Before COVID closed down schools, I used to get up early and walk the 45-50 min walk to school every day, usually before sunrise, through the frigid Canadian winter, and this was almost always what I’d listen to, such a surreal experience every time
the build-up on In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion from 12:42 until it releases all the tension to deliver the perfect guitar solo on 14:23 with that lick should be considered one of the most important moments in metal history
"metal history" what an obsolutley cringe thing to say what is this q>ueer way of geanra loyality bit>ch behaviour just say u like what u like and move on fuck all labels and orbiting around musical scenes like a fly
@@theorncampbell4432 when I read this a lightbulb went off in my head. It's like when christina aguilara sings with too much vibrato. Never thought of sweep-picking that way
55:44 (Translation from Spanish) "I will die and no one will remember me" "Yes, I will remember you. I'll visit you in the graveyard with a flower and a dog, and in your funeral I will sing, in a low voice, 'How beautiful is a burial'"
The fragment was taken from an old cult movie named "fando y lis" from the chilean alejandro jodorowsky. Definetly worth checking everything he has done (including an almost movie of dune featuring giger amongst others)
I have more than 2500 different albums, I have enjoyed more than 400 concerts so far. The mantle is on my “10 albums of all times” personal standing. Not for all. So complex, so various, so outstanding. A true masterpiece. Pity they disbanded. You will always rule, Agalloch.
Yeah is winter music .... specially if you enjoying and amazing landscape in the woods while it snowing ,with a nice hot tea and good campfire cooking some nice beef stew 🍲🍲🍲🍲
I've spent most of my life in either Montana or Oregon, where the members of Agollach are from. Listening to this album in PNW mountains in the snow is one of my favorite things
Absolutely one of the all time great albums and Agalloch sits as one of my top ten bands with Opeth. Truly a masterpiece. As you can tell by my handle what is my favorite song.
A good friend in my past life told me to listen to Agalloch. I went to see them live 2 times in a row before they broke up. This album became my favorite for driving during Winter time and healing from relationship breakups. Thanks to this band.
I remember listening to this album when I was younger and feeling unspeakable sadness. About what? I can't even remember. A visage of me probably laying in bed, with a thick vapour of cannabis smoke filling the room, in the early hours of the morning. This album on repeat. But I can't remember what the sadness was. I was thinking, always thinking, with tears. I didn't do much as a teenager. Suddenly, if does seem like I've grown since then. If nothing else, I can say that I listened to some timeless music those handful of years ago. This is truly a dark masterpiece, swathed in beautiful melancholy, an absolutely unforgettable journey into the snow covered forests of some Scandinavian country. So beautiful, so sad. I wish I could remember what it was that I was feeling those years ago and bring into the focus of my mind the scope of those old, gone days.
"of some Scandinavian country" Agalloch was an American band, and unless I'm much mistaken, this album (and most of their music) was an exploration of North American(/Native American) folk themes, though obviously taking influence from Scandinavian metal bands who explored their own traditions in a similar way. Just saying, this is probably more inspired by the cold, forested regions of northern U.S. or Canada as opposed to like, Norway. Beautiful post, though.
I posted this a while back on another video of The Mantle that got deleted, but I figured I'd re-post it here since you guys might enjoy this little anecdote about Don Anderson Don Anderson was actually one of my professors at college during the first two semesters that I attended. He's not there anymore sadly ( this was circa 2016, he's since moved back out west ) but I love that guy, really cool dude. I haven't met a single student who didn't like him. He introduced me to post-structuralist theory and let me read a few of his books. I also took a film course with him too; he's got great taste. Loves obscure cinema, probably fitting I guess lol, I hope I run into him again one day, genuinely one of the coolest guys I've ever met. I miss him. Don, if you ever see this, I love you man, and so do all the students you've impacted. Also, thanks for letting that second essay slide lmao
Years ago thought running along the ocean with this playing would be cool. Went for my morning run and ended up just sitting on the South Carolina shore and watched the Atlantic and a sunrise, with this in my ears. Failed run, but still one of the greatest mornings of my life.
I've never seen snow in my whole life but, whenever I listen to Agalloch, snowy landscapes come to my mind! Just amazing the sensations their music can express!
My boyfriend and i were on a early morning drive in july to go fishing. It was 2 am and we were in the middle of the woods. We drove down the valley, listening to this album, into the clearing. Its pitch black and in our headlights i see something crossing slowly into the road. It was a huge female elk. She was giant. Like a male without a rack, thick, but not pregnant. She slowly moved across the road and stared at us as we drove by. Me and her made eye contact. She was unafraid. She was alone. I believe we saw a spirit of the woods. She was ethereal. During this album too coincidental, in the washington state woods.
I knew this album existed for a long time but never got around to listening to it. Im amazed at how good it is, it transcends genres as one of the best albums i have ever heard.
I discovered this masterpiece of an album a month ago and I keep coming back to it once a week and every time i get it and i love it more and more. Every time it grows in my list of special and favourite albums. I was in Georgia (country) and I met this jazz guitarist at a random gig i went to, and we had a little chat after the gig and i asked him, what’s his fav non jazz/fusion album, and that’s the one he pointed out. I don’t know this guys name and sad i will never be able to thank him for this discovery.
LOL I AM 333, BUT IF YOU AS RE JUST JOHNNY D YOU DONT KNOW ME. AZ IF YOU COULD SEE THESE 🦚 I TRIED CALLING YALL BUT THE DAKINIS ARE MY STEEZ THESE DAYS AND PLUS NO ONE ANSWERED IN THE RIGHT WAY
I'm a little dismayed with myself. I've been a fairly hardcore metal fan since the late 80's. REALLY got into it in the mid to late 90's (otherwise known as "Beyond Metallica and Pantera"). Black Metal came into my life via Emperor in 98-99 and it's been a passion ever since. At the very least a fascination. How in the HELL (pun intended) is it that until yesterday, I knew jack about Agalloch? This is Ulver, Opeth and Therion rolled into one. It's brilliant and then some. Thankfully we have UA-cam and the internet to figure out what we missed. Also, I'd like to add....nothing thrills me more than discovering new bands like this. I miss the old days of flicking my way through vinyl at the record shop in the basement nobody would dare go in to (Root Celler in St. Paul if you are a MinneSOOOtan and remember the place). Anyway. Thanks for finally exposing me to this brilliance.
Lindsey Peterson They were truly amazing. It saddens me that they’re done and I’ll never get to see them live 😔 Pale Folklore is my favorite but everything they put out is incredible. I don’t think it gets any better if you’re into the slower, doomy, black stuff
If you’re interested, there’s this really sick black nature metal band called Woods of Ypres, they’re from where I eloped to be with my husband and start a new life away from my abusive family. I wonder if those band mates will ever know how much of an impact they had on me.
@@paigemacguigan361 thank you so much for the comment, I discovered Woods of Ypres thanks to you and find it wonderfully beautiful. I hope that listening to their music helps you forget about what your family made you endure and I wish you a happy new life :)
This will always be one of my top favorite albums of all time. I wish I could personally thank each member for allowing me to experience this beauty. Thank you Agalloch, it’s a shame I discovered you after the band’s dismemberment
Thankfully I got to see them, I did thank the drummer for this, and for an old music blog he used to have.. found a lot of good stuff thru “cosmic hearse”.
This album has saved my life and sanity an unnumbered amount of times. I am.greatful to the artists for sharing this masterpiece. From the lyrics to the music itself, a true work of art.
Happy Christmas to whoever is listening today on 25\12\ 2020. Woke up in a cold Christmas day listening to this mesmerizing music. It is always a great experience when listening to their music. ❤❤ stay safe everyone.... Lots of love from Malta ❤
I moved to the deep south. Temps rarely drop below 40 degrees here. I dont get nearly as much agalloch time as I should. But when it's 19 degrees in southern louisiana youre damn sure im listening to agalloch.
As I stand outside watching the snow fall and gather on the ground and various other objects, it is around this time of year that I will put this album on. Such subtle beauty, hidden away from everyday eyes that unfold unto me. It may not change much, but I've always found a divine grace in the mundanity of moments like this. Every little flake has as purpose, a destination to arrive to. It makes me wonder what or where my ultimate termination is. Such grand ideas that our little human minds cannot possibly know. And yet I strive everyday to achieve it. Awwh... see? I wish I could be this poetic in front of strangers or the coffee shop attendants I visit every day at work. There is much hidden beauty in our darkest depths. Who's got a lighter?
You think however you like buddy. But there is no purpose in any of those little flakes. Or in your life. It’s just subatomic particles swirling aimlessly and endlessly.
Its that time of year to curl up with a blanket and your favorite drink and listen to this masterpiece. Stare out the window to see the cold, icy mother nature at work
Je suis français , fan de megadeth et metallica, j'ai découvert cet album sur you Tube. J'ai halluciné, qu'est ce que c'est MAGNIFIQUE !!!! j'ai acheté deux album en France.
Después de tantísimos años "The mantle" sigue siendo un acierto cuando quiero escuchar algo que me haga reflexionar sobre todo de forma tranquila y sin juzgar. The winter is coming!! pero acogedor, me gusta ver como esta música envejece con el tiempo, como yo, pero sigue siendo acogedora como el fuego del hogar. Thanks Agallorch!
Cheer's from Toronto, Canada all!!! Stay safe & stay strong!! How music & Agolloch brings us all together through this pandemic globally!!! Now that's raw power!!\m/ \m/
This is truely incredible, I've heard it so many times now and I can hardly explain how intense this sounds. I've got this in my recommended a few times and I also read that this is supposed to be one of the greatest metal albums of all time - and I highly doubt that anyone who clicked on this has regretted their decision, and I also believe most people have listened to this more than once, just like me!
It's difficult to put into words how much this album means to me. When I listen it's as if a goddess from the abyss is cradling me with a cold but calming embrace. And all the sweet, magical darkness in the world calls me to my shadowy roots, to return home.
I love to mountain bike in the woods. Listening to music while doing so is one of my favorite things in the world. I can’t wait to be pedaling my heart out listening to this!
XXXXX reading the comments and many say this helped them in times of sorrow or of need etc.... for a 52 year old guy like me, that was the Ride the lightning album from Metallica and the song fade to black especialy, it's simply from another planet, you cant beat those lyricsman, and the composition and feel. It will forever have a special place in my heart and soul! XXXXX
This record is so unique. One thread of emotions. I just love it. Out of genre experience. Listening to this is like having a conversation with someone.. or something
Agalloch definitivamente tiene dos obras maestras. Esta y Ashes son unas de las mejores piezas de la década con unas atmósferas tan distintas y maravillosas. Sinceramente todas las nuevas bandas deberían escuchar a Agalloch para aprender como se construye un álbum de principio a fin y darle ese toque final para dejar una sensación en el espectador de que han escuchado una verdadera obra maestra. Siempre te extrañaré Agalloch, una de mis bandas favoritas.
muy pero muy claro amigo, todos los musicos deberian escuchar sus albumes. Un album de agalloch es como cualquier hit de una banda. muy pocas bandas tienen eso. pondria como ejemplo a Metallica con el album negro. un albun cuyas canciones son todas buenas
Back in around 2010ish a friend recommended this album to me. I wasn't able to get into it then, but every couple of years I'd come back and see if I could hear the great album he was talking about, and each time I understand a little more.
@@sahaquia I hope you are doing alright. From personal experience I have found that mental illness does get easier as you get older. In part because you have more awareness and more skills at dealing with it. Also, I think declining testosterone has been very beneficial. I took some testosterone boosting medication last year, and the main side affect was raging depression like I had in my late teens and early twenties. It can get better, but you have to work on it like your life depends on it.
One of THE BEST albums I have ever heard. Even in my native, polish language it is difficult for me to catch and describe fully my reception of this masterpiece. I cannot imagine better companion to the trips into the wildlands. Thank you so much for this!
Descubrí la banda ayer indagando en los rankings de metalstorm y Dios mío, por qué no he descubierto esta fantástica banda antes? The Mandle es ,para mí, uno de los mejores discos del siglo XXI y posiblemente de la historia, que puta belleza y maravilla de álbum 🤘🤘🤘.
This album will always have a special place ... Mostly in time slike these, where it is cold and harsh outside it gives me this special feel. There are so many good albums out there, but not many can deliver and create feelings like this one. It is like a journey of walking trough a sheer endless forest and being cold and lost, but then arriving at a warm wooden cabin
Catharsique at its finest. True passion of timeless music composer. Not for everyone. Pause and breath. For me its a deliverance every single time I go back at it. ❤️
Haven't been here for a while. Good to see you guys again after many years. Listening to music that's a little more upbeat these days. Good to dip in here again for a little bit for old memories and old times. Helps to come back with a fresh perspective. Appreciate the beauty and wonder of all things. Including the sorrow and pain we all feel. Our ongoing struggle to maintain our way of life usually to the detriment of our shared natural word , that's what prings to mind when I see the art and hear these beautiful songs.
Man I lost count how many times I’ve listened to this album in its entirety. Don’t know many other albums I’ve done that for. This album just never gets old!
Give Vvilderness' album Devour the Sun a listen if you've never heard it. Somewhat in the same vein as this musically, and certainly very nature-oriented.
If you're still looking, Elderwind's first album "Magic of Nature" is excellent atmospheric black metal. It's a very magical album with lots of chimes and bells, I'd highly recommend it.
Hay bellezas que de algun modo o a travez de las mas profundas emociones fue creado. Este album me presenta el verdadero amor que tienen sus exponentes por sus tierras, el bosque, los animales que habitan en el, los espiritus, el misticismo de los parajes naturales. Las emociones interiores del ser humano expuesta en esta magnifica obra de arte. Larga vida a Agalloch.
I discovered Agalloch a few years ago. As a fan of metal, I think this is one of the best bands ever. All of their albums are incredible. They never failed to offer a deep, magnificent music
I've been listening to these guys since this album.... before they ever really blew up... Will always love the mantle. it is such comfort in desperate times.
i'm in love. it hasnt happened in a looooong time, during this quest and journey of listening and enjoying metal in all its forms... since i was 13 (i'll be 30 next week) Thanks!!!!!
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Winter is approaching. Must listen to The Mantle again.
Same again, although it's only autumn now.
Before COVID closed down schools, I used to get up early and walk the 45-50 min walk to school every day, usually before sunrise, through the frigid Canadian winter, and this was almost always what I’d listen to, such a surreal experience every time
Are you a student or teacher?
Must be an amazing experience.
Mark Palavos Vrahotes I’m a student
- Dyo - it sure is
I used to do the same 10 years ago, you just filled my heart with nostalgia.
the build-up on In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion from 12:42 until it releases all the tension to deliver the perfect guitar solo on 14:23 with that lick should be considered one of the most important moments in metal history
But so few know of this. A shame.
@@plslakewood I know a lot of people that consider that arpeggio to be one of the best examples of how to use sweep picking "properly".
"metal history"
what an obsolutley cringe thing to say
what is this q>ueer way of geanra loyality bit>ch behaviour
just say u like what u like and move on fuck all labels and orbiting around musical scenes like a fly
The Mantle is criminally underrepresented in the minds of metal-listeners everywhere
@@theorncampbell4432 when I read this a lightbulb went off in my head. It's like when christina aguilara sings with too much vibrato. Never thought of sweep-picking that way
The best dark folk/atmospheric black metal album in the world
This is the greatest album to bridge Fall and Winter of all time.
55:44 (Translation from Spanish)
"I will die and no one will remember me"
"Yes, I will remember you. I'll visit you in the graveyard with a flower and a dog, and in your funeral I will sing, in a low voice, 'How beautiful is a burial'"
Do you know where they got this fragment from?
@@camilocorrea552 Idk
The fragment was taken from an old cult movie named "fando y lis" from the chilean alejandro jodorowsky. Definetly worth checking everything he has done (including an almost movie of dune featuring giger amongst others)
Buena traducción, saludos.
Jaja buena traduccion v:
This Album changed my life
everyone was right this really is one of the greatest metal albums of all time
greatest albums of all time*
It's only got 2 metal songs, maybe 3 if you count ItSoOPC, most of the record is Dark Neofolk.
@@SnakeThisLife Agree, metal?!?! What a joke. I fell asleep 5 times.
@@SnakeThisLife lol
@@jebster69 Stfu lol
It is. It trully is...
I have more than 2500 different albums, I have enjoyed more than 400 concerts so far.
The mantle is on my “10 albums of all times” personal standing.
Not for all.
So complex, so various, so outstanding.
A true masterpiece.
Pity they disbanded.
You will always rule, Agalloch.
have you put Vvilderness - Devour the sun on your list?
Enjoy It!
Fakuku Rs hello! That album is not included 😅 despite it is truly a great work!!!
I'd be interested in seeing your top-10.
whaddya think about "Marrow of The Spirit"?
Nothing like listening to this on cold winter nights. Makes it 10x more atmospheric
All pigs most die, on secuencia, desth in june, Just una idea for remember
2023 another great winter to be listening by fire lite
Yeah is winter music .... specially if you enjoying and amazing landscape in the woods while it snowing ,with a nice hot tea and good campfire cooking some nice beef stew 🍲🍲🍲🍲
The Pink Floyd of Black Metal
Yeah 😍🤘
Iove this comment when music is this good I always say this is a pink floyd of of this music
The best definition
Wow
Hahahaha 😂❤
Years later and this album still has an affect on me everytime I listen to it. It's one of my go-to's in the wintertime.
it's the only thing that enables me to cry
I've spent most of my life in either Montana or Oregon, where the members of Agollach are from. Listening to this album in PNW mountains in the snow is one of my favorite things
🤢😎💥🤘
Hipnotic
Still even more years later and its still a regular play.
I was 17 when I listened to Agalloch for the first time, more than a decade later I still find a deep belonging here. I doubt I will leave.
I cannot count the amount of times this album has saved my life. No lies or exaggerations
nice, this album is a masterpiece
Same
Yes many times
I'll recommend Damnation - Opeth for you. That's my go to when I'm feeling low as hell
this album is a masterpice no doubt. but how this album saved your life?
20 years to this masterpiece. The best album of 21st century.
Absolutely agree. The greatest of the 21st century without question.
@Petar Vujcic [C] I should have put for me the greatest album of the 21st century as everyone has different tastes.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Its beginning at least, the 21st century still has 80 years to go !
@@holtimt Absolutely true.
I think Borknagar's Winter Thrice is at least as good, if not better. If you love this one, you'll love that one, too.
Absolutely one of the all time great albums and Agalloch sits as one of my top ten bands with Opeth. Truly a masterpiece. As you can tell by my handle what is my favorite song.
This reminds me so much of Morningrise!
i read your username as soon as he said "and the great cold death of the earth" haha funky
4 years later and your still rocking the Mantle pfp. Rock on \m/
@@runwithaxx8663 Hell yeah! I had faith and now Agalloch are back together.
@@andthegreatcolddeathofthee1737 they are?
A good friend in my past life told me to listen to Agalloch. I went to see them live 2 times in a row before they broke up. This album became my favorite for driving during Winter time and healing from relationship breakups. Thanks to this band.
they're back to touring, take your chance before they break again lol.
Hopefully we get another album. You know, before they break up again.@@metalsadman
Agalloch is the best thing that has happened to me in 2020!
One of the best albums I've ever heard !
try abyssic hate
@@zipper978 suicidal emotions is really good
Orchid is a great album.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575
Yeah absolutely!
Inesquecível
I keep coming back every once in awhile. It will always be a beautiful album and a classic for me.
I don't know why I have butterflies in my stomach when I hear this. But it's always good to feel it again ❤
Back here when I'm in another rough place again, to let my deep sadness out and rise again when ready with the help of nature and music. Thank you.
I’ve listened to a lot of music in my short time here on earth. (51)). Honestly, this is my favorite album from start to finish.
I remember listening to this album when I was younger and feeling unspeakable sadness. About what? I can't even remember. A visage of me probably laying in bed, with a thick vapour of cannabis smoke filling the room, in the early hours of the morning. This album on repeat. But I can't remember what the sadness was. I was thinking, always thinking, with tears. I didn't do much as a teenager. Suddenly, if does seem like I've grown since then. If nothing else, I can say that I listened to some timeless music those handful of years ago.
This is truly a dark masterpiece, swathed in beautiful melancholy, an absolutely unforgettable journey into the snow covered forests of some Scandinavian country. So beautiful, so sad. I wish I could remember what it was that I was feeling those years ago and bring into the focus of my mind the scope of those old, gone days.
"of some Scandinavian country"
Agalloch was an American band, and unless I'm much mistaken, this album (and most of their music) was an exploration of North American(/Native American) folk themes, though obviously taking influence from Scandinavian metal bands who explored their own traditions in a similar way. Just saying, this is probably more inspired by the cold, forested regions of northern U.S. or Canada as opposed to like, Norway.
Beautiful post, though.
You are ok
Lol your trying to hard good ball
i felt this comment, sad teenagers angry at nothing really sums it up.
I posted this a while back on another video of The Mantle that got deleted, but I figured I'd re-post it here since you guys might enjoy this little anecdote about Don Anderson
Don Anderson was actually one of my professors at college during the first two semesters that I attended. He's not there anymore sadly ( this was circa 2016, he's since moved back out west ) but I love that guy, really cool dude. I haven't met a single student who didn't like him. He introduced me to post-structuralist theory and let me read a few of his books. I also took a film course with him too; he's got great taste. Loves obscure cinema, probably fitting I guess lol, I hope I run into him again one day, genuinely one of the coolest guys I've ever met. I miss him.
Don, if you ever see this, I love you man, and so do all the students you've impacted. Also, thanks for letting that second essay slide lmao
Years ago thought running along the ocean with this playing would be cool. Went for my morning run and ended up just sitting on the South Carolina shore and watched the Atlantic and a sunrise, with this in my ears. Failed run, but still one of the greatest mornings of my life.
The transition from the end of Hawthorne Passage to the Great Cold Death always gives me chills.
I've never seen snow in my whole life but, whenever I listen to Agalloch, snowy landscapes come to my mind! Just amazing the sensations their music can express!
I've seen snow for half of my live and can tell your imagination isn't tricking you.
I haven't listened to this in like 10 years. Had a random urge to listen to some Opeth and this got recommended. Very glad to rediscover it.
I'm honored about hearing of this band. I feel blessed.
I'm jealous to hear this for the first time, a masterpiece!
This album is pure perfection... a timeless masterpiece. Thanks for bringing back! 💘
sad but pure
I love this Band. From my homestate of Oregon.
They truly capture the feeling of being in the pacific Northwest forest on a cloudy day.
My boyfriend and i were on a early morning drive in july to go fishing. It was 2 am and we were in the middle of the woods. We drove down the valley, listening to this album, into the clearing. Its pitch black and in our headlights i see something crossing slowly into the road. It was a huge female elk. She was giant. Like a male without a rack, thick, but not pregnant. She slowly moved across the road and stared at us as we drove by. Me and her made eye contact. She was unafraid. She was alone. I believe we saw a spirit of the woods. She was ethereal. During this album too coincidental, in the washington state woods.
thanks for sharing, greetz from switzerland
Wish I would experience something like that. Beautiful story.
Epic!
You should write a book.
Norwest is amazing really, I wish I ever visit it. Also, keep the dude please, don't ever abandon him.
I knew this album existed for a long time but never got around to listening to it. Im amazed at how good it is, it transcends genres as one of the best albums i have ever heard.
I discovered this masterpiece of an album a month ago and I keep coming back to it once a week and every time i get it and i love it more and more. Every time it grows in my list of special and favourite albums.
I was in Georgia (country) and I met this jazz guitarist at a random gig i went to, and we had a little chat after the gig and i asked him, what’s his fav non jazz/fusion album, and that’s the one he pointed out. I don’t know this guys name and sad i will never be able to thank him for this discovery.
LOL I AM 333, BUT IF YOU AS RE JUST JOHNNY D YOU DONT KNOW ME. AZ IF YOU COULD SEE THESE 🦚 I TRIED CALLING YALL BUT THE DAKINIS ARE MY STEEZ THESE DAYS AND PLUS NO ONE ANSWERED IN THE RIGHT WAY
Te recomiendo la banda Empyrium el álbum Weiland te gustará.
I'm a little dismayed with myself. I've been a fairly hardcore metal fan since the late 80's. REALLY got into it in the mid to late 90's (otherwise known as "Beyond Metallica and Pantera"). Black Metal came into my life via Emperor in 98-99 and it's been a passion ever since. At the very least a fascination.
How in the HELL (pun intended) is it that until yesterday, I knew jack about Agalloch? This is Ulver, Opeth and Therion rolled into one. It's brilliant and then some. Thankfully we have UA-cam and the internet to figure out what we missed.
Also, I'd like to add....nothing thrills me more than discovering new bands like this. I miss the old days of flicking my way through vinyl at the record shop in the basement nobody would dare go in to (Root Celler in St. Paul if you are a MinneSOOOtan and remember the place). Anyway. Thanks for finally exposing me to this brilliance.
Lindsey Peterson They were truly amazing. It saddens me that they’re done and I’ll never get to see them live 😔 Pale Folklore is my favorite but everything they put out is incredible. I don’t think it gets any better if you’re into the slower, doomy, black stuff
If you’re interested, there’s this really sick black nature metal band called Woods of Ypres, they’re from where I eloped to be with my husband and start a new life away from my abusive family. I wonder if those band mates will ever know how much of an impact they had on me.
@@paigemacguigan361 thank you so much for the comment, I discovered Woods of Ypres thanks to you and find it wonderfully beautiful. I hope that listening to their music helps you forget about what your family made you endure and I wish you a happy new life :)
@@yesahkindioma6943Awesome!! Glad to have persuaded someone to give it a shot! Life is grand, they can't hurt me anymore
@@paigemacguigan361 I will try to convince other people too ! Like Agalloch this band deserves to be more recognised ^^
Me lo recomendaron hace como 12 años y apenas lo voy oyendo, es el momento perfecto 👌
Замечательный альбом. Красивый, цепляющий, уникальный. Мне хотелось бы слушать его вечно.
The ideal album for an 'endless solitude' at night.
This will always be one of my top favorite albums of all time. I wish I could personally thank each member for allowing me to experience this beauty. Thank you Agalloch, it’s a shame I discovered you after the band’s dismemberment
Thankfully I got to see them, I did thank the drummer for this, and for an old music blog he used to have.. found a lot of good stuff thru “cosmic hearse”.
Who dismembered them!?
The conection between In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion and Odal always mesmerize me.
In Odal, they used elk skull for percussion.
I will never forget this album
This album has saved my life and sanity an unnumbered amount of times. I am.greatful to the artists for sharing this masterpiece. From the lyrics to the music itself, a true work of art.
Happy Christmas to whoever is listening today on 25\12\ 2020. Woke up in a cold Christmas day listening to this mesmerizing music. It is always a great experience when listening to their music. ❤❤ stay safe everyone.... Lots of love from Malta ❤
happy new year from Nepal ❤❤ much love!
Such a dark, folk inspired atmospheric black metal masterpiece. Best album I’ve listened to in a while, that’s for sure.
An album that is mandatory for those drives around wooded roads in autumn.
✌
Been a long long journey listening to Agalloch and I will never get enough it just like magic , it takes me far far away
I moved to the deep south. Temps rarely drop below 40 degrees here. I dont get nearly as much agalloch time as I should. But when it's 19 degrees in southern louisiana youre damn sure im listening to agalloch.
I grew up in Texas and I would listen to Agalloch in the 100+ degree heat, just had to pretend really hard I was somewhere else lol
It doesn’t matter, black metal always makes me feel cold
I feel that man, I’m in assumption parish so I know exactly what you’re talking about.
15F is usually when I stop listening to Agalloch. Cheers from Russia
It's 110° F in Arizona and I'm still rocking this album! Not like I leave the A/C during the summers here anyways lol
I found this album when I was 12, it has changed my life. By far the best album I've ever listened too
As I stand outside watching the snow fall and gather on the ground and various other objects, it is around this time of year that I will put this album on. Such subtle beauty, hidden away from everyday eyes that unfold unto me. It may not change much, but I've always found a divine grace in the mundanity of moments like this. Every little flake has as purpose, a destination to arrive to. It makes me wonder what or where my ultimate termination is. Such grand ideas that our little human minds cannot possibly know. And yet I strive everyday to achieve it.
Awwh... see? I wish I could be this poetic in front of strangers or the coffee shop attendants I visit every day at work.
There is much hidden beauty in our darkest depths. Who's got a lighter?
You think however you like buddy. But there is no purpose in any of those little flakes. Or in your life. It’s just subatomic particles swirling aimlessly and endlessly.
@@rickycarter536 society
Its that time of year to curl up with a blanket and your favorite drink and listen to this masterpiece. Stare out the window to see the cold, icy mother nature at work
Im afraid I cant do that. I live in Florida. This is either my number 1 or number 2 album of all time.
Je suis français , fan de megadeth et metallica, j'ai découvert cet album sur you Tube. J'ai halluciné, qu'est ce que c'est MAGNIFIQUE !!!! j'ai acheté deux album en France.
Quase 15 anos que conheci esse álbum, e sempre que escuto é a mesma experiência transcendental.
Simplesmente
You can't live throughout the winter or autumn without listening to Agalloch
Después de tantísimos años "The mantle" sigue siendo un acierto cuando quiero escuchar algo que me haga reflexionar sobre todo de forma tranquila y sin juzgar. The winter is coming!! pero acogedor, me gusta ver como esta música envejece con el tiempo, como yo, pero sigue siendo acogedora como el fuego del hogar. Thanks Agallorch!
Cheer's from Toronto, Canada all!!! Stay safe & stay strong!! How music & Agolloch brings us all together through this pandemic globally!!! Now that's raw power!!\m/ \m/
This is truely incredible, I've heard it so many times now and I can hardly explain how intense this sounds. I've got this in my recommended a few times and I also read that this is supposed to be one of the greatest metal albums of all time - and I highly doubt that anyone who clicked on this has regretted their decision, and I also believe most people have listened to this more than once, just like me!
Sombre yet uplifting. Don't know why but this just hits the sweet-spot. Good for the soul. Genius.
One of the most beautiful pieces of art I've ever had the pleasure to listen to. These guys and Woods Of Ypres are out of this world!
It's difficult to put into words how much this album means to me. When I listen it's as if a goddess from the abyss is cradling me with a cold but calming embrace. And all the sweet, magical darkness in the world calls me to my shadowy roots, to return home.
True
Stay grounded my friend x
The layering of the guitars is a masterpiece. The lyrics are poetry. The arrangement is flawless. This album is brilliant.
i just wanna say thank you to agalloch for making this masterpiece of an album.
I love to mountain bike in the woods. Listening to music while doing so is one of my favorite things in the world. I can’t wait to be pedaling my heart out listening to this!
XXXXX reading the comments and many say this helped them in times of sorrow or of need etc.... for a 52 year old guy like me, that was the Ride the lightning album from Metallica and the song fade to black especialy, it's simply from another planet, you cant beat those lyricsman, and the composition and feel. It will forever have a special place in my heart and soul! XXXXX
Pretty much life changing album.. and criminally underrated one as well.. this should be considered as one of the greatest albums of all time!
Me encanta.
This record is so unique. One thread of emotions. I just love it. Out of genre experience. Listening to this is like having a conversation with someone.. or something
5:45 the grunge vocals over death growls is just superb in this moment
They just distilled the sadness and melancholy found in men around the world and concocted it into a musical form. This is art.
TIL only men experience melancholy
@@cantbanme8971 women may exerience sadness and sorrow...as we do... but only men know melancholy
I don't agree that only men can experience melancholy. But omg u have Peter Steele on your profile picture, I'll still put a like
@@eevochkaaaa nah, women dont have any feelings.
@@jasrajsandhu1658 ok ok I agree with you, just don't cry
Люблю эту музыку!!! Всей душой!..Был аппарат для музыки.. Весь дом тресся!
Agalloch definitivamente tiene dos obras maestras. Esta y Ashes son unas de las mejores piezas de la década con unas atmósferas tan distintas y maravillosas.
Sinceramente todas las nuevas bandas deberían escuchar a Agalloch para aprender como se construye un álbum de principio a fin y darle ese toque final para dejar una sensación en el espectador de que han escuchado una verdadera obra maestra.
Siempre te extrañaré Agalloch, una de mis bandas favoritas.
No los tenia muy escuchados.. solo de nombre.. ahora le estoy dando mas atención.... Muy Buena Banda! Saludos
Nose... este album y en especifico the lodge me genera mucha tristeza, es algo unico que no me pasa a menudo
Miguel Desafortunadamente, las buenas bandas ya no las hay en estos tiempos....
y esta es una obra maestra.
Exacto!
muy pero muy claro amigo, todos los musicos deberian escuchar sus albumes. Un album de agalloch es como cualquier hit de una banda. muy pocas bandas tienen eso. pondria como ejemplo a Metallica con el album negro. un albun cuyas canciones son todas buenas
What an amazing album, I listened to the whole thing all the way through in one sitting.
Back in around 2010ish a friend recommended this album to me. I wasn't able to get into it then, but every couple of years I'd come back and see if I could hear the great album he was talking about, and each time I understand a little more.
Dont forget to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of this eternal masterpiece on 08.13.2022.
heck yeah \m/
2024
I’ll never recover from the sheer geniuses called Agalloch!!!! Immeasurable amounts of brilliance put into this album!!!!!!!
Only discovering this tonight. I haven't fallen in love with an album this quickly since I first heard Pallbearer's Foundations of Burden.
I listen to this album when i fall asleep to keep bad dreams at bay.
I used to go to sleep with these guys as well, really love their sounding, it's a shame they've fallen apart :(
Bro same here
Same here dude, melodic/atmospheric black metal puts me in such a trance where i fully zone out into the music. Perfect for falling asleep.
I really enjoy this album when I am depressed. Sadly, I am really enjoying it right now.
Can relate, I checked myself into the psych ward today. This is the first thing that I played on my headset after getting set up.
@@sahaquia I hope you are doing alright.
From personal experience I have found that mental illness does get easier as you get older. In part because you have more awareness and more skills at dealing with it.
Also, I think declining testosterone has been very beneficial. I took some testosterone boosting medication last year, and the main side affect was raging depression like I had in my late teens and early twenties.
It can get better, but you have to work on it like your life depends on it.
Best wishes to you. I hope you're in a better head space now. These are hard times, it's good to reach out.❤
Well said, and ditto. ❤
This music is honest and true. Absolutely marvelous album.
Thanks again for the great upload :))
One of THE BEST albums I have ever heard. Even in my native, polish language it is difficult for me to catch and describe fully my reception of this masterpiece. I cannot imagine better companion to the trips into the wildlands. Thank you so much for this!
Odal always gives me the chills...
No words needed to convey such emotions
Descubrí la banda ayer indagando en los rankings de metalstorm y Dios mío, por qué no he descubierto esta fantástica banda antes? The Mandle es ,para mí, uno de los mejores discos del siglo XXI y posiblemente de la historia, que puta belleza y maravilla de álbum 🤘🤘🤘.
Sabes si es de alguna película lo que se dice en español? En el minuto 55:39
@@kahluxa Que va, a saber a qué peli corresponden xD.
@@kahluxa Fando y Lis
@@kahluxa Lo que está en otro idioma procede de "El Séptimo Sello", una película con una premisa bastante interesante y buena ejecución.
@@kahluxa Fando y Lis de Jodorovski
This album will always have a special place ... Mostly in time slike these, where it is cold and harsh outside it gives me this special feel. There are so many good albums out there, but not many can deliver and create feelings like this one. It is like a journey of walking trough a sheer endless forest and being cold and lost, but then arriving at a warm wooden cabin
Catharsique at its finest.
True passion of timeless music composer. Not for everyone. Pause and breath. For me its a deliverance every single time I go back at it. ❤️
I can feel every statement you said. This album for me is a required escape.
The "In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion" is one of the most beautiful songs !
Haven't been here for a while. Good to see you guys again after many years. Listening to music that's a little more upbeat these days. Good to dip in here again for a little bit for old memories and old times. Helps to come back with a fresh perspective. Appreciate the beauty and wonder of all things. Including the sorrow and pain we all feel. Our ongoing struggle to maintain our way of life usually to the detriment of our shared natural word , that's what prings to mind when I see the art and hear these beautiful songs.
Such a journey 20 years later, what a captivating album full of emotion
41 years old and just now finding this...What a shame.
This whole album is just spiritual food, definitely on my top 5 favourite albums, it scratches something on my brain that few music does
I agree 100%! This album is a masterpiece. Haunting and majestic.
uff para este tiempo necesitaba volver a este álbum, es hermoso.
Man I lost count how many times I’ve listened to this album in its entirety. Don’t know many other albums I’ve done that for. This album just never gets old!
It doesn’t have to be cold and snowy for me to enjoy this. I will listen to The Mantle when it is 95 degrees here in Florida. It doesn’t matter.
Agalloch, Empyrium... Two bands, two different worlds but the same inspiration: nature. Difficult to find today some bands as good as them!
Give Vvilderness' album Devour the Sun a listen if you've never heard it. Somewhat in the same vein as this musically, and certainly very nature-oriented.
Vinterriket same
TackleberryFife, thank you☺ I will listen to this album as soon as possible😎
Varg Vikernes, thank you!😎
If you're still looking, Elderwind's first album "Magic of Nature" is excellent atmospheric black metal. It's a very magical album with lots of chimes and bells, I'd highly recommend it.
Hay bellezas que de algun modo o a travez de las mas profundas emociones fue creado. Este album me presenta el verdadero amor que tienen sus exponentes por sus tierras, el bosque, los animales que habitan en el, los espiritus, el misticismo de los parajes naturales. Las emociones interiores del ser humano expuesta en esta magnifica obra de arte.
Larga vida a Agalloch.
This whole album is just amazing. I remember driving in the fog at night at 2am having this track playing and was such a blissful experience
I discovered Agalloch a few years ago. As a fan of metal, I think this is one of the best bands ever. All of their albums are incredible. They never failed to offer a deep, magnificent music
WOW! This is really one of the finest and best metal bands in the world! Thanks for sharing this treasure with us! 👍
I dont think so,which beer you drink ?
I've been listening to these guys since this album.... before they ever really blew up... Will always love the mantle. it is such comfort in desperate times.
must have been hard when they separated
Really incomparable. An immersive experience. Thank you Agalloch, you've outlasted some relationships I've had.
Thots are temporary, Black metal is eternal
@@nacha8403 any metal really is eternal.
to be honest i can't live without this Album
My friend just died last night and this album is touching base hard right now
Sorry for your loss, brother.
Condolences buddy, sorry for your loss and I hope you're holding on
my condolences
He is in a happier place.
i'm in love. it hasnt happened in a looooong time, during this quest and journey of listening and enjoying metal in all its forms... since i was 13 (i'll be 30 next week) Thanks!!!!!
The Hawthorne Passage on repeat lately! Thanks for sparking up my days working. from Shanghai, China.