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Agalloch - Faustian Echoes [EP]



8.2 | 248 votes |
Release date: 26 June 2012
Style: Neofolk , Atmospheric black metal

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Additional info
"Faustian Echoes" is a single, two-part song based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic masterpiece Faust. Reaching over twenty minutes, "Faustian Echoes" is the longest song Agalloch have ever written.

Recorded mostly live at Portland's Jackpot Studio by Billy Anderson (Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis) and mixed by Anderson and later mastered by Justin Weis (Ludicra, Hammers Of Misfortune, Worm Ouroboros) at Trakworx.

MLP version have an etching of Delacroix's "Mephistopheles flying over Wittenberg" lithograph on Side B.

Available for listening here.

Guest review by
Marcus
Rating:
7.5
Here's a little game I like to play: guess what genre the next Agalloch EP will be? From the blasting lo-fi of From Which This Oak to the strange semi-electronic remixes on The Grey to the acoustic laden, Wicker Man-themed The White, Agalloch has managed a wide spectrum on their music palette, which makes this guessing game downright impossible. One thing's for sure, the EPs are never similar in genre to the preceding album, right?

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published 09.10.2012 | Comments (13)

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27.07.2012 - 21:25
Rating: 10
bloodwrage
Pagan Angel
Awesome song. It was great live, although I think they should have kept the middle and end commentaries for the performance. Too bad they probably won't be able to play this one live again for a while.
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15.08.2012 - 22:59
BlueMobius
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Live performance of Faustian Echoes. The sound quality due to the recording equipment isn't the best at times but it's not that bad.
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20.08.2012 - 12:58
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
They simply did it again
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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20.08.2012 - 14:19
BlueMobius
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BTW, those interested in buying a physical copy of this can now. The band has it on their official ebay for $12 + shipping. I don't think the CD version is a limited release, unlike the vinyl, so their should be re-pressings of the CD version.
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13.11.2012 - 04:11
Rating: 9
Apatheria

Agalloch have never failed to deliver captivating music, and this EP continues that tradition of excellence. If you had always been curious to hear what Agalloch would sound like if they played a purely black metal song, here you go. This is 20 minutes of dark, aggressive black metal. Of course, the flourishes and crescendos that Agalloch fans know and love are still very much present, as is Haughm's impeccable sense of melody and Anderson's great lead guitar playing, with Walton remaining a crucial, but more subtle element on bass. Aesop's dynamic drumming is fast becoming a staple of Agalloch's sound, and again the man works wonders here. Overall, another fantastic EP from this fantastic band.
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Heavy metal is the law.
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07.01.2013 - 15:32
Rating: 8
Kuroboshi

Except for the hauntingly beautiful finale of the album, it was pretty mediocre I think.
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11.01.2013 - 03:14
Rating: 9
The Voyager
The Table
I'm pretty sure the "bonus" track number 2 isn't a song at all. Side B is etched with Delacroix's "Mephistopheles Flying over Wittenberg." There is no song, to my knowledge.
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29.01.2013 - 16:37
Maco
Pvt Funderground
It is so good it makes me cry, just like their previus works
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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29.01.2013 - 16:43
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Written by lugardo on 01.04.2012 at 03:28

Me gusta!!!!!!!!!!! Muucho!



de puta madre no crees?
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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29.01.2013 - 17:55
BlueMobius
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Written by Maco on 29.01.2013 at 16:43

Written by lugardo on 01.04.2012 at 03:28

Me gusta!!!!!!!!!!! Muucho!



de puta madre no crees?

Let's follow forum rules and post in English only please.
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25.02.2013 - 09:28
Death_95

Does anyone have a link for Mephistopheles Flying Over Wittenberg? I can't find it anywhere!
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13.03.2013 - 17:35
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Now it is officially my most favorite EP of 2012
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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10.05.2013 - 00:35
Rating: 7
Erik M.

Good song. They'll play this song next sunday, so I'm glad I like it a lot.
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31.08.2013 - 02:20
Death_95

Really loved it.
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16.09.2013 - 19:42
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
Awesome EP! Just bought a copy last night when i went to see Agalloch live.
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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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26.08.2015 - 00:44
Rating: 10
me<3mertl

I love this to death! One of the greatest musical pieces ever recorded.
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26.08.2015 - 13:52
Lit.
Account deleted
That sample from the film at the end is awesome.
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20.08.2019 - 07:42
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Still awesome
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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21.08.2019 - 11:36
Rating: 7
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
This song is like that one porn video you keep watching where you fast forward close to the end when it gets real hot and heavy. The buildup is kind of dull and not that engaging but the finale makes you pop and keep coming back for more. A great and simultaneously blah track, in the way only Agalloch can do...
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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21.10.2022 - 15:02
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Probably the darkest thing the band created, and some of the finest display of guitarwork I've heard from them, it's also imo the best song not be be featured on a full length album, it's a real shame really.
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