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Agalloch definelty comes from Scandinavia. Surprisingly this
amazing band hails from no other country than the United States
of America. Pale Folklore is Agalloch's debut album and one of
the most impressing debut albums ever. The band rose from the
ashes of a doomdeath band Aeolachrymae back in 1995. Agalloch
got signed to The End Records back in 1998 and a year after
released this masterpiece. Their music sounds quite much alike
with bands like Katatonia (circa Brave Murder Day, Ulver (circa
Bergtatt) and Opeth. Some of the guitarwork could've been stolen
from (no, they weren't, they don't sound that same) Blackheim's
works on BMD and since I loved those, I do love the simplistic,
yet genius, riffs on this album too since they so perfectly go
together with the at