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Marrow of the Spirit 
Studio album by Agalloch Released November 23, 2010 Genre Post-metal, black metal, folk metal, doom metal, neo-folk Length 65:33 Label Profound Lore Records (PFL069) Producer Steven Wray Lobdell Agalloch chronology The Demonstration Archive
(2008)Marrow of the Spirit
(2010)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Pitchfork Media (8.5/10)[2] Marrow of the Spirit is the fourth album of the metal band Agalloch, released on November 23, 2010, through Profound Lore Records. The album was recorded entirely in analog on vintage equipment at Audible Alchemy Studios in Portland, Oregon, with Steven Wray Lobdell (of Faust) producing.[3] On October 29, The track "The Watcher's Monolith" was released on the music website Stereogum accompanied by an interview with John Haughm.[4] The track "Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires" was released via Vivahaterecords on November 1.[5] The album was named among NPR's Top 50 albums of 2010[6] and was also named the No. 1 album of 2010 according to Decibel Magazine. It was also named the No. 1 album of the year by Canadian metal webzine Hellbound.ca.[7] This is the first album that features Aesop Dekker on drums.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness" 3:41 2. "Into the Painted Grey" 12:25 3. "The Watcher's Monolith" 11:46 4. "Black Lake Niðstång" 17:34 5. "Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires" 9:40 6. "To Drown" 10:27 Total length:65:33 Personnel
- John Haughm – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
- Don Anderson – acoustic & electric guitars
- Jason William Walton – bass
- Aesop Dekker – drums
Guest Musicians
- Jackie Perez Gratz (Grayceon, Giant Squid, Asunder, Amber Asylum) — cello on "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness" and "To Drown"
- Steven Wray Lobdell — backing vocals on "The Watcher's Monolith"
- Jeffrey Neblock (Vindensång) — piano on "The Watcher's Monolith", and field recordings on "They Escaped the Weight of Darkness", "The Watcher's Monolith", "Black Lake Niðstång", and "To Drown"
- Nathan Carson (Witch Mountain, Two-Ton Boa, Sunn O))))[9] — Moog MG-1, Moog Opus-3, vibraphone and glockenspiel on "Black Lake Niðstång"
- Veleda Thorsson — petrified bone, glass and metal sheet percussion on "To Drown"[10]
Notes
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Marrow of the Spirit - Agalloch". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/marrow-of-the-spirit-r2052656. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14920-marrow-of-the-spirit/ | accessdate=March 25, 2011
- ^ "Agalloch Track Listing". Metal CallOut. http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-news/agalloch-marrow-of-the-spirit-tour-cover-art-track-listing.html. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Hear Agalloch’s “The Watcher’s Monolith,” Read Our Q&A With John Haughm stereogum.com. 2010-10-29. Retrieved on 2010-10-31.
- ^ Agalloch Streaming Another Song from Forthcoming Album voltagemedia.com.au. 2010-11-02. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ 50 Favorites: From Thomas Ades To Buke And Gass 2010-12-01. Retrieved on 2010-12-02.
- ^ Hellbound.ca’s Top 20 Albums of 2010, Part Four hellbound.ca. 2010-12-24. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
- ^ Profound Lore (September 2010). "Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain". Profound Lore news report. http://www.profoundlorerecords.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=998&Itemid=2. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Marrow of the Spirit" announced & West Coast Tour myspace.com. 2010-09-21. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
- ^ "Marrow of the Spirit" CD
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