I didn’t expect it to be so NOT black metal. As for the album itself I always liked it but originally it didn’t blow me away for two big reasons:ġ.
This song is a real journey and is a highlight in Agalloch’s discography. Folky acoustic guitar passages carry this song almost the whole way, but paired with these acoustic guitars is doomy drumming and whispery black metal screams. The Mantle is much more of a Folk/Doom Metal album and that can really be highlighted in this song. What surprised me most about this song is how black metal it wasn’t. This song is a gigantic epic and is the longest song on the album clocking in at a massive 14 minutes and 45 seconds. So I went and downloaded The Mantle and the song that really blew me away from the album was In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion which is the second song on the album. After reading countless praise for Agalloch and particularly their album The Mantle, I knew I had to check them out. When I looked online I discovered a raging battle and that battle was between Alcest and Agalloch and I found most people to be in favour of Agalloch. Genre: Progressive Atmospheric Post-Black/Folk/Doom MetalĪgalloch - In the Shadow of Our Pale CompanionĪfter I listened to Alcest’s album Kodama I knew I had to find more music that they were similar to. Truly a masterpiece, my personal favourite song by Alcest without a doubt and a perfect way to begin my Atmospheric Black Metal discovery and journey.Īgalloch - In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion Bringing in some black metal blast beats while layers of guitar melodies build and build to such a climatic moment.
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The drums are full of energy and the outro of this song is one of the best I’ve ever heard. The vocals following in suit by providing us with stunning clean singing and emotion fuelled screams, of course delivered by Neige (who is in my opinion the best vocalist in black metal). The guitars switching between massive distorted sections and beautiful clean moments. This to me is the perfect example of blackgaze. Oiseaux de Proie would have to be up there in my top 3 favourite songs of all time alongside Opeth’s Blackwater Park and Gojira’s Flying Whales.
It was the first song on the playlist and instantly after I listened to it I knew I had discovered something special. Oiseaux de Proie was the song that I discovered first on that Atmospheric Black Metal moods playlist on Spotify.