Agalloch name new album, begin pre-production

Official press release (The End Records): Agalloch have entered the studio to begin pre-production work for their 3rd full-length album entitled "Ashes Against The Grain" (out on The End Records). The recording process will begin Dec 10th and the band hopes to have the album finished by mid-January. As usual the band will be working with Ronn Chick, who has engineered and produced both of their previous albums. Commenting on the new material, guitarist/vocalist John Haughm: "It is huge, bleak, and more rock-based than previous albums. I am confident this will be our darkest and most sonically intense record yet."