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The Tain
Rock · 2004 · 1 track

The Tain

The Decemberists

An eighteen-minute mythological epic that pivots from delicate folk to heavy metal thunder. The band's most ambitious and aggressive single-track suite.

February 24, 2004 · Brique Rouge Traxx

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A relentless, mythological storm that balances fragile folk beauty with crushing progressive rock intensity.

Tracklist · 1 Track
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The Tain
18:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sudden shift from delicate acoustic strumming into a crushing heavy metal guitar riff around the four minute mark
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Tain sound next to the rest of The Decemberists's catalogue?

Intense+4.0σ

Intense saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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