In The Shadow Of The Pale Companion Analysis

"Vem är du?" Who are you?
- "Jag är Döden." I am Death
A subject that forms the core theme of Agalloch quintessential, ginormous track, In the Shadow of The Pale Companion.
Concurrent themes of nihilism and pantheism, richly ooze out of the pores of the track, as well.

"Here at the edge of this world
Here I gaze at a pantheon of oak, a citadel of stone
If this grand panorama before me is what you call God. . .
Then God is not dead"

This little treatise, that I write today is not only about this specific track, but also about the phenomenon that Agalloch had represented and has sadly fallen into the nihil.

It is the same nihil, their tracks desperately point to, but after enjoying the rich tapestries, that Life lived with reverence to Nature, can hope to bring about. A fulfillment towards absolution. The music, the
An insipid collection of post metal tracks, that does not warrant repeated listens. The first track of Pale Folklore, She Painted Fire across the Sky, will outweigh all the collective tracks of Serpent.
"My soul was the pale skyline that she stretched across the horizon
Two years had brought the fire that she paints upon my loathsome canvas.'
Anderson's ex-gf nails the female operatic vocals.

For many years, through darkness, light, toil, happiness, sadness, Agalloch has provided endless inspiring listens, helped bring things back into focus. I am glad knowing, that I will cherish this band forever. I am an honest Agallochian steeped in Agallochlore.

I know, Haughm has resurrected himself with Pillorian. I have the album and the only track, that is faintly reminiscent of Agalloch is By the Light a Black Sun. It is a different beast altogether, far angrier and way different in