AGALLOCH - Ashes Against The Grain · HARDCOVER 2CD BOOK

Deluxe hardcover book edition with hotfoil finished jacket, 64 pages with artwork, lyrics, unseen pictures, liner notes, and special interview.

Double CD set with "Ashes Against The Grain" on Disc 1 mastered by Colin Marston at The Thousand Caves, and "Selected Fragments" on Disc 2 mastered by Gus Elg at SkyOnion.

Background information über 'Ashes Against The Grain'

Originally released in 2006, "Ashes Against the Grain" seamlessly blends heaviness with atmosphere and precision, marking Agalloch's continued evolution while maintaining their dark metal roots. This third full-length combines elements of black metal, Scandinavian prog-rock, and post-rock with the band's signature melancholic, contemplative style. From the driving force of "Falling Snow" to the dissolving trilogy "Our Fortress Is Burning...", this represents Agalloch at their most direct and elemental.

In contrast to the warm fiery nightsky of "Pale Folklore" and the monumental poetic folk of "The Mantle", "Ashes..." gazes into a horizon of dying embers with clarity. The band's panoramic scope of songwriting takes on a widescreen scale, with the album's imagery and production aligning into a monolithic statement that is sharp, modern, and unrelentingly melancholic.

For fans of:
Alcest, Katatonia, Ulver, and Wolves in the Throne Room

Track listing

CD 1 - Ashes Against The Grain:

1. Limbs
2. Falling Snow
3. This White Mountain
4. Fire Above Ice Below
5. Not Unlike The Waves
6. Our Fortress Is Burning 1
7. Our Fortress Is Burning 2
8. Our Fortress Is Burning 3

CD 2 - Selected Fragments:

1. Fragment 1
2. Fragment 2
3. Fragment 3
4. Fragment 4
5. Fragment 5
6. Not Unlike The Waves (demo)
7. Fire Above, Ice Below (demo)
8. Falling Snow (push mix)

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