Pale Folklore

Pale Folklore
Studio album by Agalloch
Released July 6, 1999
Recorded Jan 1999 - Feb 1999
Genre Black metal, progressive metal, doom metal, folk metal
Length 62:10
Label The End Records
Producer Ronn Chick, John Haughm and Shane Breyer
Agalloch chronology
From Which Of This Oak (Demo) (1997) Pale Folklore (1999) Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (EP) (2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chronicles of Chaos [2]

Pale Folklore is the debut album of the American band Agalloch. It features an eclectic mix of acoustic folk reminiscent of Scandinavian bands such as Ulver, doom and black metal-esque riffs, growled, clean, whispered, and shrieked vocals, and a production style and atmosphere that borrows heavily from black metal. The lyrical themes focus mainly on depression, nature, folklore, and the supernatural. It features the roots of a post-rock influence which is greatly expanded on in Agalloch's second studio album, The Mantle.

Contents

Track listing

Source: AllMusic[3]

No. Title Composer Length
1. "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline I"   Haughm 8:35
2. "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline II"   Haughm 3:09
3. "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline III"   Haughm 7:10
4. "The Misshapen Steed"   Breyer 4:54
5. "Hallways of Enchanted Ebony"   Haughm 9:59
6. "Dead Winter Days"   Haughm, J. Anderson, Walton 7:51
7. "As Embers Dress the Sky"   Anderson, Haughm 8:04
8. "The Melancholy Spirit"   Haughm 12:27

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Pale Folklore - Agalloch: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  2. ^ Meloon, Brian. "CoC: Agalloch - Pale Folklore: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. 1999-07-07. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ^ "Pale Folklore - Agalloch". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
Agalloch
  • John Haughm
  • Don Anderson
  • Jason William Walton
  • Aesop Dekker
  • Shane Breyer
  • Chris Greene
Studio albums
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