#Agalloch

[iredeer]

red birds escape my wounds, and return as falling snow ♡

[borninwinter81]

Black metal battle vest update

A few more patches here - still plenty of space, but I'm getting to the point where the free spots are small and/or awkward.

Many of these are traced or stencilled and painted with black fabric paint onto white fabric.

The Greek lettering is from Rotting Christ and means "666". I don't understand Greek so I don't know how that works, but I feel like less of a teenage edgelord with this than I would a patch that just says "666".

Impaled Rektum is the band from the movie Hevi Reissu (Heavy Trip). Strictly speaking they don't belong on a BM vest as their music in the movie definitely leans more towards death metal (or more accurately symphonic post-apocalyptic reindeer-grinding Christ-abusing extreme war pagan fennoscandian metal) but I love that movie. Plus all the characters in the band represent a different genre, and Pasi/Xytrax is clearly supposed to embody BM.

Morbid is the band Per Ohlin/Dead was in before Mayhem. They only did one EP plus a few tracks that were only ever performed live, but they're awesome. Again not BM really, but with the Dead connection I felt like I could include them. Plus the shape is perfect for this spot 😁

Behemoth and Satyricon shouldn't need any introduction - those are both painted - and Rotting Christ underneath, which I bought from their bandcamp store. Seems appropriate to have those 3 together since I'm seeing them all on The Unholy Trinity tour next year.

The Alcest one is also painted. One of their logos is a little more complicated and I didn't even attempt it, but luckily they have another which is very simple and fits this spot perfectly. Alcest are a French band, and created blackgaze, a fusion of BM and shoegaze. Their music is gorgeous.

Last of the painted ones, and the first one I did using my tracing method. I got so much confidence from this that it led me to making all the others. Sarcófago, phenomenal Brazilian band who played a huge part in shaping what we think of as BM today.

As did Celtic Frost just underneath, this patch came from the Danse Macabre boxset because I'm a heathen who uses her collectible merch instead of keeping it pristine.

On that subject... two Immortal patches. Northern Chaos Gods was bought singly but War Against All was from the boxset too. I don't know whether I'm likely to get shit for this or not, but I've listened to Immortal for years, and I honestly think the last two albums (the ones since Abbath left) are their best ever, which is why I'm representing both of them here.

The War Against All box also had a pin badge but I haven't decided where on the vest I want to put it. It also came with an artcard signed by Demonaz which is exclusive to Eyesore Merch in the UK.

Backpatch. This was also homemade, but I'm not skilled enough to paint it, so it was done with printer transfer paper. Ulver are one of my favourite bands of all time, from their 90s BM, to their avant-garde, neoclassical, experimental, noise, psychedelic, and 80s synth style. All their work is absolute genius, and Nattens Madrigal is my favourite of their early material.

Lastly a couple of purchased ones, Bathory who again should need no introduction, and Agalloch who are another all-time favourite of mine, everything they've ever created is stunningly beautiful.

[sound-bombing]

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (The End, 2006) Genre: Post-Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Rock Artwork Credit: A. Tolonen

[hoursandhoursofsilence]

[formulas-fatal-to-your-mom]

[oflifeandofdeathinthisworld]

Agalloch

[extremelyrottenfleshh]

[metalcultbrigade]

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain. 08/08/2006

[depravednotdeprived]

Emperor 2025 US tour dates

[borninwinter81]

This drawing I posted yesterday is now done. I filled out the tree a little more and by putting it on a darker background I think it works much better.

Inspiration:

"Our shadows seep into the dusk like cranes that melt into the pool; a black lake in which they descend pale ghosts caress the nidstång in the dark, its face scarred by the ages, its curse sent with heathen breath to poison the waters of the black lake. We are... we are the faces below the ripples, A deep sorrow travelled through the woods, And found a home in our humble grave."

~ Agalloch, Black Lake Niðstång

[sound-bombing]

Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere (Profound Lore, 2014) Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Metal, Dark Folk Artwork: Markus Wolff & John Haughm Bandcamp

[rastronomicals]

6:50 AM EST February 12, 2025:

Agalloch - "Dark Matter Gods" From the album The Serpent & The Sphere (May 13, 2014)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: American Black metal

[dorkened-nocturn-slaughtercult]

Ooh, ask game! 8, 12, 27 🤗

8. name an artist/band that isn’t touring at the moment who you’d really like to see in concert

Paysage d'Hiver, though I don't think he ever tours. I'd die for a frozen Alpine version of Fire in the Mountains with PdH there though. For a band that does actually tour and just isn't doing so now, I'd love to see Misþyrming!

12. if you could hear any album performed live in its entirety, which would it be?

Panihida by Batushka (already got Litourgiya, the greatest album ever made, live before the split)

For a non-Batushka answer, since that's a given, Pale Folklore by Agalloch

27. name a song that you wish was longer

Grindcore all feels like cheating 😜 Devil is Fine by Zeal & Ardor!