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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.

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It's an 18-minute Irish myth that somehow turns into a heavy metal song halfway through.

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

The Tain · vs · The Decemberists
Intense+4.0σ

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

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
the haunting multi-tracked vocal harmonies that bridge the transition into the third movement
the frantic organ-led crescendo that mimics the chaos of an ancient battlefield
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