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TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 1st 2015


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I guess agree to disagree

Ocean of Noise
September 1st 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

an argument could be made for Ashes having post-metal elements, but it would be a bit of a stretch. it's more doom than post-metal. The Mantle is influenced by post-rock but post-rock and post-metal are very different things.



as for prog, there's definitely progressive elements to their song structures, but their melodies and harmonies have always been pretty basic. the "progressive" label can be applied loosely but I would hardly call Agalloch a progressive metal band.

Artuma
September 1st 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yes exactly ocean. except that by no means can they be labeled as "prog"

Ocean of Noise
September 1st 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

well I mean people label Tool as prog even though they're not prog in the conventional sense. the same could be applied here. I wouldn't personally call Agalloch prog but the argument could be made

Artuma
September 1st 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

well tool's music relies a lot on showoff-like technicality, anti-pop attitude and complex songwriting which are very typical to prog. the same can't be said about agalloch

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 1st 2015


116682 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Ehhhh I wouldn't call them prog at all.

Ocean of Noise
September 1st 2015


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Tool or Agalloch? lol



I wouldn't call either of them prog tbh

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 1st 2015


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

To say that Agalloch have no progressive or post-rock/metal in their sound is a pretty ridiculous statement. Just because the playing isn't overtly technical doesn't mean it isn't progressive. By that logic, dark side of the moon isn't progressive rock. There are many ways to define a band that way, and Agalloch certainly embody those characteristics in their sound (mainly what Ocean was describing in his long post and about Ashes)



Besides, every bandpage for Agalloch has post-rock/metal and/or progressive under genre, including the ones run by the band itself, so there you go.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 1st 2015


116682 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I could see post metal on Ashes for sure.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 1st 2015


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah songs like falling snow and fire above, ice below have pretty obvious post-metal sections.

argonaut
September 1st 2015


818 Comments


Jammed this for the first time earlier today, amazing stuff (unsurprisingly).

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 1st 2015


116682 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Good to hear you dig it bro.

Artuma
September 2nd 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

ashes has a strong doom metal influence but i don't necessarily hear any post-metal in it. they sure have a lot of post-rock elements though, i never denied that

Oceandrowned
March 9th 2016


1067 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is so good even my parents can appreciate this piece of music, tho they are not metal fans for sure :I

+ Vote for review, thanks.

Orb
December 13th 2016


9638 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

awesome review hawks, agree 100%

parksungjoon
September 12th 2018


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i



dont want to be forgotten



i never



wanted to be human



neverrrrrrr

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 12th 2018


116682 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice 5. m/

parksungjoon
September 12th 2018


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

fav agalloch ye altho ashes is close

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 12th 2018


116682 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

First 3 are all easy 5’s but yeah nothing tops this.

neekafat
Emeritus
September 12th 2018


26926 Comments


Racist album title tbh



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