title: Pale Folklore
text: # Pale Folklore
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10 |
  
  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.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by John Haughm, except where noted.
  
  ## 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
  