Y'know, 2016 is really shaping up to be a crappy year. We've lost a few legendary musicians already and now a damn good band has hung it up.
In a surprise turn of events, Agalloch has taken to Facebook to announce that after 20 years as a band, it will not be continuing on. It's surprising too because three quarters of the band has been around since very early on, so it's not like lineups kept changing and then this happened. Here's what the band had to say.
We will miss their Northwestern gloom. Update: Frontman John Haughm says Agalloch may continue as his solo project…
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