Agalloch The Serpent and the Sphere
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rocketsfall
August 3rd 2015


631 Comments


ashes is the best!

idontcareaboutthis
August 3rd 2015


952 Comments


i remember when this coming out was big news

Cosmoblue
August 28th 2015


218 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I've heard good things about this band, but this was incredibly boring

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 28th 2015


116900 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Probably because this is their "worst" album. Listen to Ashes.

Artuma
August 28th 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

or listen to the mantle instead because it's the best

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 28th 2015


116900 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Pale Folklore is best, but I feel like Ashes is the easiest to get into.

Ocean of Noise
August 28th 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

damn I was completely horribly wrong about this album before lol



it's a 3.5 at the very least

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 28th 2015


116900 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

[2]



I gotta listen to this again it's been a while.

Ocean of Noise
August 28th 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm starting to think this album's average was another casualty of the Sputnik hivemind. like Crysis reviewed it first and he didn't like it so the average plummeted



a vast majority of reviewers from other sites loved this album

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 28th 2015


116900 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Yeah bro it's really good. Nowhere near as good as the other 4, but I feel like most people just think this is bad because it's not The Mantle.

Ocean of Noise
August 29th 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the opener here may well be the strongest opener on any Agalloch album

zaruyache
August 29th 2015


28648 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

this album just doesn't have that wow agalloch feel.

Ocean of Noise
August 29th 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the first 5 tracks do!

SCREAM!
August 29th 2015


15755 Comments


"I'm starting to think this album's average was another casualty of the Sputnik hivemind. like Crysis reviewed it first and he didn't like it so the average plummeted"

Been saying this since day 1

"the opener here may well be the strongest opener on any Agalloch album"

As much as I love this, I disagree. Doesn't touch Limbs or She Painted Fire 1-3

Artuma
August 29th 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"Been saying this since day 1"



you've also been wrong since day 1

rocketsfall
August 29th 2015


631 Comments


sput hivemind agreed

deathschool
August 29th 2015


29489 Comments


Sputnik is not the only place this album was not very well received

SCREAM!
August 29th 2015


15755 Comments


AbsolutePunk: 8/10
The Austin Chronicle: 4/5
Exclaim!: 10/10
Metal Hammer: 6/7
Metal Storm: 8.3/10
Pitchfork: 8.3/10
Slant Magazine : 4/5
Spin: 8/10
Sputnik: 2/5
Tiny Mix Tapes: 3.5/5

That 2 sticks out like a sore thumb (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_%26_the_Sphere)

SCREAM!
August 29th 2015


15755 Comments


"you've also been wrong since day 1"

Keep telling yourself that kiddo


zaruyache
August 29th 2015


28648 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

RYM:



Marrow of the Spirit 3.68

The Serpent & the Sphere 3.44

still their worst by a long way



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