Altar of Plagues was an Irish post-black metal band formed in 2006 in Cork,… Read Full Bio ↴Altar of Plagues was an Irish post-black metal band formed in 2006 in Cork, Ireland. Terms that are most frequently used to describe their sound include black metal, ambient and progressive metal 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.
In June 2013, the band announced via Facebook that they were splitting up and their final live performance would be at the Unsound Festival in Poland in October.
Members:
James Kelly - guitars, synthesizers, vocals;
Dave Condon - bass guitar, vocals;
Johnny King - drums.
http://www.altarofplagues.com
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.
In June 2013, the band announced via Facebook that they were splitting up and their final live performance would be at the Unsound Festival in Poland in October.
Members:
James Kelly - guitars, synthesizers, vocals;
Dave Condon - bass guitar, vocals;
Johnny King - drums.
http://www.altarofplagues.com
When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean
Altar of Plagues Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Altar of Plagues:
A Body Shrouded Pulled from my body, a part of you I never…
A Remedy and a Fever Chasing time, thats buried in. rank and lodged, and paused. …
All Life Converges to Some Center I was young and you promised that we would live…
Burnt Year Beating bright and in the eye, the isles of the…
Earth: As A Furnace A once sacred womb, now more akin to a furnace. And…
Earth: As a Womb Who will guard these hills? Those which are abandoned. Tho…
Feather and Bone It is a familiar place that the road leads toward. Forever…
God Alone Who was born here and danced with infancy? The stones let…
Neptune Is Dead Cloak me, surround me, I envision my own death The path…
Scald Scar Of Water Cut and crossed over, appearing and keeping hold. Let you s…
Through The Collapse: Gentian Truth There is a mist that chokes the land. The waves attack.…
Through The Collapse: Watchers Restrained We built our towers in sand And now they collapse around…
Twelve Was Ruin Chasing time, thats buried in. rank and lodged, and paused.…
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rypb16
I love this band, its a shame they broke up. I loved their new record, I understand some people hated it. Oh well..
Vay Vayre
The custom, although probably of ancient origin, can be dated to the 8th century and remained an integral part of Irish tradition up until the beginning of the 20th century when centuries of opposition from the church finally succeeded in abolishing it.
AMIN Mirmoradi
This is one of the darkest saddest things that i hear it ، the smell of death comes from this . very mysterious
Vay Vayre
From a lastfm user (Yygdrasill ) comment about this song : The audio is that of an old Irish funerary custom known as "keening" (from the Gaelic "caoineadh" - "to cry"). This was a vocal lament normally sang over the corpse of the deceased by an elderly women in improvised or pre-composed meter.
Vay Vayre
The womans hair would be un-brushed and let hang down over the corpse to symbolise the disarray of death while expressing emotions of grief, loss, bitterness and love. Reference would be made to the deceased person's genealogy, deeds and character and curses could be uttered if there was an identifiable person to blame for the death.
Icey daywalker
ty g
Patrik Pospíšil
I don't know why, but Bioshock always comes to my mind when i hear this
Eric Suter
Holy shit what a great and scary as fuck intro.
Fallen Angel
Now thats a mystery to all of us trust me.....
Icey daywalker
damn this crazy