Pale Folklore

Infobox Album |
Name = Pale Folklore
Type = studio
Artist = Agalloch


Released = July 6, 1999
Recorded = Jan 1999 - Feb 1999
Genre = Folk metal
Black metal
Doom metal
Length = 62:10
Label = The End Records
Producer = John Haughm and Shane Breyer
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3jnsa9cgl23h link]
Last album =
This album = "Pale Folklore" (1998)
Next album = "Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (EP)" (2001)"

"Pale Folklore" is the debut album of the American band Agalloch. It features an eclectic mix of acoustic folk reminiscent of Scandinavian bands such as Ulver, doom and black metal-esque riffs, growled, clean, whispered, and shrieked vocals, and a production style and atmosphere that borrows heavily from black metal. Lyrical themes are traditional of death, black and folk metal, focusing mainly on depression, nature, folklore, and the supernatural. It features the roots of a post-rock influence which is greatly expanded on in Agalloch's second studio album, "The Mantle".

Track listing

# "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 1" – 8:35
# "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 2" – 3:09
# "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Part 3" – 7:10
# "The Misshapen Steed" – 4:54
# "Hallways of Enchanted Ebony" – 10:00
# "Dead Winter Days" – 7:51
# "As Embers Dress the Sky" – 8:04
# "The Melancholy Spirit" – 12:27

Credits

*Don Anderson – guitar
*John Haughm – vocals, guitar, drums
*Jason William Walton – bass
*Shane Breyer – keyboards