Altar of Plagues - Discography

And here we are, with one of these Cascadian-inspired/influenced BM. Altar of Plagues from Ireland blew me away when I was first exposed to them through listening to the full length White Tomb. The uplifting power I felt/feel from that release is indescribable.

Altar of Plagues apparently claim not to be a political band, however, even if they are not trying to propagandist in the nature of their subject matter, what they describe (passively?) is.

Oppression, Urbanism, Ecology, Conservation

(quoted from metal-archives.com) ... what more can I say.

Their earlier demo and EPs definitely showed their potential, building up slowly through each release. Really exploring and demonstrating their ambient/atmospheric BM niche. White Tomb made it official. Then the latest EP, Tides, tries to stick with what they did on White Tomb, and does tries to explore a new direction a little. However, it didn't quite reach the same plateau. Let's wait for their next full length and see where they will go next. It's hard to match White Tomb, and that release alone puts them amongst the best BM bands around for me personally.

And of course, it's always good to support an artist and buy their stuff if you really dig it:

Altar of Plagues Myspace Page

Album Name: First Plague (Demo)
Band: Altar of Plagues
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2006
Country: Ireland
Track Listing:

1.	0	01:28
2.	Questions Of Peril	06:08
3.	Hypnotic Soundscapes	06:26
4.	Towards A Higher State Of Being	06:34
5.	This Void	06:28
6.	00	01:15
Total playing time		28:23

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Album Name: Through the Cracks of The Earth
Band: Altar of Plagues
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2007
Country: Ireland
Track Listing:

1.	Ascending	01:11
2.	I Am the Offering	06:13
3.	Cast to the Seas	03:42
4.	Promise and Purpose	07:57
5.	Skies Apart	08:30
Total playing time		27:33

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Album Name: Sol
Band: Altar of Plagues
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2008
Country: Ireland
Track Listing:

1.	Intro	01:51
2.	The Titan Skies	05:43
3.	Twisted Structures Against The Sun	11:43
4.	With Fire In Our Veins We Drown In Light	14:16
Total playing time		33:34

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Album Name: White Tomb
Band: Altar of Plagues
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2009
Country: Ireland
Track Listing:

1.	Earth: As a Womb	12:03
2.	Earth: As a Furnace	15:00
3.	Through the Collapse: Watchers Restrained	09:48
4.	Through the Collapse: Gentian Truth	13:10
Total playing time		49:59

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Album Name: Tides
Band: Altar of Plagues
Genre: Black Metal
Year: 2010
Country: Ireland
Track Listing:

1.	Atlantic Light	15:45
2.	The Weight of All	19:45
Total playing time		36:30

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