The new Agalloch album will be a good contender for album of the year

Lokundo said:
I'm an huge Agalloch fan and even I didn't expect them to do an album this amazing. It beats the crap out of Opeth's last like 4 albums.
If you had said that like a year ago, i would have been disgusted by the statement, but now im inclined to agree.

Im addicted to AATG. There really isn't a mediocre track on it.
 
Wolftribe said:
If you had said that like a year ago, i would have been disgusted by the statement, but now im inclined to agree.

Im addicted to AATG. There really isn't a mediocre track on it.

Yeah I understand, "Still Life" and "My Arms..." remain two of my all-time favorite albums, but Opeth's been going downhill further with each release in my opinion. Not that their worst isn't better than the majority of stuff out there or anything. All good things must come to an end I guess....or all good things must sign to Roadrunner eventually, haha.

But yeah, "Ashes..." doesn't disappoint with any track. It's weird, if you head over the to Opeth forums there are some guys there saying it's shit because it's not technically stunning or something, which I don't think has ever really fit in with Agalloch's sound. Rampant Loomis-ins I think would distract if anything. Oh well, ask 5 people for their opinion and you'll get 10 answers.

I'm gonna be all over their release show in Portland, oh hell yes :headbang: