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Corcaigh, Ireland (2006 – present)

Cork, Ireland’s Altar of Plagues was formed in 2006. Terms that are most frequently used to describe their sound include black metal, ambient and progressive or post metal, though it seems no one description can sum up the act’s massive sound. The act themselves consider black metal to be the genre to which they are most attached, but on the contrary they have also been quoted to take influence from acts as diverse as Emperor, Björk and Arvo Pärt.

The band’s untraditional aesthetic and approach to their music has led to Altar of Plagues appealing to a wide variety of listeners and this may be seen by the diverse range of acts Altar of Plagues have toured with, including Isis and Mayhem, as well as having appeared at festivals that focus on ‘extreme’ metal and festivals that encourage experimentation and diversity.

Following the release of only one demo and an EP, Altar of Plagues signed to Canadian label, Profound Lore Records. In 2009 the act released “White Tomb”, an album that was described by a number of critics as one of 2009’s best and most exciting releases (and was featured in Decibel Magazines Best of 2009 list). Last year saw the band tour extensively throughout Europe, and now 2010 is proving to be an even more promising year for the act, with a forthcoming E.P, “Tides”, on Roadburn Records as well as receiving an invitation to perform at the renowned Roadburn Festival, more extensive touring and just recently, signing to Candlelight Records in Europe.
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  • Joe_Towse

    I really don't care about whether something is metal or not, just whether it's good.

    8 hours ago Reply

  • Snowheadtemple

    yeah man they both has the granpas guitars and thats is not metal

    Yesterday 1:54am Reply

  • Joe_Towse

    New album is crap. Tries to incorporate influences from other areas than normal but does so really poorly and ends up as disjointed rubbish in the same way (if not the same style) as Opeth.

    17 Jun 12:30am Reply

  • LORDINFERNO666

    WOW THE JAPANESE EDITION --- :))

    15 Jun 7:25pm Reply

  • XbruseebrusX

    A lot more interesting than their past releases. They tossed out their over ambitious long ass tracks of near absolute boredom for something much more pleasing and dynamic. [3]

    14 Jun 8:57pm Reply

  • ville40

    Addicted to this record right now.

    12 Jun 6:38pm Reply

  • Gliomatic

    NEED THE LYRICS OF GOD ALONE (or of theentire album please)

    11 Jun 7:15pm Reply

  • tripscars

    http://www.last.fm/music/Wife <-- James Kelly electronic music project, nice ritual atmosphere

    11 Jun 3:48pm Reply

  • Yygdrasill

    @ HeroGothamNeeds ... what z0z0bra said and i'd also say have a look at this http://www.last.fm/music/Murmu%C3%BCre/Murmu%C3%BCre

    9 Jun 10:16pm Reply

  • Eternulen

    PUSH! AND! RELEASE! [2] Highlight of the album for me, such a catharsis.

    8 Jun 7:29pm Reply

  • tricksterc

    What an album TGaI is...amazing atmosphere. A little trip to the States for Altar of Plagues?

    7 Jun 12:59am Reply

  • Wangerman

    good call, z0z0bra.

    6 Jun 12:13pm Reply

  • z0z0bra

    go here

    5 Jun 12:15pm Reply

  • HeroGothamNeeds

    If I really enjoyed TGAI where should I go from there?

    5 Jun 3:58am Reply

  • Palingenesia

    TGAI was an interesting direction for them to take, but certainly nothing revolutionary or 'genre demolishing' yet.

    3 Jun 1:58pm Reply

  • Lost_Souls_UK

    I agree with @StormandStatic in that Teethed... 'demolishes basic genre boundaries, and not in a Deafheaven combination way, but by just trying new things'. <<<-- This is what keeps BM (and all music) in good health, it's not add genre to genre and get new sub-genre; it's about pushing the limits of what you've already got. All those Norwegian kids pushed at Thrash and Death until it grew horns and changed into something unrecognizable. Sure, they added folk and classical elements, but they did it to see how far it would go.

    31 May 8:21am Reply

  • jsnruf

    A lot more interesting than their past releases. They tossed out their over ambitious long ass tracks of near absolute boredom for something much more pleasing and dynamic. [2]

    31 May 3:43am Reply

  • Verderber

    PUSH! AND! RELEASE!

    30 May 2:01pm Reply

  • Kamaru-chan

    Teethed glory is really good and all, but white tomb is still my favorite from them, just becouse you cant really compare the two.

    28 May 1:28pm Reply

  • Eternulen

    My favorite band "from the desolate moors of Ireland."

    27 May 7:40pm Reply
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