Faustian Echoes is an EP by Portland, Oregon metal band Agalloch released o… Read Full Bio ↴Faustian Echoes is an EP by Portland, Oregon metal band Agalloch released on June 26, 2012 by Agalloch's own label Dämmerung Arts. It is actually a single, two-part song over 21 minutes in length, making it the longest song Agalloch has ever written. The song is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s play Faust, and samples Jan Švankmajer's 1994 film 'Faust'.

Regarding the theme of Faustian Echoes, Agalloch vocalist/guitarist John Haughm said, "The lyrics are taken directly from an English translation of Goethe's Faust. We used select phrases and film samples to create the narrative which, together, outlines the backbone of the original story."
Agalloch released Faustian Echoes in conjunction with their summer 2012 North American tour, with it being made available via streaming and digital download at first, and LP and CD versions only available at the shows during the tour and available via mail order after the tour.