Agalloch is an American metal band formed in Portland, Oregon, United State… Read Full Bio ↴Agalloch is an American metal band formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1995. For twenty years the Pacific Northwest group defined what it means to combine influences from a variety of musical genres into one brooding, colossal, and cinematic sound that provides the soundtrack to existential themes concerning man, nature, loss, and death.
After two demo releases in the late 1990’s the band released three full-length albums: Pale Folklore (1999), The Mantle (2002), and Ashes Against the Grain (2006). “The Mantle” has since been heralded as a classic for having been one of the first albums to combine elements from black metal, neo-folk, progressive rock, post-rock, and ambient music. The influence of this record can be heard in the music of multiple “post-black metal” bands.
In 2008 Agalloch began re-releasing their demos, B-sides, and EPs under their own Dammerung Arthouse label. In 2010 their fourth album Marrow of the Spirit made number one on numerous critic’s top ten lists. In between each of these full-lengths the band pushed on the flexible boundaries they had developed around themselves through a series of EPs that found the band experimenting with post-rock/instrumental rock (The Grey, 2004), neo-folk/psychedelic folk (“The White EP, 2008) and a mammoth twenty-minute epic work entitled Faustian Echoes (2012) released through Dammerung Arts. Their fifth and last full-length album The Serpent & the Sphere (2014) has continued to earn praise for solidifying the now identifiable sound of the band.
Agalloch earned a reputation for explosive and emotional live performances. They sold out tours across Europe and the US and played a variety of major international festivals including: Roadburn, Inferno, Ragnarok, Tomahawk, Noctis, Asymmetry Fest, Maryland Deathfest, Scion Fest and others. The band took special care constructing the environment of each and every show with wood, incense, and imagery taken directly from their home in the Northwest. Such care made an Agalloch show more than just a typical heavy metal concert.
However, on May 13th, 2016, Agalloch announced their disbandment.
Regarding the band's disbanding, John Haughm previously released the following statement regarding the status of Agalloch:
"After being inundated by a barrage of responses, I feel that I should clarify some things. I take full responsibility for the decision to part ways with the other guys. It was difficult, well thought-out, and something that had been culminating over the past couple of years. I simply could not continue any further with the band as it was. I had to make a change as my motivation and inspiration had started to completely deteriorate. Whether this is the permanent end of Agalloch altogether or a possible fresh start, I don't know. I probably won't know for awhile. The band has simply been reduced back to its founding, visionary member for the first time in 20 years. Beyond that, the future is unknown."
In 2019, Haughm made comments on Facebook widely criticized as being anti-Semitic, and the other members of Agalloch released a statement claiming, "We vehemently condemn our former bandmate and want to make it clear that none of us share his reprehensible viewpoints. We have not had any direct contact with him since the breakup nearly 3 years ago... We are not friends."
The band later reformed in 2023 "with the intent of playing limited shows."
Agalloch - Bandcamp
Agalloch - Dämmerung Arts
Agalloch - Discogs
Agalloch - Facebook
Agalloch - Official Site
Agalloch - RateYourMusic
Agalloch - Store
Agalloch - Twitter
Discography:
Studio albums:
1999 - Pale Folklore
2002 - The Mantle
2006 - Ashes Against the Grain
2010 - Marrow of the Spirit
2014 - The Serpent & the Sphere
EPs:
1997 - From Which of This Oak (demo)
1998 - Promo 1998 (demo)
2001 - Of Stone, Wind and Pillor
2003 - Tomorrow Will Never Come
2004 - The Grey EP
2004 - Agalloch / Nest (split with Nest)
2008 - The White EP
2012 - Faustian Echoes
Compilations:
2008 - The Demonstration Archive 1996-1998
2010 - The Compendium Archive
Singles:
2004 - A Fragment (Second Phase)
2010 - Nebelmeer (split with Mathias Grassow)
2010 - Fragment 4
2010 - Scars of the Shattered Sky
2010 - Where Shade Once Was
2011 - The Death of Man III
2011 - The Wolves of Timberline
2013 - Nihil Totem
2013 - The Weight of Darkness
2014 - Alpha Serpentis (Unukalhai)
After two demo releases in the late 1990’s the band released three full-length albums: Pale Folklore (1999), The Mantle (2002), and Ashes Against the Grain (2006). “The Mantle” has since been heralded as a classic for having been one of the first albums to combine elements from black metal, neo-folk, progressive rock, post-rock, and ambient music. The influence of this record can be heard in the music of multiple “post-black metal” bands.
In 2008 Agalloch began re-releasing their demos, B-sides, and EPs under their own Dammerung Arthouse label. In 2010 their fourth album Marrow of the Spirit made number one on numerous critic’s top ten lists. In between each of these full-lengths the band pushed on the flexible boundaries they had developed around themselves through a series of EPs that found the band experimenting with post-rock/instrumental rock (The Grey, 2004), neo-folk/psychedelic folk (“The White EP, 2008) and a mammoth twenty-minute epic work entitled Faustian Echoes (2012) released through Dammerung Arts. Their fifth and last full-length album The Serpent & the Sphere (2014) has continued to earn praise for solidifying the now identifiable sound of the band.
Agalloch earned a reputation for explosive and emotional live performances. They sold out tours across Europe and the US and played a variety of major international festivals including: Roadburn, Inferno, Ragnarok, Tomahawk, Noctis, Asymmetry Fest, Maryland Deathfest, Scion Fest and others. The band took special care constructing the environment of each and every show with wood, incense, and imagery taken directly from their home in the Northwest. Such care made an Agalloch show more than just a typical heavy metal concert.
However, on May 13th, 2016, Agalloch announced their disbandment.
Regarding the band's disbanding, John Haughm previously released the following statement regarding the status of Agalloch:
"After being inundated by a barrage of responses, I feel that I should clarify some things. I take full responsibility for the decision to part ways with the other guys. It was difficult, well thought-out, and something that had been culminating over the past couple of years. I simply could not continue any further with the band as it was. I had to make a change as my motivation and inspiration had started to completely deteriorate. Whether this is the permanent end of Agalloch altogether or a possible fresh start, I don't know. I probably won't know for awhile. The band has simply been reduced back to its founding, visionary member for the first time in 20 years. Beyond that, the future is unknown."
In 2019, Haughm made comments on Facebook widely criticized as being anti-Semitic, and the other members of Agalloch released a statement claiming, "We vehemently condemn our former bandmate and want to make it clear that none of us share his reprehensible viewpoints. We have not had any direct contact with him since the breakup nearly 3 years ago... We are not friends."
The band later reformed in 2023 "with the intent of playing limited shows."
Agalloch - Bandcamp
Agalloch - Dämmerung Arts
Agalloch - Discogs
Agalloch - Facebook
Agalloch - Official Site
Agalloch - RateYourMusic
Agalloch - Store
Agalloch - Twitter
Discography:
Studio albums:
1999 - Pale Folklore
2002 - The Mantle
2006 - Ashes Against the Grain
2010 - Marrow of the Spirit
2014 - The Serpent & the Sphere
EPs:
1997 - From Which of This Oak (demo)
1998 - Promo 1998 (demo)
2001 - Of Stone, Wind and Pillor
2003 - Tomorrow Will Never Come
2004 - The Grey EP
2004 - Agalloch / Nest (split with Nest)
2008 - The White EP
2012 - Faustian Echoes
Compilations:
2008 - The Demonstration Archive 1996-1998
2010 - The Compendium Archive
Singles:
2004 - A Fragment (Second Phase)
2010 - Nebelmeer (split with Mathias Grassow)
2010 - Fragment 4
2010 - Scars of the Shattered Sky
2010 - Where Shade Once Was
2011 - The Death of Man III
2011 - The Wolves of Timberline
2013 - Nihil Totem
2013 - The Weight of Darkness
2014 - Alpha Serpentis (Unukalhai)
Our Fortress Is Burning... II
Agalloch Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Agalloch:
... And the Great Cold Death of the Earth Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
...And the Great Cold Death of the Earth Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
...And_The_Great_Cold_Death_Of_The_Earth Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
01 A Celebration For The Death Of Man.. [Instrumental]…
02. in the Shadow of Our Pale Companion Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On pathwa…
02. in the Shadow of Our Pale Companion. Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On path…
02_-_Falling_Snow The water pours its embracing arms 'round the stone. Decay …
04-I am the Wooden Doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
05. a Poem By Yeats The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves, The brilliant moon…
07. As Embers Dress the Sky The shallow voice of the wind Cries between these ebony win…
3. Haunting Birds [Instrumental]…
4. I Am The Wooden Doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
5. Hallways Of Enchanted Ebony Kiss me coldly and drain this life from my lips…
6. Dead Winter Days There lies a beauty behind forbidden wooden doors A beauty…
7. As Embers Dress The Sky The shallow voice of the wind Cries between these ebony wing…
7.As Embers Dress the Sky The shallow voice of the wind Cries between these ebony win…
A Celebration for the Death of [Instrumental]…
A Desolation Song Here I sit at the fire Liquor's bitter flames warm my…
A Poem by Yeats The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves, The brilliant moon…
Agalloch- A Celebration For The Death Of Man... [Instrumental]…
Agalloch- A Desolation Song Here I sit at the fire Liquor's bitter flames warm my…
And The Great Cold Death Of Th Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
As Embers Dress The Sky The shallow voice of the wind Cries between these ebony wing…
A_Celebration_For_The_Death_Of_Man... [Instrumental]…
A_Desolation_Song Here I sit at the fire Liquor's bitter flames warm my…
Birch White The birch tree in winter Leaning over the secret pool Is N…
Birth and Death of the Pillars of Creation Towers... Deity forged architecture Swirling in and out of…
Black Lake Niðstång Written in the waters... (voice of the dead) "Our shadow…
Celestial Effigy "Teach me your mood, o patient stars. Who climb each night,…
Dark Matter Gods Cast away in solitude between the divide of dimensions Froz…
Dead Winter Days There lies a beauty behind forbidden wooden doors A beauty…
Falling Snow The water pours its embracing arms 'round the stone. Decay d…
Faustian Echoes [Faust:] "I, Johannes Faust, do call upon thee, Mephistophel…
Fire Above Ice Below The woeful silence and wind's reflection of your body's pa…
Fire Above, Ice Below The woeful silence and wind's reflection of your body's pale…
fire above_ ice below The woeful silence and wind's reflection of your body's pa…
Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires There are ghosts in every hallway In every room, behind eve…
Hallways of Enchanted Kiss me coldly and drain this life from my lips…
I am he wooden doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
I Am The Wodden Doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
I Am The Wooden Door When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
I Am the Wooden Doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
II She is the dark one As a bird I watched her From…
III I saw the nightfall It called to me like a river…
In the Shaddow of Our Pale Companion Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On pathwa…
In the Shadow of our Pale Comp Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On path…
In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On pathwa…
In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companions Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On path…
Into the Painted Grey The jagged lines in these wooden hands speak of a silent…
In_The_Shadow_Of_Our_Pale_Companion Through vast valleys I wonder To the highest peaks On path…
I_Am_The_Wooden_Doors When all is withered and torn And all has perished and…
Kneel to the Cross Give us our bread and bury our dead And kneel to…
Limbs The texture of the soul is a liquid that casts a…
Not Unlike the Waves Aurora swims in the ether, Emerald fire scars the night sky…
Odal [Instrumental]…
Of Stone Wind and Pillor It...was not long ago when I had fallen from this…
Of Stone- Wind- and Pillor It... was not long ago when I had fallen from…
Our Fortress Is Burning... I [Instrumental]…
Our Fortress Is Burning... II: Bloodbirds The god of man is a failure, Our fortress is burning…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline Oh dismal mourning... I open my weary eyes once again…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 1 Oh dismal mourning... I open my weary eyes once again…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 2 She is the dark one... As a bird I watched her…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 3 I saw the nightfall... It called to me like a river…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline Part 1 Oh dismal mourning... I open my weary eyes once again…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline Part 2 She is the dark one... As a bird I watched her…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline Part 3 I saw the nightfall... It called to me like a river…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline Part I Oh dismal mourning I open my weary eyes once again My life…
She Painted Fire Across The Skyline pt. 2 She is the dark one As a bird I watched her From…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline. Pt. 1 Oh dismal mourning... I open my weary eyes once again…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline. Pt. 2 Oh dismal mourning I open my weary eyes once again My life…
She Painted Fire Across the Skyline. Pt. 3 I saw the nightfall... It called to me like a river…
Sowilo Rune Lord Summerisle: "Now, those children out there, the…
Summerisle Reprise Lord Summerisle: "And the ministers fled the island …
The Astral Dialogue The firmament above the horizon of history Heathen fires bu…
The Isle of Summer "We carry death out of the village!"…
The Melancholy Spirit It was in this haunted place under a moonless cloak…
The Watcher's Monolith Blue textures cascade downward to the base of the monolith …
The Watcher’s Monolith Blue textures cascade downward to the base of the monolith L…
The Wilderness It was when I realized that life has no meaning no purpose…
The_Lodge [Instrumental]…
This Old Cabin ...Blood on my hands... I walked in the shadows 'neth an az…
This White Mountain on Which You Will Die AC/DC Flick Of The Switch This House Is On Fire Got what …
To Drown They escaped the weight of darkness to forge a path into…
Tomorrow Will Never Come You gonna kill? See I still have this.. this male…
Vales Beyond Dimension I have arrived at the corridor of infinity; the great…
Where Shade Once Was Where shade once was, the oak tree in a sprawl Of…
You Were A Ghost In My Arms Like snowfall, you cry a silent storm Your tears paint rive…
You Were But a Ghost in My Arms Like snowfall, you cry a silent storm Your tears paint river…
You Where But A Ghost In My Arms Like snowfall, you cry a silent storm Your tears paint rive…
…and the Great Cold Death of the Earth Life is a clay urn on the mantle And I am…
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@PartVIII
The god of man is a failure
Our fortress is burning against the grain of the shattered sky
Charred birds escape from the ruins and return as cascading blood
Dying bloodbirds pooling, feeding the flood
The god of man is a failure
And all of our shadows
All of our shadows
All of our shadows
Are ashes against the grain
@devil_pls
Agalloch is just untouchable. A reunion would make me so happy you can't even imagine. I would buy tickets the day they would announce their reunion.
@ati1209
👍🏻
@antonio-totaro
the reunion you wanted has arrived :D
@MundodasGuitarras
@Antonio Totaro really? Are they back or was it just once?
@devil_pls
@@antoniototaro1104 yeah I know but the ticket prices are out of this world. :*( They are actually playing a festival here in germany but the ticket price plus the travel costs are not affordable for me atm. Aside from that they are only playing a handful of shows in Portland and Denver in the US I think. I am just gonna pray that they are gonna announce more tour dates for 2024. 🙏
@miasteele8507
A band that never failed my ears and soul!!!!!
@herisonmacedo8514
You are so pretty.....kisses!!!
@elijahbaley978
Exactly, i have never listen a almost every song of a band with joy. But agalloch is different. Every song of them is just so different and perfect
@akhiloose
Whatever i listen lets say 5hours per day, but at the end when my soul has no anybplace to rest, i come back to the almighty Agalloch
@susil4
Spellbound