Agalloch - Our Fortress is Burning I & II Bloodbirds

[@younesrifla75]

2024! The best metal band ever

[@hackinggamerxd]

Facts

[@thiagolobatorodrigues1070]

Hell yeah

[@miasteele8507]

A band that never failed my ears and soul!!!!!

[@herisonmacedo8514]

You are so pretty.....kisses!!!

[@elijahbaley978]

Exactly, i have never listen a almost every song of a band with joy. But agalloch is different. Every song of them is just so different and perfect

[@akhiloose]

Whatever i listen lets say 5hours per day, but at the end when my soul has no anybplace to rest, i come back to the almighty Agalloch

[@susil4]

Spellbound

[@inannaxanthus1749]

always loved them since the first time i listened to "a desolation song" like 9 years ago

[@devil_pls]

Agalloch is just untouchable. A reunion would make me so happy you can't even imagine. I would buy tickets the day they would announce their reunion.

[@محمد__-0]

👍🏻

[@totarantonio]

the reunion you wanted has arrived :D

[@MundodasGuitarras]

​@@totarantonio really? Are they back or was it just once?

[@devil_pls]

@@totarantonio yeah I know but the ticket prices are out of this world. :*( They are actually playing a festival here in germany but the ticket price plus the travel costs are not affordable for me atm. Aside from that they are only playing a handful of shows in Portland and Denver in the US I think. I am just gonna pray that they are gonna announce more tour dates for 2024. 🙏

[@ASHBYHAYNES]

I bought mine for San Fransisco the day the show was announced. Flew across the country for it and DO NOT REGRET ANY OF IT.

[@rodrigopinho9850]

"The god of man is a failure Our fortress is burning against the grain of the shattered sky Charred birds escape from the ruins and return as cascading blood Dying bloodbirds pooling, feeding the flood The god of man is a failure And all of our shadows are ashes against the grain"

[@andthegreatcolddeathofthee1737]

Brilliant lyrics! One reason I was and am a huge fan of Agolloch.

[@patrickallen8787]

Great idea putting that photo of the burning Bitterroot wilderness with this song....this is one of the most famous wildfire photos ever taken, and I promise I am shitting you not, I lived less than a mile away from right where that photo was taken. My family moved away about two weeks before the fire burned down our old home. Summer 2000. I will never forget that.

[@Carolina-ih2vt]

Terrible :( so sorry about it, really sad :'(

[@IvoryArtery]

wow man, what a story , thanks for sharing!

[@AAAAAA-zc4lv]

Patrick Allen 😔😔

[@t.ra-larchangelofthugnezz9010]

Legend

[@codycarabotta5621]

The Feels overload. Im at a loss of words. Other than you and yours are very lucky 😨

[@Ant-Hydrous]

This is amazing, grew up with Emperor, Burzum, Trelldom, Abigor and Setherial to name but a few. This gives me an In the woods meets Ved Buensende vibe. Well done Agolloch, decent tune

[@sanfordson2551]

The problem was that too many people could not get this particular music. Closed minded.

[@choppergoro]

One of the the greatest pieces of music ever written

[@peysonstanfield955]

God I miss Agalloch so much. absolutely irreplaceable. I hope they know that. there is nothing like them.

[@MundodasGuitarras]

I wish I'd known this band when they were still active

[@zacharyw213]

Well they're back and touring in 2024!

[@crackerjack8115]

"We learn to embrace the inevitable darkness that's to come. And that is truly a thing of beauty"

[@MrEgofreak]

Where's that quote from? I like it!

[@crackerjack8115]

@@MrEgofreak my mind

[@MrEgofreak]

@@crackerjack8115 That works!

[@MundodasGuitarras]

​@@crackerjack8115 you should do music

[@crackerjack8115]

​@@MundodasGuitarrasI should thanks

[@simpletranscendduality9496]

The literal buildup of a small fire starting wayyy in the distant forest to it slowly spreading- to going out of control, picturing the wildlife come to the realization of their imminent doom, fleeing, until death whispers show up.... Silence.

[@prashant_peace]

Not a song,but a trip.

[@100rupeedena7]

True bro

[@Wizzard033]

journey!

[@algernonilfracombe]

I just went a hell of a lot further than I ever did in eleven minutes.

[@MultiTetzlaff]

🤘🏿i ride

[@prashant_peace]

@@algernonilfracombe I listened to this masterpiece when I was 17..now I am 30 and it still is a part of me, forever.

[@xluisonx]

Nice picture for a great song. I miss you, Agalloch

[@carlosshehadeh5225]

Luis Arrúa we all do my friend. We all do...

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

Dont be sad they broke up be happy they were a thing.

[@yourmomshouselol]

Still missing agalloch

[@janinetollot209]

ugh that lick kicking in at 7:50 just kills me. So simple, yet so powerful. Pure beauty

[@Randomcatsliege]

Do you know more music with this kind of solos?

[@MrAmorphis666]

This is the song I want my friends to listen to after I've died. If any song will help guide me to the proper afterlife, it's this one. My soul doesn't require judgement. It simply requires peace.

[@lucasrodillo6739]

you ok mate?

[@yasseramin8595]

R.i.p agalloch iam gonna miss u so much ..love y from Egypt

[@joshgibson9732]

I discovered this band a few hours ago; I've noticed that the comments on all of this band's videos seem to be unified, artful, just beautiful really. It's just nice to see.

[@njp16330]

Great name, you have there

[@khanhhoi9246]

Go home Josh, you're drunk.

[@elijahbaley978]

@@khanhhoi9246 shut up cartman, you fatass dumb

[@MASoldier4221]

And in 3 replies they've proven you wrong

[@elijahbaley978]

@John H dude life is sucks, we are just bugs in the universe and nothing is meaningful.

[@Snaktos]

I recently drove through Jasper Park in Alberta, Canada listening to this song with the Chetamon wildfire clearly visible from the highway. Really brought out how insignificant people are in the face of nature. Once we're gone, the earth will continue as it has for billions of years and our unnatural presence will fade away.

[@jayderocker9668]

I can honestly say that not many tunes will ever beat this master piece 🤘

[@geoffoakland]

Check out the song Na Moey Zemle by Arkona, 10 minutes of epic folk metal, and Kolyada, also by Arkona.🤟

[@kyatzz]

This band just manages to confey emotion so well. You can instantly that this song was made with passion, intent and heart and can't help but let it take you on a journey and drift away through the dread and pain. What a masterpiece.

[@kalacaptain4818]

confey

[@eddierumpali3840]

Such an underrated band...I wish they would get more attention! beautiful music!!!

[@leroy92TX]

I agree. But even out here in the country side of texas im finding fans of this band

[@MegaMed99]

So sad they split up :(

[@Farmhousehorror]

This song hits the emotion nerve hard. Almost as hard as Pallbearers foreigner. First heard this song on the way home from one of my best friends funerals. The timing made it one of the strongest things I've ever heard.

[@rique.bonatto]

wow man

[@DeathInFlames1349]

Here are the lyrics for people who like to have them close while listening to a song without having to open another tab The god of man is a failure Our fortress is burning against the grain of the shattered sky Charred birds escape from the ruins and return as cascading blood Dying bloodbirds pooling, feeding the flood The god of man is a failure And all of our shadows are ashes against the grain

[@mohammedsalem6494]

Great great thanks to uuuuu

[@historynglish]

I live in Guadalajara México, I love Agalloch. Right now our forest near of the city is burning, it reminds me to this song and also reminds me the greed and evil of human being

[@lesbazyra]

I really like that one. Slow, steady. The guitars are clearly talking about that fire.

[@yorokobiyos2729]

Their best music in my opinion, that second part always leaves me stunned and almost completely broken down.

[@cakeofthepan2233]

probably the best band that lived...pure ART

[@MrAlexandrepk]

The fire that burns in Australia now just reminded me of that Photo... Sad situation

[@zeectrl]

Same, yeah verry sad situation.

[@infraredsquirrel3683]

I thought of this song too and this specific upload! To me, 10:41 onwards represents the cries of mother earth... "We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to" - Terri Swearingen

[@Dylan-Blok]

I thought of Xasthur's blood from the roots of the forest first, but this one captures the feeling of despair quite well too

[@Ynnastra]

I had the same thought when I saw what happened wow

[@TheMilkman83]

Minus the flowing stream

[@СтаніславСтарчевський]

This song now is strongly related for me, during war in Ukraine. Our cities is burning. Let the Lord protect my people. Glory for defenders.

[@Mega-P71]

I think the same, Slava Ukraini. I'm an American but I have been watching every bit of war footage since the moment the first missiles fell on 3am, February 24th.

[@johnnelson7148]

Still around?

[@impy9147]

Agalloch es como esas bandas que escuchas estando en un viaje de larga distancia mirando el paisaje a traves del vidrio

[@TheYellowAutumn]

That's how I listened them at first.

[@christianmoreoli]

exatamente

[@fantasmavagamundos]

el paisaje esta en mi mente atraes de la musica, no necesito drogas ni viajes ni pensamientos, A galloch lo es todo

[@AimiliosM]

This causes me an emotion that i cant describe !

[@journeystarr]

I am so in love with Agalloch. Their music just takes over my soul

[@TheMissing8]

Every once in a while a song from Agalloch escapes me. I had never heard this song before until it popped up on my Pandora. Of course I had to search it up and listen again.

[@sanfordson2551]

So underrated. Unappreciated. Crap sells these days.

[@Homm3dude88]

That outro/ending is one of the most soulful and absolutely emotional things I've ever heard. This is truly incredible.

[@christianmoreoli]

já mais em hipótese alguma vai aver outra banda igual a agalloch quando se escuta você vai pra outro planeta uma sensação que não dá pra explicar apenas sentir,obrigado agalloch por momentos incríveis que viajei ouvindo suas obras de artes.

[@satyronofficial]

That's one of the best songs ever written....I'm listening to this year's now..so thankful I found it.

[@marcosvlragnini9414]

Pura arte.

[@christianmoreira01]

Sem sombra de dúvidas,arte pura

[@chrishargis2201]

So glad I got to see them twice.

[@Gambitheart]

Rip Agalloch what an amazing band.

[@SG_88]

All I can think of is the sorrow of my innumerable ancestors. What a harsh world we come from.

[@jesterhead8028]

I loved this band. I was pissed when I heard they split up. Still listening.

[@corto0357]

Merci pour ce morceau

[@PartVIII]

The god of man is a failure Our fortress is burning against the grain of the shattered sky Charred birds escape from the ruins and return as cascading blood Dying bloodbirds pooling, feeding the flood The god of man is a failure And all of our shadows All of our shadows All of our shadows Are ashes against the grain

[@determined919]

Holy shit...

[@barklordofthesith2997]

blessed feces?

[@davidoliver9655]

Hail the lord of shit and stuff

[@CWojcieszak]

I love how they named the album after the last line in it, it gives it so much impact when you finally hear it.

[@stina724]

I witnessed living god come forth from a tree when I removed the groves amidst the altar

[@spiderjerusalem]

My English and my abstract writing skills are horrible, but I'll try. This music has a very special place in my heart. I just wanted to put it here. We used to listen to this a lot, when we were playing Fallout RPG with the boys. Then when I played Fallout New Vegas' Lonesome Road DLC, I listened this for the entire game. I don't know if you know, but Lonesome Road has a very different atmosphere. Some of the machinery still works, some ancient-but-superb tech is there, but although all these crazy-tech stuff is there, its totally empty and overrun by beasts. When you walk in such a place, use that technology, knowing that you are probably going to be the last guy to take that elevator, use that terminal etc., it really feels like you are making it through a technological ruin, and this is totally a one-direction journey, because any part you pass basically collapses behind you due to being old etc. Fallout has this vibe where things work so you feel somewhat convenience, but it feels bizarre and alien because it is literally a ruined world. Don't know why, but it felt very much like that these days, real life. I feel like I am walking alone through a collapsing technological hell, where I know I will be using these tools for a last few more times, before the Forest burns into ashes totally, leaving nothing but ruins behind. I stopped thinking about other people, whether they realize that the forest is burning or not, I dont care. Wherever I look, I see people spitting hatred on each other. More the fire grows, more it consumes. Now, even the young seedlings that are supposed to be all fresh and full of water, they are burning too. Everything is burning. More people spit hatred, corrupt the land, oppress the weak and delve in wickedness, fueling the fire that is burning EVERYONE and not just themselves. I just shut my brain off, got me my rocket launcer, play this song, and walk through the fires and ashes. My heart is full of hope and joy, knowing that I will make it to the plains. The forest screams 'The God of Man is a failure' maybe, but I know that is not the case. My heart is neither cheerful nor gloomy. It just beats with hope, knowing what it has to beat for. My God will lead me out of this fire. I know that.

[@Wizzard033]

The most powerful music I've heard in quite a while, so emotionally charged!

[@ybarisgulluoglu]

Today in Turkey, several wildfires have erupted within different regions and cities. Now this song makes more sense to me than it ever has...

[@psithurism241]

F

[@athena6444]

Benim de yangın çıkar çıkmaz bu şarkı aklıma geldi

[@EaglehawkMoonfang]

I'm tearing up. My heart is heavy.

[@BertAtkin]

Hang on in there.

[@jeremylindsey202]

Me too shit is incredible

[@deyanirarodriguez7765]

Yeha me too, Im fucking diyng, too much pain, and lonliness. No one cares, no one understands my stupid World , Im driving crazy, I wanna die, Im so tired to this life, to this World Im tired of me, God!! Theres no God, Theres nothing. No more pills no more doctors, its doest work, its over. Beautiful masterpiece, it brings me piece. Thanks

[@dilipneupane710]

@@deyanirarodriguez7765 haha idiot god gifted life live the fullest enjoy every moment....animals are the one who suffering more than us try to save animals as much as u can...sorry for my english

[@deyanirarodriguez7765]

@@dilipneupane710thanks a lott. Greetings

[@ahmedthoil111]

This song is so beautiful

[@sanfordson2551]

This is fantastic.

The first time I got high, me and two of my best friends were listening to this in a car. I have good friends. :)

[@LetsPlayKenny]

I wish I could get high with metal heads

[@LetsPlayKenny]

@John H cause none of my friends listen to it

[@ozzylepunknown551]

@John H punk is overrated

[@ozzylepunknown551]

@John H metallica is overrated

[@ozzylepunknown551]

@John H i listen To melodic death metal or symphonic Black metal like dimmu borgir mostly, nowdays i only listen To doomer wave

[@inksane_ink]

This song for lifetime 🖤

[@killers101able]

This one goes out for Greece, hang in there guys!

[@SiddharthJhakaas]

The transition at 5:19 never fails to give me the chills

[@sh9683]

same

[@Kevin.7.]

That's where "Our fortress is burning... II - Bloodbirds" starts.

[@ohek9976]

One of my "favorite" (as inappropriate of a term I could use here) memories is listening to this as I watched Notre Dame burn on live feeds. Politics, Religion, philosophy, art, meaning, as intertwined and discordant of values as they have progressed over time struck me as the peak Western experience in that moment.

[@fabiangonzalez3365]

I'm in California surrounded by wildfires in every direction. Red sky with ash falling and all I hear in my head is this song.

[@hliborobful]

Great cold Agalloch.. Just awesome.

[@razmitox]

00:00 - 05:19 Our Fortress Is Burning... I 05:19 - 11:40 Our Fortress Is Burning... II - Bloodbirds

[@mtinfinity7845]

So relaxing!

[@no_Ray_bang]

I haven't had this on repeat, but pretty close.

[@jutjubow]

Amazing music. So heartbreaking.

[@MeadowsatNight]

Farewell Agalloch ❤

[@fsmoura]

BEAUTIFUL

[@danieldorfman4408]

the build up is amazing. what a great song.

[@ryanconaway9530]

Excellent. Love the picture!

[@pablosantiago5711]

those guitars... you can hear them crying

[@CelticFrost609]

Sorry, crying isn't enough for describing what's happening!

[@amalantrahhymn4555]

The dismantling of a forest to create musical instruments

[@111usul]

yup, that tone at 6:35... It is more like, "Our Bambi Is Burning"...

[@sillyfreeman]

i just love how sadly relatable those animals are. they are, thinking, "i should probably start moving away from this in the other direction. eh."

[@dersonveloso]

Miss you guys

[@Wizzard033]

Hail Óðinn! We must all see we are burning our fortress every day. It's madness...

[@astyrvela]

But we remember and fight until the day we die. Hail Odinn!

[@WaleedVcboy]

Mind blowing music is this what all about... Start with slow, take it to medium base and then smash the ending part. Anyone who can recommend me more music like this ? Cheers

[@absolutelydisgusted8665]

Try Worlds blood by Wayfarer. Also check out the rest of agallochs discography

[@rafh7449]

Check out Nargaroth

[@johnsummers9660]

Alcest is fucken great.

[@TheydontCareAboutAs]

whole song is unbelievable but last minute is from another world

[@REALjohnmosesbrowning]

This song fits this photo fucking perfectly. It's so surreal.

[@thibright2633]

Agalloch will always be in my top ten.

[@xxdutchxx406]

Really helps when I'm depressed...

[@ПланетаЗемля-ч2щ]

Чудово... Дякую...

[@oblivionyt666]

Agalloch For Life .

[@minksrule2196]

This is quite relevant for me right now since I live in Australia and we are currently experiencing the worst bushfires in our history

[@kaladin7487]

Hope you're doing well

[@minksrule2196]

@@kaladin7487 yeah everyone's forgotten about the fires now the virus is here

[@kaladin7487]

@@minksrule2196 I'll be honest I don't keep super up to date with things, are the fires there still pretty bad?

[@minksrule2196]

@@kaladin7487 the fires are all gone now it's almost winter

[@blackcat9147]

Thank you! these are the good comments!

[@jrgarza1964]

Great song, hits the soul. Great job.

[@akranyum5846]

Can u gimme the link for the photo please?

[@mogshade66]

Still a beautiful go to song 💚

[@mogshade66]

Cheers Cat 🌷😼

[@BigPuddin]

Better fuck them up then. Ahem...assplay. That is all.

[@kbabhimitra]

this song is just amazing!

[@vampiremasquerade3934]

Sometimes... have you ever got a feeling that, some songs like these wouldn't be possible to listen to, if there wasn't a comment section? Because to read and to see people helps it, whilst listening to such sad music

[@baptistetexier9456]

Our world is burning...

[@dcqec111]

Agalloch is in a genre of its own- environmental metal. I know people say this is atmospheric metal. Both are correct IMO

[@hyerkill]

Mindblowing music.

[@ladushky1]

I feel we need to be responsible for every choice we make and respect mother nature; each summer wildfires getting more intense and we feel like we need to save the forests? well we need to save ourselves; if nature turns against us, we become nothing. Let's not be like cancer to mother Earth.

[@Wizzard033]

Hail Óðinn! We must all see we are burning our fortress every day. It's madness...

[@projectnoel]

Strong words, and much needed in times like these.

[@damienalexray6327]

Those screams starting at 10:41 is all one needs to hear to just completely let go and break down...

[@paulpaulsen7245]

Actually, it´s around 9:05...

[@krautsurfa]

i can't handle those cries, they sink in so deep that i wanna just break loose

[@MultiTetzlaff]

@@paulpaulsen7245got it?

[@paulpaulsen7245]

@@MultiTetzlaffyes, I got it! Thank you!

[@bucketb0t]

The most tormenting outro I ever stumbled upon, the growls at the end so powerful that it left scars on my heart by the pictures created in my head thanks to the emotional impact it had on me. Everything up to that point is a friendly walk alongside a figure with piercing hateful eyes, looking straight at humanity as a self-proclaimed God, presenting the "wonders" of the marks it left upon the earth.

[@prashant_peace]

wow this was perfect.

[@777alldaway]

Are you a A.I bot?

[@gwalchafed]

it's so hard to find people for this music to create a band..... a pity

[@gwalchafed]

hehe, nice thought! I am from Germany

[@gwalchafed]

+U Mirin what a shame! If you ever make it to germany, I'll invite you to a beer! ;)

[@ahmedthoil111]

Would you guys mind if I join 😂 I live in the Maldives though

[@determined919]

American here. I'd like to join. We can be the first intercontinental metal band inspired by aggaloch

[@kevinmejia9065]

Colombia jajaja

[@AndCeroUno]

Goosebumps. Every single time.

[@antoniomota23]

This is great music.

[@tyler52491]

Holy fucking shit. This song has just completed me. Doesn’t get any better than this

[@Lili-ek3po]

PERFECTION

[@hkobanc8787]

Simply great

[@CrisMadness666]

What a great song

[@samuelbronkowitz3719]

Great music, rip agalloch and thx.

[@Willow-wv6cv]

I wish I knew these pieces existed when my house burned down last year, would have been real therapeutic haha

[@MrDamburger]

I'm unsure how to exist anymore, since covid I lost my girlfriend and never really had any friends, always housebound or working alone... Need to practice walking in nature again.. But life just feels so meaningless, I'm so alone.. I guess at least I have agalloch.

[@salah-ib2cd]

i am also at the lowest point in my life ,life is harsh but we need to stay strong i hope you are doing well friend

[@GanniBael]

stop listening to agalloch. Most beautiful and most depressing music. They also split up because of it

[@Dolba]

Many forest of my country have burnt last week.. im too far from them but i'm bit sad

[@MrElcome2000]

Chile?

[@lionzion619]

Hope things get better, it's hard to help from this far but we have to do what we can!

[@meetaallica]

Now i'm reading letters written on a piece of paper. No its not a suicide letter or something else its just a letter written with full of joyment, happiness and fun. But this song makes my tear goes down while reading. Just one drop, from my eye to my heart. I have one drop of a tear shed.

[@MundodasGuitarras]

Agalloch sounds like a band from north Europe, it's nice that music like this can be done in America too

[@TERGENIS]

A band that really touches an one man's soul.