Agalloch The Serpent and the Sphere
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Essence
October 29th 2017


6813 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

god I wish I liked this more

DarkSideOfLucca
October 29th 2017


19182 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

So do I - up until this release I was convinced that they could do no wrong. Even their EP's like The White and Faustian Echoes were fucking top quality imo

Essence
October 29th 2017


6813 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

yeah man, The White is my jam, I spin that more than any other album they've done

DarkSideOfLucca
October 29th 2017


19182 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Tbh this band makes me TOO effective and I can only listen to them when I write or am walking alone or some shit



But yeah basically everything other than this is pretty perfect

Deschutes
November 24th 2017


558 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

While it was definitely a disappointing and unfortunate way to end their career, Agalloch's The Serpent and the Sphere is still a solid 8/10. It's just that every other thing they've released is a solid 9+/10, so it gets completely overshadowed. If this album had been released by another band, it would be viewed in such higher regard.

sixdegrees
November 24th 2017


13129 Comments


disappointing and unfortunate- 4.0, would recommend

Deschutes
November 24th 2017


558 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Compared to all their other stuff, yeah. And goddamn that was a fast reply, holy shit, haha

Deathconscious
November 24th 2017


27920 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Folklore through Marrow is a god tier run, so i dont fault them for this. it was super disappointing when it first came out and when i learned this would be their last album, but im over it now.

Artuma
November 24th 2017


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

hey we agree on something

Deschutes
November 24th 2017


558 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Astral Dialogue - Dark Matter Gods - Celestial Effigy is one of the best 3 track stretches in their discography, and the only real weak track imo is Vales

Demon of the Fall
November 24th 2017


39133 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah this one is mostly boring

Deschutes
November 24th 2017


558 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It literally pains me to see when some people say this doesn't feel like Agalloch.. it still feel very much like Agalloch to me. Not in the same way as the other albums, but like an Agalloch take on a Post-Metal/Post-Rock record, but I still get that Agalloch feel from it I love. I understand people not liking it though; it took me like an entire year to really appreciate it. Still not close to being one of my favorites of theirs, and I'll 9/10 reach for another album they've released when I'm in an Agalloch mood, but it's still good.



Astral Dialogue is one of the hardest raging Black Metal tracks they've done; it's like a condensed Faustian Echoes almost, and the closer Plateau of the Ages is like an epic Post-Rock track with an incredible Agalloch metal touch to it.. I don't know how to describe the album, because I really do get why people don't like it, but it just clicked with me finally.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 26th 2018


116820 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Bump cause some awful opinions in this thread.

Asdfp277
January 26th 2018


25732 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

idk, i see where everyone's coming from lol

artiswar
January 26th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Damn, don't know if Deschutes is still around but I relate to that post a lot! It was maybe a tiny bit hyperbolic but I appreciate the general sentiment. In a vacuum, this album is pretty incredible tbh.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 26th 2018


116820 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

I mean it's def not anywhere near as good as the first 3, but I think this gets way too much hate. Idk it's obviously just me, but this doesn't bore me at all lol. First track is one of the best songs they've ever made imo.

Asdfp277
January 26th 2018


25732 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it is kinda boring, but also in a kinda-atmospheric way. it's got an interesting mood

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 26th 2018


116820 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

I guess I could see why people find it boring, but yeah it hits all the right spots for me personally.

artiswar
January 26th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It's more cohesive and unified than Pillorian, but I found Pillorian way more exciting. This kind of induces a trance-like state while Pillorian is really direct and in-your-face.

artiswar
January 26th 2018


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

don't jinx



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