The Mantle
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | August 13, 2002 |
| Genres | Folk Metal |
| Labels | The End Records |
| Length | 1:08:27 |
| Ranked | #9 for 2002 , #360 all-time |
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The Mantle Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A Celebration for the Death of Man... | 2:24 | 86.3 | 8 | ||
| 2. | In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion | 14:44 | 97.2 | 11 | Audio | |
| 3. | Odal | 7:38 | 86.9 | 8 | ||
| 4. | I Am the Wooden Doors | 6:10 | 92.2 | 9 | ||
| 5. | The Lodge | 4:39 | 86.9 | 8 | ||
| 6. | You Were But a Ghost in My Arms | 9:13 | 92.8 | 9 | Audio | |
| 7. | The Hawthorne Passage | 11:17 | 91.7 | 9 | Audio | |
| 8. | ...And the Great Cold Death of the Earth | 7:13 | 94.4 | 11 | ||
| 9. | A Desolation Song | 5:07 | 88.8 | 8 |
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Line-up (members)
- John Haughm : Vocals, Guitars & Drums
- Don Anderson : Guitars
- Jason William Walton : Bass
Released by Grau Records in Europe/Germany.
Recorded between Nov-01 & Apr 02.
The original version on the The End Records comes in a normal Jewel Case while
the licensed one for Grau Records in Europe comes as a DigiPak.
Vinyl released in 2005 as Double Gatefold LP limited to 500 copies. Carried out
as a collaboration of Profound Lore Records, Infinite Vinyl (The End Records)
and Grau ... See More
Recorded between Nov-01 & Apr 02.
The original version on the The End Records comes in a normal Jewel Case while
the licensed one for Grau Records in Europe comes as a DigiPak.
Vinyl released in 2005 as Double Gatefold LP limited to 500 copies. Carried out
as a collaboration of Profound Lore Records, Infinite Vinyl (The End Records)
and Grau ... See More
The Mantle Videos
The Mantle Lists
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The Mantle Reviews
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Date : Jan 7, 2026
I was quite blown away by Agalloch’s debut album. Despite the music being relatively simple, they were already masters at crafting melancholic guitar leads and somber chord progressions that evoked a dark, emotional atmosphere. The songs were so memorable they sounded like a band that had long since mastered their craft rather than a debut. I had high hopes for their next album.
The Mantle is usually regarded as not only the band’s best, but one of the greatest Metal albums of all time, particularly standing as a monolith of Post-Metal. However, the first thing that stands out about this album is that not only is there a lot less extreme Metal (Black Metal influences here are relegated to secondary) but there’s also just a lot less Metal in general. There is so much Folk (primarily Neofolk and Dark folk) that it competes with Post-Metal as the primary genre for the album.
Thanks to this folkiness, the album is exceptionally pagan and nature-oriented, the whole journey feeling like a lonely camping expedition in the dense Cascadian forest mountains of North America. Constantly stumbling upon native burial grounds and bygone mythology while trying to escape the thoughts and feelings of the girl who just left you. This is all captured in spades, and the shift in sound from their debut creates a far more unique experience that even today remains an enigma.
The songwriting for the most part weaves acoustic passages both between and within the Metal tracks, layering ... See More
The Mantle is usually regarded as not only the band’s best, but one of the greatest Metal albums of all time, particularly standing as a monolith of Post-Metal. However, the first thing that stands out about this album is that not only is there a lot less extreme Metal (Black Metal influences here are relegated to secondary) but there’s also just a lot less Metal in general. There is so much Folk (primarily Neofolk and Dark folk) that it competes with Post-Metal as the primary genre for the album.
Thanks to this folkiness, the album is exceptionally pagan and nature-oriented, the whole journey feeling like a lonely camping expedition in the dense Cascadian forest mountains of North America. Constantly stumbling upon native burial grounds and bygone mythology while trying to escape the thoughts and feelings of the girl who just left you. This is all captured in spades, and the shift in sound from their debut creates a far more unique experience that even today remains an enigma.
The songwriting for the most part weaves acoustic passages both between and within the Metal tracks, layering ... See More
Date : Jun 30, 2025
2002년에 발표된 Agalloch의 두 번째 정규 앨범 The Mantle은 당시 메탈 신에서 매우 독창적이고 혁신적인 작품으로 평가받았다. 포스트 블랙 메탈, 포크, 포스트 록이라는 장르적 경계를 자유자재로 넘나들며, 자연과 인간 존재, 고독과 명상이라는 철학적인 주제를 음악 속에 녹여냈다. 특히 2000년대 초반, 블랙 메탈이 종종 단조롭고 일관된 분위기에 머무르던 시기에, Agalloch는 The Mantle을 통해 메탈 음악의 새로운 가능성을 보여주었다. 이 앨범은 단순히 음악적 시도를 넘어 한 편의 예술 작품처럼 느껴지며, 듣는 이로 하여금 자연 속 깊은 숲을 탐험하는 듯한 몰입감을 선사한다. 많은 평론가들은 이 앨범이 Agalloch가 단순한 메탈 밴드가 아니라 음악적 실험과 철학적 사유를 결합한 진정한 아티스트임을 확인시켜준 작품이라고 평가한다. 또한 The Mantle은 초기 블랙 메탈의 거친 느낌을 유지하면서도 세밀한 감성과 서정을 강조해 메탈 팬뿐 아니라 포크와 포스트 록 애호가들에게도 깊은 인상을 남겼다. 이러한 복합적 요소들이 어우러지며, The Mantle은 시간이 지나도 회자되는 시대를 초월한 명반으로 자리매김하게 되었다.
Agalloch의 두 번째 앨범인 The Mantle은 전작인 Pale Folklore보다 한층 더 완성도 높은 프로덕션과 편곡을 보여준다. ... See More
Agalloch의 두 번째 앨범인 The Mantle은 전작인 Pale Folklore보다 한층 더 완성도 높은 프로덕션과 편곡을 보여준다. ... See More
1 likeThe Mantle Comments
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Jan 29, 2025
추운 겨울 날, 특히 오늘같이 눈 오는 날에 불 다 끄고 앨범 통으로 들어보면 괜히 쓸쓸함과 외로움이 절로 묻어나게 만든다.
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Dec 11, 2024
틀어놓고 딴짓하면서 몇번 대충 듣고 잘때 틀어놓고 자고 하다가 제대로 좀 듣고 깨달았다. 캐치한 무언가가 없는데 최면적이지도 딱히 않는데 공허함이 느껴지고 마지막 트랙은 참 슬프게 잘 만들었다.
Oct 26, 2020
Ulver가 데뷔작으로 딸랑 하나 내고 더이상 하지 않는 음악, 대가 끊긴 전통을 이들이 이어받은 느낌이다. Ulver의 색이 짙지만 오히려 더 훌륭하다고 생각된다
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Mar 14, 2020
무엇을 표현하고자했던것은 알겠으나 어수선하다는 느낌이 들었던 데뷔작을, 더 깔끔하게 정리하고 더 드라마틱하게 손보면 이런 작품이 나오는구나 싶었습니다. 가을 하늘 아래 뿌연 안개로 덮인 북미 어느 숲속의 이미지가 떠오르는 고독한 노트들이 줄을 잇습니다. 생각하지 않고 그냥 멍하니 듣고 있을때 그 진가를 발휘하는 작품으로, 감수성을 자극합니다.
2 likesJan 17, 2020
이들만의 음악적 색채는 독보적이라고 할 수 있다. 음악을 느끼고 즐기는 마음으로 들으면 한없이 광활한 이들의 음악적 대지로 갈 수 있으나 음악을 분석하고 해석하려는 마음으로 듣는다면 그냥 풍경음으로 들릴수 있을것이다
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Oct 26, 2015
네오포크 마스터피스. 7번 트랙에 삽입된 잉마르와 조도로프스키 영화속 대사는 작품의 주제를 확실하게 나타내는 지표이기도 하다.
2 likesJun 10, 2015
Amazing. All that you can hope for in an Atmospheric Black/Folk album.
In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion is a must-listen.
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Agalloch Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Folklore | Album | Jun 1999 | 90.7 | 17 | 4 |
| Of Stone, Wind and Pillor | EP | 2001 | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| ▶ The Mantle | Album | Aug 13, 2002 | 89.9 | 46 | 2 |
| Tomorrow Will Never Come | EP | 2003 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| The Grey | EP | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ashes Against the Grain | Album | Aug 8, 2006 | 90.3 | 28 | 0 |
| The White | EP | Feb 29, 2008 | 95 | 4 | 0 |
| Marrow of the Spirit | Album | Nov 23, 2010 | 89.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Faustian Echoes | EP | Jun 26, 2012 | 87.9 | 7 | 0 |
| The Serpent & the Sphere | Album | May 13, 2014 | 80 | 7 | 0 |
