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Nice to see Simon and Ciaran for once :)

We're all fkd monitarily

I imagine it must've been difficult to not comment on the grim side of American life while standing outside a venue that's notoriously surrounded by homeless encampments. It was an awesome show and hope the situation miraculously improves such that you are able to do a proper headline tour.

Thanks Alan, Simon & Ciaran! Great seeing you guys in Mesa.

The black metal scene is waking up to being more popularized. I am making my job to document this from as objective a point of view as possible but some are angry some are happy. It simply requires the go with the flow attitude if you ask me. I think it's great. 👍 Enjoy the states man

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Good interview Jason, must check out this band Primordial 😂

Fair play Alan, great interview. Have been following Primordial for years but never heard of Agalloch. Will check them out ☘🤘

I’m be honest in the deeper thing, I love my time frame of Agalloch and Primirdial, Agallcoh isa top 4 band of all time for me.

The Mantle was a big one for me when it came out and it's the one I return to from Agalloch. As you mention in the interview, time and place was important- I was 19 or 20 and starting to dive more into the underground. There's no denying they tapped into something timeless with that album, and Tom an extent they did that across all of their albums. They area playing in Melbourne in a week or two and I'd like to hit it but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. I might have to see if I can swing it..... cool interview.

Happy Birthday!

I must ask. What is the difference between tape trading and burning music in the early 2000s? Neither of it was bought but did bring more people to their shows.

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i loved getting reminded of the tape trading/zines days i miss those times, great interview

I need TABs for this so badly... this band and this song where the reason i started with guitar. I thought "how hard could it be". 2,5 years in - it's hard but rewarding. But i still don't know how to play this song XD

great band, been a fan since the start. good they have buried the hatchet, might even get to see them some day!

love agalloch hope they play in ireland, maybe with primordial??

I thought you said Pestilence sent you bunch of flowers. Thought that was a bit odd and not very underground but still thoughtful.

Even though it's the album a lot of "hipsters" caught on to the band and so I think a lot of older fans knee jerk against it, Ashes Against the Grain is the band's high water mark in my opinion. I first came across Sculptured and Agalloch via the old Unholy Metal chatroom on AOL back in the 90's, which I sent way too much time in trying to find new underground bands. One of the guys would pop in from time to time and post those real short, lossy sound files. It's been pretty wild over the years to see how big (in a relative sense) Agalloch became. Also their cover of Kneel to the Cross also got me into neofolk and other related/tangential shit like The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud, some of Boyd Rice's shit and so on.

Idk, Timing is everything. The computer, CZcams, burning music. ( double edged sword) is what got me into Primordial and Agalloch in the early 2000s. Where I live you wouldn’t find their music at no music stores. I think that is why European bands like Rotting Christ can come to States and do better. The word is out and to listen to their stuff is a no risk just reward process.

Alan , I'm having a hell of a night here. Thanks for all your music.

As always, a very cool guest and chat Alan. Hope everyone enjoys this live set from Alan and the guys as much as I did watching it live. czcams.com/video/fHHsxuGK5dY/video.htmlsi=jQS3iZq-Ydy3o4pa

Glad Agalloch broke up because we would have never got “Salt” by Khorada (best thing they ever did) as well as the New Sculptured album “The Liminal Phase” (Please, Release the new album your sitting on with Hunter Ginn)... Agalloch are good enough but Khorada & Sculptured are Brilliant (click with my aesthetic infinitely more)

I'm 30 and what Jason says about The Mantle is definitely on the note for me, however, I sadly didn't discover Primordial until ~2017, and To The Nameless Dead is still my favorite album by y'all. There's just something truly special about the pacing of that album. Getting to see Agalloch in Denver post-reunion was a crazy experience. A ton of people were there from all over the place because we were convinced they would break up again immediately. The level of comradery in the pit was special. To your point on "peaking": If I were in your position and had created a body of work that truly resonates with people, even if that's a smaller group of people, I would be ecstatic. Finding something that some people truly love rather than many people like is, in my opinion, a much greater accomplishment. Cheers!

Two absolute legends!

I have that Corvus Corax demo laying around here somewhere... They only had one release after that, on Dark Symphonies, not Ajna.

The place you guys played in Seattle, is where Iron Maiden played with Blaze!

I wish you would have play the end of all times

The concert in santiago was fucking awesome

Omg till this day the mantle and folklore are among my favorites albums of all time

great listen this one, oul band even got a mention lol

I live in a small coastal town. This time of year it barely reaches over 64 and the fog breaks for a couple of hours mid day, if we're lucky. We call this month Fogust.

Always a great experience to be at Barth's festival. 👌

The song I listen when I'm in a sad and hurt state of being. Resonates deeply. Being descended from a good pour of Connemara blood just makes it so much more. Pretty sure that beginning riff is always a good neck work out too.

Tid is an old dialect word meaning "tender" or "delicate", implying desirable. Bit is a small piece or portion of something.

Is that a... Eminem kind of... Japanaz....umm... er... ok... What is happening with this thumbnail...?... I'll subscribe or whatever just someone please tell me...

I remember that show. Very important pre-internet.

A stand out from John Kenny, 'Amon: Featuring The Beast'...

The Metal Show was magic back in the 90s.i believe it began in 92, or at least that's when I became aware of it. Cool interview. I'm sure I heard it back then but was too busy with Machine Head and Fear Factory to get on board until a couple of years later. In the interview you sound, how shall I put it... tortured and world weary. What age were you? 22?? 😂😂 nothing like the agonizing cynicism of youth, eh!

Holy Terror, haha, so good Alan! The Immortal Wasteland is pure gold.

when i was young my records, CDs and tapes mattered a lot! now they mean very little. also it's more about the thrill of the chase than holding the item in your hand

I like reviews, if they're done with a bit of flare/care.

Jesucristo ✝️ Te Bendiga Nick Barker Y Tu Salvation Y Tu Salud Amén 🙏 Amén 🙏

Reviews would be cool - I like the end of year lists just as a way to hear things I may have missed (Poison Ruin, Malokarpatan, Svrm) or possibly misunderstood (Depeche Mode)

It's always a matter choice to have any sort of music collection, Alan, but for fuxake give us Manowar! 😂

"The Oath of Black Blood" was re-released by Nuclear War Now for small money. P.S.: A "digital " collection is gay and not a collection at all. P P.S: You should do an Interview with Colin from Wytch Hazel about Jesus. That would be cool. 😊

Love that Fairport Convention album. What do you think of Steeleye Span-Hark the Village Wait?