
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This is like the U2 of metal.
DigitalBeesTV 3 months ago
@DigitalBeesTV
...i don't want to live on this planet anymore
QuickeningOfTime 3 months ago 24
@QuickeningOfTime
see ya!
psiturbo 3 months ago
@QuickeningOfTime
U2 isn't that bad, but that comparison really fails yes.
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perrottafamily1 3 months ago
@DigitalBeesTV No...
Hagall717 4 weeks ago
it takes real talent to say so much in just a riff, like in 2:00 ...
callofgears91 4 months ago
awesome song, it reminds me of when i used to freeze to death last winter by the train tracks
wolfj171 4 months ago 4
I dont know where people get folk metal from its not even close
itlivesin 4 months ago 2
@itlivesin from their old albums
myepicfantasy 3 months ago in playlist repetir xd
@itlivesin I agree, but what would you call it?
Xenoforge78 3 months ago
@Xenoforge78 I would call it American black metal with folk/pagan elements to it.
mrsolofeo 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Agalloch
@mrsolofeo Fair enough.
Xenoforge78 2 months ago
@itlivesin Maybe not in the Euro-folk metal sense. Bur Agalloch's music has a spirituality to it. It makes me feel closer to nature--unlike the cold machine-like quality of industrial, there is a certain warmth and serenity to Agalloch's music. And it does beckon to the pagan roots within all of us.
mrsolofeo 2 months ago 3
@mrsolofeo I totally agree and feel the same way now after a bit of listening. Now would have to be one of my top bands.
itlivesin 2 months ago
I hear it today for the first ... wow ... where is the repeat button????
TheCrazyCat10 4 months ago
κομματαρες ατελειωτες ο δισκος αυτος. Απο αυτα πο ευχεσαι να περπατας σε ενα μουντο σκηνικο καπου στη βορεια Αγγλια ή στη μακεδονια ας πουμε :P να καθεσαι στην οχθη ενος ποταμου και να μαγευεσαι!!!
SoMuchIsLost888 5 months ago
@SoMuchIsLost888 You can say that again
Pryce2112 4 months ago
@yellowcluster Even if these vocals were solid, this music still deserves better. Would you spoil a great hamburger by putting a rotten tomato slice on it? More Metal. Hmm. Well, I haven't heard Stone of Erech . . . Ew, the vocals for Ghosts just started. You really think they are solid? Compare them to Bruce Dickinson, Dio, Rob Halford. List goes on and on.
vestirge 5 months ago
@vestirge You're comparing these vocals to Dickinson, Dio, and Halford? How is that a fair comparison? You're comparing two TOTALLY different styles of vocals. Dio's vocals wouldn't fit this style of music. Just because Agalloch doesn't use operatic vocals doesn't stop their vocals from being solid. Plus, you're comparing them to the most entry-level, generic vocalists; there are vocalists out there that do what Dio and Dickinson do except a million times better than Dio or Dickinson.
ConsecratedOblivion 5 months ago
@ConsecratedOblivion I agree--For those who has been weaned on the traditional Dio/Halford-style metal, is is often difficult to get them to appreciate the darker side of metal such as black metal and related genres. But to me, black metal is true metal, and I really do not have an appreciation for the operatic vocal gymnastics found in more traditional styles on metal.
mrsolofeo 2 months ago
When I first listened to this song, it was on a camping trip in the winter, on that same trip I witnessed a HUGE meteor while I was down by a frozen lake, so for me, this song always brings back the memory of that meteor!
Roflauncher 5 months ago
@Roflauncher That sounds amazing
WNxNokturnal 5 months ago
'Moonshield' by In Flames was the song that really clicked for me and got me into growling vocals as a whole. It's too bad In Flames has changed so much since the 1995-ish era
Roflauncher 5 months ago
@Roflauncher OMG ME TOO!! In Flames The Jester Race and The Gallery by Dark Tranquility were the albums that got me into these vocals.. Now Agalloch is probably my favorite
WNxNokturnal 5 months ago
You can't see this because your face just got melted.
holmesmi1 5 months ago
I love the white ep. Just wish I could find a copy of it to listen to while I drive. My life must be messed up because I can find Spanish Eyes by U2 for cheap, but beautiful music is elusive.
vestirge 5 months ago
@vestirge I know it's illegal, but try video2mp3. You can just download the audio from youtube videos there, and it is very fast.
I bought Ashes, Marrow and The Mantle via Itunes, so while supporting them that way, i can just download the limited demos and EPs on the internet for free. In that way, you can get the White. I can recommend Of Stone, Wind and Pillor too.
draugsvoll01 5 months ago
This song is great! love it
toughluck0ne 6 months ago
For me the band that was good enough to get me to listen despite the vocals was Opeth. Agalloch is the most frustrating band I have ever heard. I love the music as much as any of you fans, but the majority of the vocals are beyond bad into the territory of truly lousy. I bought Ashes Against the Grain and two of the instrumentals on Mantle, but when I come back here to try to expand my collection I never get far. It's a shame. Would probably be my favorite instrumental band if they never sang.
vestirge 6 months ago
@vestirge you might like "the white" Ep.
draugsvoll01 6 months ago
@vestirge Actually, dark metal vocals are one of the more difficult styles to master. Black metal is suppose to sound dark and menacing. Dio/Halford-style metal vocals just wouldn't work for this genre. Black metal is an acquired taste--to me this style is true metal. Also groups like Agalloch and Opeth include softer, more melodic vocals to their mix which gives a nice balance to their overall sound.
mrsolofeo 2 months ago
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mrsolofeo 2 months ago
i love this song
MrHanaboo 6 months ago
this band.... he comes to stay.. for the eternity.....i hope my soul after my death to listen this band for ever and ever.. in eternity .. i love you ♥ i dont know how song is better.. is all perfect for me... i hope to see you in grece .....live.....
deadtralala 6 months ago
I can't believe you fools arguing over this song...Agalloch is brilliant...and this song just gave me an orgasm
GinaKaos999 6 months ago
Wait are there actually people saying this is a "step backwards" for them????? This is a combination of ALL AGALLOCH and the absolute BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME in my opinion. EVERY SINGLE SONG is a complete story/trip, beauty + sadness + haunting + nature + perfection! Agalloch has released THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!!!
tuckerthedrummer 7 months ago
Subscribe to us, we'll have songs up soon! Influenced by Agalloch heavily. Black/Neo-Folk/Ambient Metal.
Blood Oak!
BloodOakMusic 7 months ago
Freakin' awesome song.
stanstanner 7 months ago
Awesome!!
alainyvonne 7 months ago
Holy fucking shit this song is amazing. I'm blown away. Absolutely stunning. (The comments on this page, not so much)
OfficialJabberwocky 7 months ago
great, relaxing darkness
Mantelis1255 8 months ago
Their singer said that this was his favorite song
nicvaco 9 months ago 3
i'm glad i found out about these guys. and shit, it was on a whim! recommended to me via amazon... i figured i'd give it a look since i kind of like the album cover of The Mantle. all it took was a mention of pink floyd in the description and i had to listen. hooray for everything
000MidnightSun 10 months ago
The opening sound is the same riff from 3:15 in The Melancholy Spirit by them....
kaakoo 11 months ago
@kaakoo
It is huh just in this song the guitar sounds cleaner. Good point!
CUZCLAN 10 months ago
This music is something you could just relax to.
CUZCLAN 1 year ago
Agalloch is amazing, every song is epic.
1masterdestroyer 1 year ago
@Bayview05 It's different for everyone, that one song that really clicks in and lets you appreciate rasped/growled/screamed vocals so common in all forms of metal. I personally think you should try out a few songs by Alcest, Katatonia, Moonspell, and maybe Falconer to get into it.
katakotia3 1 year ago 14
@katakotia3 If you don't appreciate inhuman vocals then you wouldn't be much of a metal head, would you? I mean what kind of true metal fan doesn't like venom?
ryans1012 11 months ago
@ryans1012 I said nothing of the sort. I told him there's one song for a person that helps them settle with or be comfortable with harsh vocals. I don't call myself a 'metalhead' because it implies that is the majority of my listening, which isn't true, but anyhow I like a lot of stuff.
katakotia3 11 months ago 17
@katakotia3
Yes I know I'm not talking about you or anything i just personally find it weird when some people who call themselves 'metal heads' don't like inhuman vocals. A hole heapload of the best metal has these vocals like your venom's, your celtic frost's, sodom's, bathory's etc. and not only that it's a lot better that cheesy popular bands like trivum and dragonforce. Fact.
ryans1012 8 months ago
@katakotia3
i 100% agree with you. theres always that 1 song or band that allows listeners to accept harsh vocals. for me it was children of bodom WAY back called follow the reaper. after that i fe;t free to listen to everything.
and for the record i also agree, i hate being called a metalhead. i dont want people to define me as that, i listen and enjoy far to much to be called a metalhead
80smetalchild 6 months ago
@80smetalchild exactly, you dont need a label
centralbeeee 6 months ago
@katakotia3 THANK YOU, finally someone else who can listen to metal without needing a label
centralbeeee 6 months ago
@katakotia3 There are definitely 'true' metalheads out there that don't appreciate inhuman vocals. Some people just prefer traditional heavy and power metal. It's just someone's taste in metal. I prefer clean vocals over visceral ones, most of the time, but I still love visceral vocals. :)
NorthernApparition 4 months ago
@ryans1012 im not a big fan of venom, i could do without thrash metal. i am a big black metal fan though so i appreciate their contribution.
Hybridv9 11 months ago
@ryans1012
Why would you even bother thinking about the term "metalhead"? Fuck who cares about that shit. It's just some high school label. It's about the MUSIC and not about wether you are A or B or pink or yellow or gay or straight.
snorhoofd 8 months ago 2
@snorhoofd
Fucking truer words have never been spoken!
alainyvonne 7 months ago
@ryans1012 lame
heathenwilliamduke 2 months ago
@katakotia3 Great post. Mine was amorphis
401Nero 7 months ago
i was totally turned on until the vocals kicked in. just not destined to really like metal i suppose. :(
Bayview05 1 year ago
Favorite song ever. Incredibly good instrumentals.
gamer6592 1 year ago
What an incredible album. Right up there with The Mantle for me.
BloodAndThunder00 1 year ago 2
This is the best album of Agalloch IMO.
At least it is the one that I liked most, The Mantle was really a breakthrough.
blindskull 1 year ago
the intro remind me "the melancholy spirit" :B
the best song of "marrow of the spirit"
NATTEFROSTTV 1 year ago
Is it just me or did the intro reminded me of Pink Floyd? Great song !
lahomiesi 1 year ago
Agalloch is the marrow of my spirit.
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allaboutthemetal9 1 year ago
this song tells never ending stories!
gwalchafed 1 year ago
I love how the song warms up before totally changing directions, it's quite brilliant. I think it's my favorite song on the new album
insidethefall78 1 year ago
Im not a black metal fan at all, but this song is sick. The mood and atmosphere in it is mad good.
libertyhockey18 1 year ago
very relaxing song
nazz3p 1 year ago
I always listen to this song before sleeping, as it is winter!
HaunziFilms 1 year ago
Amazing song.. The best in the album.
mithunjo 1 year ago
qué bonita canción <3
ErGroser0 1 year ago
mmm i love this warm, analog production.
lightthiscity11 1 year ago
Agalloch has done blasts and tremelos before listen to the wilderness... You guys just need to dig deeper and find the emotion within and see that its not all just nonsense. They still have alot of their old elements so Im not dissappointed but this is the only song ive heard off the new album so; not sure what to expect... guitar intro is genius
DetSomEnGangVar95 1 year ago
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DetSomEnGangVar95 1 year ago
FUCK BLACK METAL.THIS IS MUSIC.
fiboR21FFAFvideos 1 year ago
@fiboR21FFAFvideos there's black metal influence throughout there album, a black metal band they have cited is ulver
fullMetaLxMantis 1 year ago
@fullMetaLxMantis yes i know.NO PROBLEM WITH BLACK METAL.i just get angry with labeling bands like this
fiboR21FFAFvideos 1 year ago
@fiboR21FFAFvideos well thats understandable lol. if we were to put agalloch into a genre they would be progressive/black/folk/doom metal.....better just to call them agalloch :)
fullMetaLxMantis 1 year ago
Hmmm this album is going to take a few listens
GameSlut 1 year ago
the end is amazing...
inerfalwar557 1 year ago
Damn can you say Katatonia "The Northern Silence". Very similar chord progression but amazing nonetheless!
RNusslein1 1 year ago
reading these comments im amazed that people still try to catagorize music .all you need to do is listen.you will eventually get it.
asco323 1 year ago
I love the new album. I think it's amazing, so amazing that all I can think of to say right now is a generic comment like this.
Sabin41 1 year ago
I have to admit the middle section of the song left me with a strange impression, especially due to the blast beats. I am not saying it is bad, all in all it was a spine-chilling song. Perhaps I just need to get used to it by listening to it a few more times before realizing its brilliance. After all, this would be the 20th time this happens with Agalloch since I first heard of them. They're unique, and thus anyone who wants to judge them should think twice before they do.
w00tEpixx 1 year ago
I've never listened to them before, but my God, this is great music!
kassimma 1 year ago 2
Agalloch are amazing. The cleans and growls fit the music perfectly.
l0lum4d 1 year ago
This is song is good. the blast beats are tasteful at least
thevikingmachine 1 year ago
i gotta get this album
NaturReise 1 year ago
i love this song from the new album
kornguy437 1 year ago
the album is on sale from profound lore
kornguy437 1 year ago
This is an incredible album; truly one of the best I've heard in years.
berserkerewolf 1 year ago
for all of you haters saying this isnt that good, lets see you people put music like this half as good out there!
Meathook4nk8 1 year ago
@Meathook4nk8
Haters don't get paid for putting out music. These guys do. You=idiot.
devilslefthand22 1 year ago
@devilslefthand22 However, the money they make is measured by their success, so they still have to come up with talent to earn anything. But Meathooks original point was quite idiotic so...kudos.
tehsprite 1 year ago
There's nothing wrong with blast beats, guys! I've always said that any song can be vastly improved with the addition of them - just think: Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence, with blast beats. Yessssss...
Okay, I'm kidding, but I do like this song.
Jacktherippingomegap 1 year ago
good song.........the mantle was way better
I always had one problem with agalloch; their clean singing is below par.
stiffaction 1 year ago
@stiffaction I don't see what everyone's problem is with the clean vocals.....they have always seem to fit the mood and the music to me just fine....I guess its just a matter of taste....
SwiftSnowmane 1 year ago
the album is amazing.......... just screams Agalloch
ToiletCrusher 1 year ago
The first transition just irks me, but then I'm reminded of Ulver and it's actually pretty good.
seeminglyjaded 1 year ago
This is a older type of Agalloch song. Fantastic. The remainder of the albym disappointing? Don't know yet. Maybe it doesn't live up to certain expectations, but in the case of Agalloch you will never know. Depending on the day the songs kick in differently anyhow.
hellraisert 1 year ago
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Agalloch was never black metal. The beginning is nice, and in line with something I'd expect from them. The album is disappointing.
kaakoo 1 year ago
Progress, a fucked up word, to think one has to progress in a straight line, towards a more evolved state...Agalloch is a cycle, in concept and in form...this song goes back & forth from stuff they've done in the past, to their references and to consequently a new atmosphere...you can pin point the melancholy spirit from their first album, as well as this old cabin from their demo and so on....simultaneously you have fresh black metal for agalloch, reminds me a little bit of sculptured min 4
danielmendes2002 1 year ago 2
just... fresh. the same but still new... brilliant.
goldensox 1 year ago
Good stuff
honcho321 1 year ago
I don't understand how people can say this song is a step backwards. The end is brilliant, the guitars are fantastic. I think what people are being turned off by is the drums in the middle and the guitar near the end. Guys, those drums and guitar are so Cascadian Black Metal you have no idea. This song is an homage to the current scene that Agalloch has been surrounded by and have heavily influenced. This song is FANTASTIC!!!
Cronon101 1 year ago 46
@Cronon101
i believe your comment was a response to a comment i made a few months back. let me explain. agalloch was NEVER about black metal. if we wanted to listen to generic blast beats and temolo picking, there are a billion bands we could listen to.
agalloch was a dark band, more creative and maybe more evil than their european contemporaries. this album was indeed an attempt to fulfill their own needs in the underground scene rather than doing what they do best.
rageohol1 1 year ago
@Cronon101 i wish i could hit dislike on your comment 1,000,000 times. Way to praise a scene built by trust fund posers, pseudo-metal/hippy date rapists and just plain old hacks. Fuckin hipster ass culture thieves. And just so you know, there's a rich history of pre "cascadian" black metal in the pac northwest. Check it out, if you care. Don't buy into that shit. Regardless, Agalloch is actually a great band. Just watch out when you jump on a bandwagon cuz it will eventually crash into a wall.
marthasreturn 1 year ago
@marthasreturn I didn't say Agalloch was Cascadian Black Metal, what I said was the section (6:38 - 7:00) that seems to be getting a lot of hate was in the style of Cascadian Black Metal. What you are implying is that a band can't take a style of music ("created" by whoever) and do something amazing with it. And I know that there is a "rich history" of black metal before Cascadian got so popular, but guess what? They influenced Cascadian acts, and quite possibly Agalloch as well. Stop hating
Cronon101 1 year ago
@Cronon101 maybe so brother, but there is nothing more "metal" than hating and i will stand by that til my dying day. HAIL!
marthasreturn 1 year ago
@marthasreturn Got any bands I should check out if I'm interested in this "pre-Casc" black metal?
imperiumdiaboli 11 months ago
@imperiumdiaboli . fuck yeah, as far as American Black Metal is concerned you should familiarize yourself with Moribund records and Full Moon Productions. Not all American acts but there are some good ones. Also there are the classics like Absu, Judas Iscariot, Black Funeral, Darkenwood, VON, Acheron, Krieg and much more. Dont get me wrong though, despite them being pretentious as fuck i still like Agalloch.
marthasreturn 11 months ago
@Cronon101 Hey, just so all those people who think this is a step back know, last night at the show in MTL John Haughm personally said this is the best thing he's ever written. QED, critics.
imperiumdiaboli 11 months ago
@imperiumdiaboli Fuck yeah it is! I cannot stop listening to this album! \m/ Also, I am so jealous that you got to see them live!
Cronon101 11 months ago
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@imperiumdiaboli I second that, i was also there. \m/
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