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Falls Of Rauros - The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood



8.2 | 69 votes |
Release date: 4 August 2011
Style: Neofolk , Atmospheric black metal

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8 want it


01. Earth's Old Timid Grace
02. Banished
03. Awaiting The Fire Or Flood That Awakes It
04. Nonesuch River Chant
05. Silence
06. The Cormorants Shiver On Their Rocks
07. All That Howling Fog [vinyl edition bonus]

Additional info
Label: Bindrune Recordings
Vinyl with bonus track sold by Replenish Records.

Staff review by
Troy Killjoy
Rating:
8.5
Acrimonious Vagabond, Abhorrent Wayfarer... these are the names behind the Falls Of Rauros guise, the names that hold the key to a truly jovial existence. The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood is but a staff that aids its bearer through the darkness, into the light at the end of the tunnel, roaming through lush forests and vast meadows.

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published 02.01.2012 | Comments (46)

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09.12.2011 - 19:01
Rating: 10
The Benighted

Very solid album. Reminds me of Agalloch here and there with its longer arrangements, but it certainly has a sound all to itself. Highly recommended.
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Learn to adapt to the change, or get washed away like tears in the rain.
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05.03.2012 - 22:20
Rating: 9
Draugen

Out of all the atmospheric black releases of 2011 that I have heard so far, two albums from Bindrune Recordings roster stand out from the rest for me: Obsequiae's Suspended In the Brume of Eos and Falls of Rauros The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood. Both of them are wonderful in their own unique way and with the latter, Falls of Rauros has created a beautiful and relaxing album. It is full of pleasant melodies with some folk elements present here and there between the harsher parts. Highly enjoyable!
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23.06.2012 - 00:43
Rating: 10
lord artan

Good album i love this.so atmospheric...
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18.03.2013 - 00:34
Saiyanity

Love this album. Silence is a killer track.
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17.04.2013 - 01:41
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Really good after a few more listens.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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11.08.2013 - 18:21
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
I just got an email from the band giving me a free download for this album. It has been re-mastered, comes with a bonus track and new cover art done by a member of the band Panopticon. Sweet! I have no idea why I got the email, maybe I downloaded this album before from their bandcamp site but I don't recall. I just listened to the first few tracks and I dig it. Reminds me of Agalloch.
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08.12.2013 - 19:47
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Simple, but stands out from its contemporaries. Also, quite melodic, which I like
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10.02.2015 - 18:02
Rating: 8
Erik M.

Written by LeKiwi on 08.12.2013 at 19:47

Simple


Calling this "simple" is pretty nonsensical if you ask me. Not everything needs to be (overly) complicated like progressive metal.
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10.02.2015 - 18:11
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by Erik M. on 10.02.2015 at 18:02

Calling this "simple" is pretty nonsensical if you ask me. Not everything needs to be (overly) complicated like progressive metal.

Everything is relative my friend

Edit: I think what you meant to say that saying this is simple serves no purpose. It's not exactly nonsensical seeing as the songwriting as a whole is rather digestible. Also, it would do you good not to generalise all progressive metal as overly complicated. Sure, there are countless bands that overdo it, but I can name countless prog bands that don't go over-the-top.
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16.02.2021 - 23:58
Rating: 9
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
They really never matched the quality on this album in subsequent releases.
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09.05.2021 - 02:13
Rating: 8
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Alex F on 16.02.2021 at 23:58

They really never matched the quality on this album in subsequent releases.

Which is really unfortunate, given this is one of the better atmo-black albums of its time.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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