Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Tracklist
01. Limbs02. Falling Snow
03. This White Mountain On Which You Will Die
04. Fire Above, Ice Below
05. Not Unlike The Waves
06. Our Fortress Is Burning... I
07. Our Fortress Is Burning... II - Bloodbirds
08. Our Fortress Is Burning... III - The Grain
09. Scars Of The Shattered Sky (Our Fortress Has Burned To The Ground) [Double LP Vinyl 1000 Copies Limited Edition bonus]
Line-up
John Haughm - guitars, vocals
Don Anderson - guitars, piano, vocals
Chris Greene - drums
Jason William Walton - bass
Guest musicians
Ronn Chick - piano, ebow
John Haughm - guitars, vocals
Don Anderson - guitars, piano, vocals
Chris Greene - drums
Jason William Walton - bass
Guest musicians
Ronn Chick - piano, ebow
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In today's world of overplayed musical styles and boring sameness, a few bands stand out as innovators. Agalloch from Portland, Oregon is one of those bands. With their unique blend of Doom, Gothic and elements of Death metal, those musicians managed to break through the US scene with the highly-acclaimed album The Mantle back in 2002. The band witnessed the arrival of Chris Greene taking over drumming duties for John Haughm (who remains very busy with guitars and vocals) while the rest of the lineup is still rounded up by Jason William Walton (bass) and Don Anderson (guitars). Read more ›› |
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Agalloch's Ashes Against The Grain. Never have I found another release I love so much yet feel so unsatisfied by. There's so much here, yet it feels as if so much is missing. It's so spot on, but I just don't find it a flawless or even exemplary demonstration of the genre in question. I'd call it the perfect musical embodiment of a love/hate relationship. With that said, however, I must admit that I feel a far greater abundance of the former than the latter. Read more ›› |
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Not Unlike The Waves is so far above everything else I've heard from them, it's honestly baffling how good that song is
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album: Fire Above, Ice Below Falling Snow Not Unlike The Waves
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Posts: 2799 Written by Plattner on 17.03.2025 at 08:40 Are you going to start an alphabetical run through all bands with this concept now? 
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Posts: 1288 Written by Redel on 17.03.2025 at 10:09 I write down the top 3 songs from albums of my collection in a word file. This is just for the organization of the collection. Initially I thought I would make a (- this time - very subjective) MS list from this, but that would be too long. Therefore, I will add the songs to the comments step by step. Again, there is no wrong or right as these are very subjective choices. I just thought it could be useful.
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I became quite sceptical towards many albums of the past over time but up to this day I can't find a single flaw in this record.
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Most of Agalloch's work is at a very high standard. And between this album and 'The Mantle' is the peak of that high standard. Great headphones, a log cabin in the woods, and a nice glass of whiskey to polish it off, then just close your eyes and enjoy.
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Went with this as my album of choice for my XC ski today. I haven’t listened to this in years but it still holds up. I could do without the traditional style growls but the spoken word and DSBM style harsh vocals fit perfectly. Excellent atmosphere and melody from the lead guitar work. Pretty doom-y in sections too.
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