Agalloch + Jex Thoth

Though the group formed back in ’95, Portland, OR’s Agalloch didn’t attain underground-heavyweight status until 2010. Just about every major metal outlet tagged the band’s fourth LP, Marrow of the Spirit, as its No. 1 album that year. The band's fusion of headlong black metal and wintry folk returns on its new follow-up LP, The Serpent & the Sphere.