Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. Agarwood or eaglewood is the most expensive wood in the world. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Sculptured is an American heavy metal band. ... Agalloch is an American atmospheric folk metal and experimental band formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

History

Formation

Agalloch began as the creation of John Haughm and Shane Breyer, named after the fragrant resinous wood of the Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha). In early 1996, songs began to be produced by the duo and, during the summer, Don Anderson joined the band to further refine the material. These songs would later become the From Which of This Oak demo tape in the autumn of that year. This recording showed a large amount of black metal influence, with an amount of material which would later appear on subsequent albums in one form or another. Shortly after the recording, Jason William Walton was added to the line up as bassist. Agalloch is an American atmospheric folk metal and experimental band formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... Agarwood or eaglewood is the most expensive wood in the world. ... Track listing The Wilderness As Embers Dress the Sky Foliorum Viridum This Old Cabin ... For other uses, see demo. ... This article is about the musical genre. ...

Pale Folklore

In 1998, the three recorded a new promotional tape solely for labels. It caught the attention of The End Records, who offered them a record contract, resulting in the Pale Folklore album. The album features less of a black metal influence than before, many totally reworked demo songs, more folk elements and neoclassical interludes. The album was met with much critical acclaim. After the recording was complete, Breyer departed from the band line up. A promotional recording, or promo, is a recording issued on vinyl, CD, cassette tape, VHS, or DVD and distributed free in order to promote a commercial recording. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Pale Folklore is the debut album of the American band Agalloch. ... Folk song redirects here. ... For the subgenre of darkwave, see Neoclassical (Dark Wave). ...

Of Stone, Wind and Pillor

After a period of quiet, the band released an EP of unreleased material from 1998-2001 entitled Of Stone, Wind and Pillor, revealing more of a neoclassical and experimental element. The EP also includes a cover of Neofolk band Sol Invictus' "Kneel to the Cross" that would later be released on Sol Lucet Omnibus, French label Cynerfierrd's tribute compilation to Sol Invictus. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Of Stone, Wind and Pillor is a 2001 EP by Agalloch. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. ...

The Mantle

During the 2001 to early 2002 period, Agalloch recorded The Mantle, featuring more of a post-rock influence. The album sleeve art contains photographs of public statues and fountains found in downtown Portland. This album marked a change in media attention for Agalloch, landing them interviews with a few mainstream magazines. The Mantle is an album by American metal band Agalloch. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ...

Following the release of The Mantle, Agalloch played their first show on March 6, 2003 in Portland, Oregon.[1] This was followed by a few shows in March and a US west coast tour in May. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, Tomorrow Will Never Come was released and in 2004 The Grey were released. These EPs showcased an even more experimental side of Agalloch, featuring remixed and reworked versions of songs from The Mantle as well as a new post-rock-influenced title track on Tomorrow Will Never Come. Agalloch also performed a series of shows on the US and Canada east coast in 2004. Tomorrow Will Never Come is a 2003 EP by Agalloch. ... The Grey is a 2004 EP by Agalloch. ...

A nature-themed split 10" picture disc EP with the Finnish band Nest was also released in 2004, showcasing a collaborative, neofolk effort by Agalloch. The Nest track was a more electronic, percussion-heavy effort with vocals and guitar contributed by Haughm and Anderson. Nest is the creative music works of Finnish musicians A. Tolonen and T. Saxell. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ...

2005 saw a double vinyl re-releases of The Mantle and a double vinyl re-release of Pale Folklore in a limited wooden box, complete with new artwork for both albums. It was only available to commemorate the band's single 2005 live performance at Day of the Equinox, a music festival held in Toronto on October 14, 2005. A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ashes Against the Grain

Ashes Against the Grain was released on August 8, 2006 by The End Records, featuring less focus on The Mantle's prominent acoustic guitars and instead more emphasis on electric guitars and metal elements, giving the album a different sound from that of their previous releases. Ashes Against The Grain is a recently-released album by American metal band Agalloch under the Brooklyn, New York-based label, The End Records. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Mantle is an album by American metal band Agalloch. ... Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ...

The White

On February 29, 2008, Agalloch released The White, the second half (and stylistic opposite) of their 2-part EP release for Vendlus Records. This was a collection of dark folk/ambient work from between the years 2004 and 2007. The sound had reverted away from the sound of their last release, Ashes Against the Grain, and is more akin to the acoustic guitar sound of The Mantle. The tracks "The Isle of Summer", "Sowilo Rune" and "Summerisle Reprise", are themed on The Wicker Man, the latter two utilizing samples from the film. Also, the track "Birch White" borrows its lyrics from a song by A.S.J. Tessimond titled "Birch Tree". The track "Sowilo Rune" was posted on their MySpace roughly two months before the album was released. As with The Grey, the album was limited to 2,000 copies. February 29 is a day added into a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the 1973 film. ... Arthur Seymour John Tessimond (1902-1962 in Liverpool) was a poet. ...

Style

Agalloch performs a progressive^[1] and avant-garde^[2] style of folk metal that encompasses an eclectic range of tendencies including neofolk, post-rock,^[3] black metal and doom metal.^[4] Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... Avant-garde metal or experimental metal is generally regarded as a cross-genre reference to metal bands or more exactly as a stylistic adjunction with specific traits (just like Progressive-, Symphonic-, Viking-, Pagan-, Folk-, Industrial-). It is characterized by large amounts of experimentation and by non-standard sounds, instruments, and... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Common themes in Agalloch's imagery and subject matter are natural beauty and allusions to ancestral Heathenry. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Germanic neopaganism. ...

One of the non-traditional instruments Agalloch has been known to use is the skull of a deer. In the song "The Lodge" John Haugm strikes the deer skull in order to create a unique clicking sound.^[5].

In a 1999 interview done by Dan Tobin with Jason William Walton and John Haughm [2], the band members have cited other influences including Katatonia, Ulver, The 3rd and the Mortal, Swans, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. For the Welsh indie-rock band, see Catatonia (band). ... Ulver (Norwegian for Wolves) is an experimental musical ensemble from Norway that started out making folk-inspired black metal and neo-classical folk music. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... Swans were an influential American rock, experimental, folk and post-industrial band active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. ... Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor!) is an avant-garde Canadian post-rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Discography

Full Lengths

• Pale Folklore (The End Records, 1999)
• The Mantle (The End Records, 2002)
• Ashes Against the Grain (The End Records, 2006)

Pale Folklore is the debut album of the American band Agalloch. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Mantle is an album by American metal band Agalloch. ... Ashes Against The Grain is a recently-released album by American metal band Agalloch under the Brooklyn, New York-based label, The End Records. ...

Demos, EPs, and Splits

• From Which of This Oak (The End Records, 1996)
• Promo 1998 (2-song promotional cassette intended solely for labels, limited to 50 copies)
• Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (The End Records, 2001)
• Tomorrow Will Never Come (The End Records, 2003)
• The Grey (Vendlus Records, 2004)
• Split with Nest (The End Records, 2004)
• The White (Vendlus Records, 2008)

Track listing The Wilderness As Embers Dress the Sky Foliorum Viridum This Old Cabin ... Of Stone, Wind and Pillor is a 2001 EP by Agalloch. ... Tomorrow Will Never Come is a 2003 EP by Agalloch. ... The Grey is a 2004 EP by Agalloch. ... Vendlus Records is an American independent record label currently based in Washington, DC. It was founded in 2002 by Joseph Cortese. ... 10 picture disc EP limited to 1000 copies featuring tracks by Agalloch and Nest (band). ...

Compilations

• Sol Lucet Omnibus (tribute to Sol Invictus, contributed "Kneel to the Cross"; 2002)

Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. ...

Members

• John Haughm − vocals, guitar (ex-Sculptured, ex-Nothing, Landfill, Lotus 78, A Den of Wolves)
• Don Anderson − guitar (Sculptured, ex-Nothing, ex-Darling)
• Jason William Walton − bass guitar (Especially Likely Sloth, ex-Subterranean Masquerade, Sculptured, Nothing)
• Aesop Dekker − drums (Ludicra)

Agalloch is an American atmospheric folk metal and experimental band formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Sculptured is an American heavy metal band. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Sculptured is an American heavy metal band. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... // Overview Subterranean Masquerade is a progressive psychedelic metal band that was formed in 1997 by Tomer Pink, who also plays guitars for the band. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Ludicra is a black metal band from San Francisco. ...

Former members

• Shane Breyer − keyboard
• Chris Green − drums (on The Waking Cold)

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References

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External links

• Official Agalloch site
• Agalloch at MySpace
• Interview With Agalloch By Dan Tobin
• Agalloch at The Metal Archives