I found it really hard to separate Agalloch's first three albums, really. To sort it out, I demoted Ashes Against the Grain because of that pointless last track, then I figured that Pale Folklore simply has more personal favourite songs than The Mantle. She Painted Fire Across the Skyline is pretty much everything I love about Agalloch in one place.
Oh yeah, I dig Thursday, got into them late last year. Went to their very last headline show and everything. Full Collapse and No Devolucion are amazing albums.
I was a bit hesitant about putting the new Alcest on the list, especially since it's so high, but if Ecailles de lune is on the list and I think Les voyages de l'ame is better, I figured I couldn't deny it. Similar hesitation applied to some late 2011 albums, but no point excluding something I'm really digging just because it's so recent, especially since I view any album ranking as just reflecting the feelings and favourites of a moment - new lists can always be done to reflect changes in future. Pretty sure this list looks almost nothing like a top fifty I did a few years ago for a thread you made.
And I have been thinking about a tattoo for many years, so it's not entirely out of the question.
