Description
Originally released in 2006, ‘Ashes Against the Grain’ seamlessly blends heaviness with atmosphere and precision. With their third full-length, the band continued their musical journey, always a step ahead, but without losing grip of their dark metal roots. The album combines elements of black metal, Scandinavian prog-rock, and post-rock with the unique, melancholic, contemplative style that is so typical of Agalloch. From the driving force of “Falling Snow” to the dissolving trilogy “
Our Fortress Is Burning…,” this is Agalloch at their most direct and elemental. A contrast to the warmth firey nightsky of ‘Pale Folklore’, 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 – combined with the albums imagery, and production all aligned into a monolithic statement — sharp, modern, and unrelentingly melancholic.
Tracklist 2LP:
Ashes Against The Grain Mastered by Patrick W. Engel / Temple of Disharmony
Side A (19’30): 01. Limbs 02. Falling Snow
Side B (21’33): 03. This White Mountain… 04. Fire Above Ice Below 05. Not Unlike The Waves
Side C (18’59): 06. Our Fortress Is Burning 1 07. Our Fortress Is Burning 2 08. Our Fortress Is Burning 3
Side D (18’23) 09. Scars Of The Shattered Sky
GENRE: Rock/Folk Metal/ Progressive/Black Metal
BARCODE: 4260393747487
RELEASE DATE: 29/08/2025
