''Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor'' is an EP by American

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band

Agalloch Agalloch () was an American extreme metal band from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 1995 by frontman John Haughm, they released five full-length albums, four EPs, two singles, one split single, two demos, four compilation albums and one live video ...

. It was originally meant to be released on 7" vinyl in December 1998 by Iron Fist Productions (with only the first three songs), but that did not occur. It was later released in 2001 via

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with two additional tracks: "Kneel to the Cross", recorded in 2001, and "A Poem by Yeats", recorded in 2000. This release was limited to 2,500 copies. The cover artwork, ''Le Cerf Se Voyant Dans L'Eau'', was by

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. Lyrics in the song "A Poem by Yeats" have been taken from

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's poem "The Sorrow of Love". "Kneel to the Cross" is a

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cover.

Track listing

Personnel

John Haughm John Haughm (born September 14, 1975) is a musician and artist from the United States. He is most known for being the founder, guitarist, and vocalist of the band Agalloch, and later Pillorian. He is also a designer who has created packaging and ...

– vocals, guitar, drums * Don Anderson – guitar * Jason William Walton – bass * Shane Breyer – keyboards *

– artwork * Ronn Chick – synthesizer, engineer, mastering, mixing

References

Agalloch albums 2001 EPs {{2000s-metal-album-stub