Agalloch - The Mantle (2002) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2024]

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Agalloch - The Mantle (2002) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2024]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 880 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 313 MB | Covers - 208 MB
Genre: Atmospheric Post-Black/Folk Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Eisenwald (EISEN205)

Deluxe 2-CD Book edition of this legendary album! Hotfoil finished sleeve, 64 pages with artwork, lyrics, unseen pictures, liner notes, and a special interview.
Agalloch's 'The Mantle' isn't just a great and influential album; it's a transformative journey, one that showed the band breaking away from their early direction in favor of its intricate blend of atmospheric metal mixed with an unheard amount of folk, and post-rock canvas. Originally released in 2002, and met with surprise and mixed emotions, it continues to captivate listeners with its atmospheric depth and emotional resonance decades later. One could say, there is no other album like this, none other whose artwork and imagery are so intertwined, every image resonates so well with the music, it feels almost impeccable, as if pictures could tell the songs by themselves.
The album allows the nostalgic warmth many crave, yet simultaneously creates a quite post-modern setting with the cold and haunting silver imagery: nature's majestic realm meets post-modern bitterness.
From the haunting melodies of "In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion" to the almost hypnotic rhythms of "I Am the Wooden Doors," the album's sonic palette is as diverse as the landscapes it evokes. Each track on "The Mantle" unfolds like a chapter in a dark, enchanting journey. Agalloch's signature blend of atmospheric (black) metal, deep folk instrumentation, and poetic lyricism creates a sense of introspection, an ethereal post-urban panorama.
Ultimately, 'The Mantle' isn't just an album to be listened to; it's another experience to be felt. For fans of atmospheric & profound music, this album remains utterly essential… and utterly relevant.

CD 1 Tracklist (The Mantle):
01. A Celebration For The Death Of Man…
02. In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion
03. Odal
04. I Am The Wooden Doors
05. The Lodge
06. You Were But A Ghost In My Arms
07. The Hawthorne Passage
08. …And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth
09. A Desolation Song

Total time: 01:08:30

CD 2 Tracklist (Oddities & Rarities 2001-2004):
01. The Death of Man (version III)
02. Tomorrow Will Never Come
03. The Wolves Of Timberline
04. Last Vestige Of Old Joy
05. The Lodge (disMantled)
06. A Fragment (Second Phase)
07. I Am The Wooden Doors
08. Odal
09. The Death Of Man (version VI)
10. In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion

Total time: 01:04:43

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See also:
Agalloch - Pale Folklore (1999) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2023]