Album: The Serpent & The Sphere by Agalloch (2014)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Profound Lore
Format: Album

Description: "The Serpent & the Sphere"  is the fifth full length studio album by American metal band Agalloch. It was released on May 13, 2014 on the Profound Lore label.
The album received mostly positive reviews. Pitchforks Grayson Haver Currin wrote, The Serpent & the Sphere is the band’s gentlest and most lucid album to date, an elegant trip to unexpected ends, as Agalloch continue to find new ways to reassemble and reorder their long-standing tricks. They're as singular and instantly identifiable as they were on Pale Folklore, but The Serpent & the Sphere reveals a familiar Agalloch that you’ve never quite heard—evermore patient, risky and, mostly, free of fault.

Artist Background: Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD. Agalloch began as the creation of John Haughm and Shane Breyer, named after the resinous wood of the Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha). In early 1996, the duo began producing songs and, during the summer, Don Anderson joined the band to fu... Part of the Oregon, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Empyrium, Wolves in the Throne Room, Falls of Rauros, Drudkh

Music Scene: Part of the Oregon, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Black Metal, Rock/Pop, 2010s, Album, Profound Lore

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


"The Serpent & the Sphere"  is the fifth full length studio album by American metal band Agalloch. It was released on May 13, 2014 on the Profound Lore label.
The album received mostly positive reviews. Pitchforks Grayson Haver Currin wrote, The Serpent & the Sphere is the band’s gentlest and most lucid album to date, an elegant trip to unexpected ends, as Agalloch continue to find new ways to reassemble and reorder their long-standing tricks. They're as singular and instantly identifiable as they were on Pale Folklore, but The Serpent & the Sphere reveals a familiar Agalloch that you’ve never quite heard—evermore patient, risky and, mostly, free of fault.

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