"but Ashes is a bit more well put-together imo"

for sure.

Album Rating: 3.5

the drumming on this for example is sloppy sometimes, whereas on Ashes it is impeccable (and impeccably produced I should add). while i won't say this is amateurish, it's definitely not as 'professional' as Ashes

who cares if ashes is more pro-tooled you pansies. It doesn't even have the sound of a rock striking the skull of a northwestern elk.

I'd bet my bank account that agalloch put more effort into the compositions of Mantle than any other album. They'd agree this is their magnum opus.

wtf is bsb? big saggy boobies?

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under?

Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]
Yeah, you can't make a classic album without an elk skull. What rock have you been living under? [2]

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah, that is pretty cool they did that. But then again the sound of feet walking through the snow was a blatant rip off from Bergtatt... or homage as some people would probably like to argue.

Homage or not, it conveys atmosphere thats for sure

Still one of my all time favorite albums

Album Rating: 5.0

Yea this is art at an all time for me. One of my "thinking" albums.

Album Rating: 5.0

This might be my all time favorite album

"part of what makes this more charismatic really"

Honestly Jac, I never got this mode of thinking. Raw production is one thing, something with a few fuck-ups left in because of overwhelming passion is another (like certain hardcore albums, especially), but something actually being better due to sloppy playing doesn't really make any sense to me.

Album Rating: 4.5

Whoa didn't realise Agalloch albums had such a ridiculous number of votes

Album Rating: 2.5

"why"



They've always underwhelmed me for some reason. I recall liking AATG more than this however.



Will eventually revisit them though. To the guy who said "3 equals shit for pleb users xDDD meme vocab"



This album is not shit.

Album Rating: 3.5

whoaaaa, almost booked myself for an allegaeon concert thinking it was an agalloch concert



that would have been awful

Album Rating: 5.0

I might see them live this summer

Album Rating: 3.0

Lol that one dude needs to calm down.

Album Rating: 5.0

on my first listen i thought this dragged a little because it lacked the heavier metal aspect that Pale Folklore had. The more I listen to it though, the less I care about that. This doesn't drag at all. This album really exerts a strong atmosphere and has some really moving material.

Album Rating: 5.0

I love the intro reprise at the end of The Great Cold Death of the Earth. This video I found puts them together and its an interesting version



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lxDv04kKXM

Album Rating: 5.0

I've always wished this album ended with that reprise. That would just be perfect and it would probably bump this from #14 into my top 10 albums.