Agalloch- Ashes Against the Grain

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Released in 2006 Ashes against the Grain is Agalloch's third fullenght album and it's all about the atmosphere on this one. Agalloch is one of those bands who like to blend different genre's into a tasty fruitsallad that in this case is made up of black metal, post-rock and folk music.

In my opinion this is Agallochs best album up to date, their latest album being a huge dissapointment for me. Agalloch have their way of creating majestic scenerys with melodies. They may not be the most technically driven band in the woods, the drummer certainly never does anything outside the box, but the melodies and the haunting clean vocals create pure magic .Though i find this album to be a bit more agressive and down to the earth than their previous "The Mantle"  it takes me a lot further than any of their earlier releases. I swear if you listen carefully you can really hear the waves dashing against a rocky shore on the song "Not Unlike the Waves".

My favourite part of Ashes against the Grain is the closing epos "Our Fortress Is Burning" consisting of three tracks. The first being a folky tune, the second a mainly electric ode in melodies and the third just atmospheric noise.
Ashes against the Grain is usually what i put in the stereo on a gloomy rainy day.
DOWNLOAD- Ashes against the Grain
Tracklist:
1 Limbs
2 Falling Snow
3 This White Mountain on Which You Will Die
4 Fire Above, Ice Below
5 Not unlike The Waves
6 Our Fortress is Burning ... I
7 Our Fortress is Burning... II- Bloodbirds
8 Our Fortress is Burning...III- The Grain
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