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Pale Folklore was as important a black metal album as any American band ever produced; and arguably one of a handful that helped launch the country to worldwide respect in this arena for the new millennium, whereas before Agalloch, most bands had been mere apprentices to the Scandinavian masters.
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The forefather(e) in (m)other(e) nature(s)(T).•
Eh, not their best work, as there's not much memorability when it comes to these tracks sadly, just kind of devolving into standard black metal a lot of the time.
It is only fair that I delete my review after relistening to this with a fresh set of ears. Agalloch kicked off an essentially flawless discography with an album that was at least 20 years ahead of anything else, jumping from the structures and foundations that Ulver's already amazing Bergtatt laid out directly to one of the best metal albums to ever exist and one that would sound ahead of its time even if it was released today. Even the interludes like The Mishappen Steed are just cathartic ... read more
Got this in the mail just as warm weather started going away again, as though it had learned its place.
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Track List
| 1 | She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 8:35 | 83 |
| 2 | She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 3:09 | 83 |
| 3 | She Painted Fire Across the Skyline 7:09 | 87 |
| 4 | The Misshapen Steed 4:54 | 83 |
| 5 | Hallways of Enchanted Ebony 9:59 | 86 |
| 6 | Dead Winter Days 7:51 | 83 |
| 7 | As Embers Dress the Sky 8:04 | 84 |
| 8 | The Melancholy Spirit 12:27 | 87 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
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Added on: May 4, 2014