Agalloch Ashes Against the Grain
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DungeonBoy
May 18th 2018


9769 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Limbs m/

BlackwaterPork
May 18th 2018


4390 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Limbs [2]

Elynna
May 18th 2018


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Not Unlike The Waves m/

Eakflanderyof
May 18th 2018


5546 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Fire above, ice below is really underrated. Might be the best song and John hates it apparently

DungeonBoy
May 18th 2018


9769 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Apparently John also think Ashes is "definitely the worst album we have made", which is really interesting since it's regarded by many fans as their best.



It's also apparent that due to him thinking Ashes was "too polished" led to the straight to tape analog recording of their follow up Marrow which has a drastically more natural/raw sound to it.

Eakflanderyof
May 18th 2018


5546 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah i talked to his wife at a show one time and told her this was my favorite and she seemed to have the same opinion as John. She was talking up pale folklore which I like... but this album is clearly better. Objectively. Lol

SIIMBOLIC
May 20th 2018


1713 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Haven't heard pale all the way through yet but didn't think it was in this level

Ocean of Noise
May 20th 2018


10970 Comments


It's nowhere near this level.

Meridiu5
May 20th 2018


4170 Comments


Correct, its better.

Motiv3
May 23rd 2018


9167 Comments


If I were to rank Agalloch myself:

The Mantle > PF=Ashes > Marrow > S&S

Hawks
May 23rd 2018


89471 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Pale Folklore > Ashes > The Mantle > Marrow > Serpent



None are below a 4.5 for me though. Pretty much anything John is involved in I love.

KingDweedle
June 14th 2018


392 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hm, I'd say Mantle>Pale Folklore>Ashes>Marrow>Serpent, although if we include ep's The White tops all for me.

siren
June 14th 2018


187 Comments


The Mantle >>>

DungeonBoy
June 14th 2018


9769 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I listened to the Mantle start to finish last night and as much as I love it, I feel like it starts to fall apart in the second half. It opens really strong but somewhere in the middle to end it just starts kind of trailing off for me more than their other albums. Still an excellent album, and got me into Agalloch, but it is more flawed IMO then the majority seems to think.

siren
June 14th 2018


187 Comments


I can really just get lost in The Mantle, not so much with their other work. But this album is still awesome.

benkim
June 14th 2018


4813 Comments


The Mantle has no weaknesses. This one has The Grain.

Deathconscious
June 14th 2018


27370 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The Mantle is nearly flawless.

SCREAM!
June 14th 2018


15755 Comments


Both this and The Mantle are basically flawless

Maco097
June 14th 2018


3325 Comments


Not really

Deathconscious
June 14th 2018


27370 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Not this.



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