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Altar of Plagues were an Irish extreme metal band, founded in Cork by James Kelly. After gaining attention in the metal community with a series of self recorded demos and EPs, the band released their first studio album, White Tomb, in April 2009 on Profound Lore Records.[1] Following a year of gigging and some changes to the lineup, the group announced their signing with Candlelight Records in January 2010.[2] They released their second album Mammal in 2011, with US/Can and ROW editions featuring alternate artworks. The album was followed by subsequent touring, including a European headline tour and festival appearances.

Altar of Plagues
At the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2013
Background information
Origin	Cork, Ireland
Genres	Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-black metal, Dark Ambient
Years active	2006–2013, 2015
Labels	Profound Lore, Candlelight
Members	James Kelly Johnny King
Past members	Dave Condon Jeremiah Spillane Bryan O' Sullivan
Website	www.altarofplagues.com

They played the third annual Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA which took place 6–8 September 2012.[3]

Their third album, Teethed Glory and Injury was released in 2013 and met largely with critical acclaim. Anthony Fantano of the Needle Drop placed it at #3 on The Needle Drop's "Top-50 Albums of 2013"[4] and later placed it at #56 on the "Top 200 Albums of the 2010s.[5] Terrorizer named it #2 on "Terrorizer 50 Albums Of The Year 2013".[6]

On 15 June 2013, the band announced via Facebook that they were splitting up and that their final live performance would be at the Unsound Festival in Poland in October. However, in January 2015, after having teased it for weeks, Altar of Plagues announced a few shows to take place in early 2015.[7] Subsequently, in late 2015, the band announced it would embark on one last tour across mainland Europe with fellow Irish band Malthusian (with whom Altar of Plagues' drummer Johnny King also plays). Their final performance was at the Damnation Festival 2015.

James Kelly now releases music under the name WIFE while Johnny King drums for Conan.

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

• White Tomb (2009)
• Mammal (2011)
• Teethed Glory and Injury (2013)

Demos and EPs

• First Plague (2006)
• Through the Cracks of the Earth (2007)
• Tides (2010)
• Split with Year of No Light (2011)

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Altar of Plagues

Altar of Plagues (englisch für „Altar der Seuchen“) war eine irische Blackgaze-Band, welche 2006 in Cork von James „Kelly“ O’Ceallaigh gegründet wurde und bis 2013 bestand.

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- [en] Altar of Plagues

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