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The Serpent & the Sphere is the fifth studio album by Americanheavy metal band Agalloch. It was released on May 13, 2014 in the U.S., followed by releases on May 16 in Germany and May 19 in Europe.
The album received mostly positive reviews. Michael Toland of The Austin Chronicle described the album as "one boot in balmy progressive folk and the other in frigid black metal" with "some of its prettiest, most haunted acoustic textures and heaviest, raspiest roars". Kim Kelly of Spin stated that the band's "blackened sound" is "more pronounced than ever" while describing the production as "impeccable: Agalloch have never sounded so rich, so full".
Track listing
The Serpent & the Sphere track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Birth and Death of the Pillars of Creation"
10:28
2.
"(serpens caput)"
3:06
3.
"The Astral Dialogue"
5:11
4.
"Dark Matter Gods"
8:36
5.
"Celestial Effigy"
6:59
6.
"Cor Serpentis (the sphere)"
2:58
7.
"Vales Beyond Dimension"
6:48
8.
"Plateau of the Ages"
12:26
9.
"(serpens cauda)"
3:12
Total length:
59:44
Personnel
Agalloch
John Haughm – guitars, acoustic guitar, vocals, whisper, percussion, art direction
