Video: Sculptured - Fulfillment in Tragedy for Cello & Flute

Sculptured's debut, The Spear of the Lily is Aureoled , is a prototypical forgotten gem. Released on then-upstart The End Records at a time when American death metal was all but dead itself, the album had more in common with European avant-garde and melodeath acts than anything on these shores. The years following its release saw founder and mastermind Don Anderson balancing his evolving guitar chops between his own band and another budding Pacific Northwest act known as Agalloch - which is where most listeners (myself included) come in. Agalloch gained a foothold in the [...]