Pale Folklore

Pale Folklore is the debut studio album by American metal band Agalloch. The album was released on June 6, 1999 by The End Records. It featured an eclectic mix of acoustic folk reminiscent of Scandinavian bands such as Ulver; doom and black metal-esque riffs; growled, clean, whispered, and shrieked vocals; and a production style and atmosphere that borrowed heavily from black metal. The lyrical themes focused mainly on depression, nature, folklore and the supernatural. It featured the roots of a post-rock influence which was greatly expanded on with Agalloch's second studio album, The Mantle.

Pale Folklore
Studio album by Agalloch
Released	June 6, 1999
Recorded	January–February 1999
Genre	Folk metal black metal doom metal
Length	62:10
Label	The End
Producer	Ronn Chick, John Haughm, Shane Breyer
Agalloch chronology
From Which of This Oak (1997) Pale Folklore (1999) Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Haughm, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Painted Fire Across the Skyline I"		8:35
2.	"She Painted Fire Across the Skyline II"		3:09
3.	"She Painted Fire Across the Skyline III"		7:10
4.	"The Misshapen Steed" (instrumental)	Breyer	4:54
5.	"Hallways of Enchanted Ebony"	Haughm, Anderson	9:59
6.	"Dead Winter Days"	Haughm, Anderson, Walton	7:51
7.	"As Embers Dress the Sky"	Haughm, Anderson	8:04
8.	"The Melancholy Spirit"		12:27
Total length:			62:10

Personnel

Agalloch

• Don Anderson – guitar
• John Haughm – vocals, guitar, drums
• Jason William Walton – bass
• Shane Breyer – keyboards

Additional

• Produced by Ronn Chick, John Haughm and Shane Breyer
• Engineered by Ronn Chick
• Artwork by Dennis Gerasimenko and Sergey Makhotkin
• Band photography by Aaron Sholes