Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor

Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor is an EP by American metal band Agalloch. 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 The End Records 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 Gustave Doré.[3][4]

Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor
EP by
Agalloch
ReleasedMay 28, 2001
RecordedEarly autumn 1998
GenreDark ambient, doom metal, folk metal, black metal
Length28:00
LabelThe End Records
Agalloch chronology
Pale Folklore
(1999)		 Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor
(2001)		 The Mantle
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos7/10[2]

Lyrics in the song "A Poem by Yeats" have been taken from W. B. Yeats's poem "The Sorrow of Love". "Kneel to the Cross" is a Sol Invictus cover.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor"John HaughmHaughm, Don Anderson, Jason William Walton6:59
2."Foliorum Viridium" (instrumental) Shane Breyer2:43
3."Haunting Birds" (instrumental) Haughm3:45
4."Kneel to the Cross" (Sol Invictus cover)  5:54
5."A Poem by Yeats"W. B. YeatsBreyer8:39
Total length:28:00

Personnel
  • John Haughm – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Don Anderson – guitar
  • Jason William Walton – bass
  • Shane Breyer – keyboards
  • Gustave Doré – artwork
  • Ronn Chick – synthesizer, engineer, mastering, mixing

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  2. Meloon, Brian. "CoC: Agalloch - Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. August 12, 2001. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  3. "Agalloch - Of Stone, Wind, And Pillor (CD) at Discogs". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. "Le Cerf Se Voyant Dans L'Eau. NYPL Digital Collections". Retrieved July 10, 2013.


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