Agalloch is the reason I fell in love with the ambient side of Black Metal. Sure, there's bands like Wolves in the Throne Room (Whom, I also adore. Please don't split up and allow me to see you live). But, Agalloch brought a sense of mixed serenity and sadness to the genre that many other bands just can't replicate. That's why their kind of melancholic euphoria was an addiction for me.
So, you wouldn't be surprised to hear me say that a post to their Facebook page today made me quite upset:
John Haughm parted ways with the band? Or, vice versa? What does this mean? Is this he end of the 20-year old band from Portland, OR? The feeling of losing a best friend suddenly rushed over me like a speeding wave of emotions. I've missed their tours through New York in the recent years; I saw them play for the first time in Seattle last June, thinking to myself "man, I can't wait for this band to come through so I can see them again." What if that next concert never comes along?
For now, there is hope. Two hours later, another post on their official Facebook page appeared. This time signed by Haughm himself:
Hope... It is all we have in a world where Agalloch may no longer exist as a band, but a memory of a friend from so many years ago.
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