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	Metal-Rules.com: Interview With Agalloch
		Agalloch is rapidly becoming a force in the world of experimental metal.
		Agalloch embraces nature because we are siding with what is essentially the victim in a relationship where humankind is a disease.
		Agalloch and Sculptured seem to be the most normal functioning bands in Portland.
	www.metal-rules.com /interviews/agalloch.htm (1432 words)

	Agalloch: Dark Melancholic Neo-Folk Metal
		Agalloch have observed in disenchantment the acts of humanity in such a climate and turned their gaze towards the within.
		Agalloch, in their plight to sever themselves from an afflicted species, have wholly embraced what humankind seemingly strive to destroy.
		Agalloch have delved deeper into a broader range of sonic elements to enrich their overall expression in quite a fascinating display.
	www.thebleakhorizon.com /agalloch.htm (2324 words)

	Agalloch - Satan Stole My Teddybear
		Agalloch is what I would describe as Gray Metal (this is a new genre term coined as of this very second).
		Though I understand Agalloch's Haughm is not an Opeth fan, there is a definite vibe of lengthy, moody composition that does remind me of that Swedish act.
		Agalloch apparently isn't in a hurry to prove themselves to be the most prolific band in the world.
	www.ssmt-reviews.com /db/searchrev.php?artistID=36 (2092 words)

	Agalloch biography @ Tartareandesire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The essence of Agalloch’s music is a combination of cold, dark sorrow and natural oaken beauty.
		Agalloch hails from Portland, Oregon - in the heart of the Pacific Northwest.
		The band is currently working on their 2nd full-length album which is planned to be recorded by the end of this year and released in early 2002.
	www.tartareandesire.com /bands/agalloch.html (327 words)

	AGALLOCH
		Going so far beyond normal metal boundaries, one suspects that Agalloch has created a whole new catagory of music that is all their own.
		Read on about the elusive Agalloch, and be sure to acquire a copy of The Mantle for yourself and enevelope yourself within it's darkened visions.
		Agalloch does not fit in at all with the local scene and we are perfectly fine with that.
	members.tripod.com /~highwirepics/agalloch.html (905 words)

	PyroMusic.net - Review of: Agalloch - The Mantle
		Agalloch came out of absolutely nowhere to deliver one of the best not only debuts but albums I had ever come across, an album that has continued to receive listens on a more-than-weekly basis every year since I stumbled upon it.
		In the 3 years that have passed between releases, Agalloch have had plenty of opportunity to further refine their brilliantly unique sound, mature more as a band, as musicians, and as songwriters.
		This time around Agalloch have a far greater level of subtlety to their music which is less striking and confronting than what we heard on 'Pale Folklore'.
	pyromusic.net /index.php?p=reviews_review&id=338 (750 words)

	Agalloch interview
		Agalloch are one of those bands who really truly put a lot of thought into every aspect of what they do.
		That may seem a strange statement to make but their considered and confident approach has worked immeasurably in their favour in enabling them to produce something with their new album 'The Mantle' that is highly absorbing and sets the mind racing with all sorts of questions - hence this interview.
		I'm not concerned with Agalloch having metal comparisons, we are influenced by a few metal bands, and we come out of the metal scene.
	www.earache.com /WickedWorld/interview/agalloch/agalloch.html (2130 words)

	Metal-Rules.com: Concert review - Agalloch / Nothing
		Agalloch has been around for years, but within the Portland metal scene they’re sort of like an urban legend: everyone knows of them and a lot of people have heard their stuff, but nobody’s really seen them with their own eyes.
		Behind the table, draping Agalloch’s drum set, was a large white sheet on which images were to be projected, reminding me of Neurosis’s stage setup.
		With Agalloch’s style of music it would be very easy to go away terribly depressed, but thankfully that was not the case.
	www.metal-rules.com /concerts/agalloch.htm (1280 words)

	Agalloch : Pale Folklore - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Pale Folklore was an astoundingly ambitious and accomplished debut from Portland, OR's Agalloch.
		Though their epically atmospheric approach is particularly reminiscent of Norway's Ulver and Sweden's Katatonia, Agalloch's songs also owe a heavy debt to Finland's Amorphis, whose off-the-beaten-path experiments with folk music forms are taken to whole new level here.
		All in all, an excellent debut which sees Agalloch challenging their Scandinavian heroes while proving they are in a league of their own in America.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,863924,00.html (285 words)

	Agalloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agalloch is an American atmospheric folk metal and experimental band formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon.
		Agalloch is the fragrant resinous wood of the Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha) from which the band derives its name.
		Agalloch's music features an intricate layering of vocal tracks and instruments (some of which are not common in traditional metal).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agalloch (824 words)

	KNAC.COM - Headbangers - In Memorium, Virgin Black, Agalloch and Antimatter
		Agalloch then proceeded to destroy the audience with close to 45 minutes of their highly unique brand of depressive and dark metal.
		Their on-stage confidence has increased exponentially since the last time I saw them: even though they have only done a few live shows Agalloch were consummate professionals, making everything look easy, not missing a note, and playing with a conviction and feeling few bands can muster in the live setting.
		Agalloch’s set was comprised of material from both “Pale Folklore” and “The Mantle” and was definitely the highlight of the evening.
	www.knac.com /article.asp?ArticleID=2098 (1126 words)

	Agalloch: Ashes Against the Grain: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Speaking of words, Agalloch might lose a few less hardy souls when vocalist John Haughm enters the mix: Instead of Slint speak/sing, buried shoegazer wails, or the by now acceptable doomy Ocean scowl, Haughm's gruff, slick, snarled fl metal-style voice seethes above the sound.
		They work to some degree, but Agalloch add a shoegaze element to their intricate compositions: Unlike Ghost Reveries, the pieces don't feel as stitched together, and songs are long only if you pay attention to the display on your stereo.
		Agalloch squeeze enough "epic" into each "endless horizon of ice" that appending a self-consciously three-part finale could be taken as superfluous.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/38068/Agalloch_Ashes_Against_the_Grain (919 words)

	Agalloch: Ashes Against the Grain - PopMatters Music Review
		At the top of the USBM heap, though, remains Portland, Oregon’s Agallloch, who in seven years, have taken the sound in striking new directions, and on their long-awaited third album, establish themselves as not only one of the elite bands in metal today, but also one of the genre’s most accessible.
		Agalloch takes its own sweet time putting out the new music, but it is always worth the often painfully long wait.
		Agalloch has been known for its moments of inspired beauty, and on “Falling Snow”, they’ve outdone themselves, an upbeat epic that makes its nine and a half minute running time fly by.
	www.popmatters.com /pm/music/reviews/agalloch-ashes-against-the-grain (589 words)

	Amazon.com: The Mantle: Music: Agalloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Concerning that textural element, Agalloch is amazing in the way they weave different threads and progression in passages that are quite minimalist.
		Agalloch slowly adds nebulous texture after texture (double bass and electric guitars), which gives the music a nearly tangible rising sensation.
		Agalloch's 2002 album, "The Mantle," is about 100% more mellow than their first full length release, "Pale Folklore." The results are absolutely stunning and no-less-than astonishing.
	www.amazon.com /Mantle-Agalloch/dp/B00006FSST (2072 words)

	AGALLOCH Ashes Against The Grain reviews and MP3
		Unlike the first track, there is also some clean singing here and the moment around the six minutes mark, the lyrics of which relate directly to the next track, is one of the most memorable of all the album.
		It is irrefutable that this is the highest point of Agalloch's career and their most emotional, powerful, engaging and expressive release.
		Agalloch imagined a new vision of music, and they managed to achieve it, this album is deeply modern in a way.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=11734 (2322 words)

	BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AGALLOCH Added To Portland Date On MOONSPELL/KATATONIA Tour
		Agalloch are hands down the most over-rated band in the scene..
		Agalloch is the MOST over-rated band in the scene.
		Also since Agalloch doesn't rehearse regularly since they live in different states they pretty much just collaborate a few weeks before recording with their ideas and then record an album unlike most bands that spend weeks practicing the songs and working everything out before recording.
	www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=53886 (1342 words)

	Amazon.com: Pale Folklore: Music: Agalloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Agalloch's music embraces a pastoral aesthetic of lachrymose sadness, with long epic songs blending crunchy metal riffs that have a Katatonia-like melodic elegance (think _Brave Murder Day_) and the adoption of folk music features.
		Agalloch instead follows a beautifully effect dramatic curve, where the emotional course of the music supersedes conceptual relationships and creates an utterly absorbing album from beginning to end.
		Agalloch seem to be able to create an `aura' which seems almost unrivalled in today's Metal Scene.
	www.amazon.com /Pale-Folklore-Agalloch/dp/B00000JIRY (2394 words)

	Agalloch - Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor Review - sputnikmusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first three of the five songs on the EP are new versions of songs seen on their two prior demo releases.
		The dark, gloomy atmosphere Agalloch have managed to create here is pretty impressive, and there isn't really any faults with this release that I can see.
		I checked out Agalloch (precisely because they seem to be the answer to most threads in R&M) and was quite disappointed.
	www.musicianforums.com /sputnik/review_6080 (799 words)

	PyroMusic.net - Interview of: Don Anderson - Agalloch/Sculptured
		At the time, while working on Agalloch material John Haughm asked for you to contribute some music to the Agalloch demo, and eventually it was decided that you would become a permanent member of Agalloch (later still, John Haughm was to join Sculptured as a full-time member).
		Pyro: "When are Agalloch going to release a new album?" is a question I have seen and heard asked countless times for a couple of years now.
		Agalloch is not what we do full time, so it's impossible to live off of.
	www.pyromusic.net /index.php?p=interviews_interview&interview=Agalloch/Sculptured&id=23 (9313 words)

	Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain - Review - Stylus Magazine
		Agalloch has been tagged "gray metal" or "post-fl metal," awkward terms that connote fl metal as a point of departure.
		Agalloch's trademarks had already developed: acoustic guitars, glistening clean tones, and emotive riffs with anthemic upper-register melodies.
		For snowy days under a blanket by a fire, the first two Agalloch albums are incomparable.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /reviews/agalloch/ashes-against-the-grain.htm (549 words)

	Agalloch - The Mantle - Ultimate Metal Forum
		Agalloch introduced themselves to the metal community with 1999’s excellent Pale Folklore, an album that drew influences from folk, fl, doom and progressive musical elements.
		It builds up slowly, it does not over power you, its like a wine that needs to age with time and as the minutes pass its sheer brilliance is revealed, reaching its climax and slowly ending leaving you with the sense and taste of hopelessness.
		It is not only achieved with each individual song but within the songs themselves Agalloch can be found playing a slow acoustic interlude and move on to a heavier and faster section.
	www.ultimatemetal.com /forum/showthread.php?t=51961 (659 words)

	AGALLOCH Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Agalloch is a band from Portland, Oregon who startled the world last year with their 2nd full-length release, The Mantle, on The End Records.
		They have been called metal by critics and fans alike since their first album, Pale Folklore, but they only play music that could be considered metal for a third of the time on each of their records.
		Catch Agalloch with Antimatter (sinister trip-hop from England) and Virgin Black (operatic metal from Australia) with local metal openers Anima Nera at DV8, 115 S. West Temple, on Fri., May 23.
	www.slugmag.com /oldslug/173/Chuck_Berrett.html (892 words)

	* Dusted Reviews - Agalloch *
		Sometime during the spring of 2001 I told my friend that I would not be surprised if Agalloch’s second full-length release would be acoustic.
		Agalloch has indeed proven my predictions wrong, because The Mantle is anything but strictly acoustic music; nevertheless, it is the acoustics, or more accurately the non-metal elements, of this album that make it a success.
		Whether this is an attempt by the band to cover its metallic bases, particularly because the album largely goes beyond the traditional boundaries of metal, is anyone’s guess.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/338 (664 words)

	THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - AGALLOCH - The Mantle
		The sky remained bleak, and the air cold as the afternoon wore on...
		While Metalheads looking for a place to bang their heads may be turned away by AGALLOCH's calmness, this album will easily appeal to any looking for an original, yet challenging musical experience that will reveal its beauty over time.
		AGALLOCH have managed to create an album worthy of the attention of any music fan, which is why "The Mantle" deserves to be perceived as a great musical achievement.
	www.metal-observer.com /articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=1468 (561 words)

	Amazon.ca: Mantle: Music: Agalloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I don't think any of the guys in Agalloch had any idea what kind of a masterpiece they were going to unleash.
		The ambient style of bands like Mogwai can be heard in the gentle progression of Agalloch's songs (especially the longer ones) in which the song structure is akin to the ebb and flow of post rock.
		Honestly I feel that Agalloch is really much closer to post rock bands than the extreme metal bands like Opeth that they are usually compaired to.
	www.amazon.ca /Mantle-Agalloch/dp/B00006FSST (1102 words)

	www.myspace.com/agalloch
		Despite their style being firmly grounded in the dark metal genre, Agalloch has always been a band who prefers experimentation over settling on a niche.
		Always progressing but never losing touch with their dark metal roots, the band's third album unites elements of fl metal, Scandinavian prog, and post-rock with the band's signature brooding style.
		Agalloch should be the first one you see!
	www.myspace.com /agalloch (653 words)

	THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - AGALLOCH - Tomorrow Will Never Come
		What I hold here in my hands is AGALLOCH’s latest 7” EP “Tomorrow Will Never Come”, limited to 500 copies, and each of those hand-numbered and signed by a band member.
		Apparently this was the first part of a limited pressing from Infinite Vinyl records, a sub label of The End, and it contains two tracks from the Mantle-sessions that didn’t make it onto the album.
		Basically, it is an acoustic song with a sampled piece of dialogue over it, but it is effective in its simplicity.
	www.metal-observer.com /articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=5395 (437 words)

	Agalloch - Pale Folklore
		The importance of all this to Pale Folklore is the cohesiveness of all the neighboring influences.
		What I admire about AGALLOCH is the simplicity with which the succeed at their trade.
		With the scope of outside influence this album uses, one might think this is a complex pattern of structures and styles but, amazingly it is not.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/4skins/212/agalloch-pale.html (384 words)

	Agalloch \| MUSICA.MUSTDIE.RU
		AGALLOCH new album "The Mantle" is now completed.
		Agalloch here have managed to further build on the layering themes found on "Pale Folklore," yet managing to assimilate and utilize unique instruments such as the accordion and trombone to broaden the scope of the musical journey found within.
		At almost 70 minutes this is an elaborate and multi-dimensional journey into dark folk experimental metal.
	musica.mustdie.ru /en/band/agalloch (106 words)

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