The Serpent & The Sphere
by Agalloch
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The Serpent & The Sphere is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Agalloch on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Agalloch is The Mantle which is ranked number 1283 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,359.
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The Serpent & The Sphere track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Serpent & The Sphere ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 13:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,463 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 19:14 | iann97 | 2,105 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 09:44 | Musicmister9988 | 202 | 96/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2024 00:53 |  slatsheit | 2,042 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2023 23:32 |  mickilennial | 835 | 91/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.
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TheHolyKiwi 05/30/2017 00:25 | #191686
I still think it's decent, but this is a mistread, it feels disappointing coming from their other flawless work, on the otherhand it's still better than a lot of other stuff out there. It's just disappointing coming from the stand-point of their last album.
mickilennial 06/11/2014 14:23 | #114259
Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for a return to the Agalloch that threw me into a perceived sense of wonder? Do you realize how anticipated this was for me? Now don’t get me wrong, I think everything Agalloch has done is on a scale of wonder whether they are playing with full-on neofolk musings or going into their black metal roots, but it’s been awhile since I’ve felt something that Ashes or The Mantle gave—which was the ‘full’ sound of Agalloch and not one dependent sound over the other. The Serpent & The Sphere grasps their love for doom metal, black metal, post-rock, and neofolk all in one package which is exactly what I wanted. Whilst this isn’t as great as The Mantle (few things are) this is maybe the second or third best thing the band has ever made and you need to listen to it. Oh my god, this is wonderful.
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