AGALLOCH – Ashes Against The Grain, Trifold DLP (Nordvis Exclusive)

Exclusive Scandinavian Edition!

Our longtime partner Eisenwald is reissuing Agalloch’s 2006 masterpiece “Ashes Against the Grain”. As with “The Mantle”, Nordvis will release an exclusive Scandinavian edition limited to 100 copies. This silver/white double-LP includes a twelve-page booklet and is packaged in a triple gatefold with copper interior print and black poly-lined inner sleeves.

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:

Ashes Against The Grain
Mastered by Patrick W. Engel / Temple of Disharmony

Side A (19'30):

01. Limbs 09'51
02. Falling Snow 09'39

 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