Pale Folklore
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| Studio album by Agalloch | ||
| Released | July 6 1999 | |
| Recorded | Jan 1999-Feb 1999 | |
| Genre | Folk metal / Doom metal / Black metal | |
| Length | 62:10 | |
| Label | The End Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Haughm and Shane Breyer | |
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| Agalloch chronology | ||
| Pale Folklore (1998) | Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (EP) (2001)
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Pale Folklore is the debut album of the American band Agalloch. It features an eclectic mix of acoustic folk reminiscent of Scandinavian bands such as Ulver, doom and black metal-esque riffs, growled, clean, whispered, and shrieked vocals, and a production style and atmosphere that borrows heavily from black metal. Lyrical themes are traditional of death, black and folk metal, focusing mainly on depression, nature, folklore, and the supernatural. It features the roots of a post-rock influence which is greatly expanded on in Agalloch's second studio album, The Mantle.
[edit] Track listing
- "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 1" – 8:35
- "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 2" – 3:09
- "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 3" – 7:10
- "The Misshapen Steed" – 4:54
- "Hallways of Enchanted Ebony" – 10:00
- "Dead Winter Days" – 7:51
- "As Embers Dress the Sky" – 8:04
- "The Melancholy Spirit" – 12:27
