13/2/12

All dates for our European tour with monarch are now booked, dates below;

FEB 17 AZTETXE AKOTZ – Basque Country
FEB 18 LA CONSERVERIE – Angers, France
FEB 19 CARLO LEVI – Liege, Belgium
FEB 20 USCHIS-HC IMBE – Leipzig, Germany
FEB 22 CLUB TAPPER – Tallinn, Estonia
FEB 23 KUUDES LINJA – Helsinki, Finland
FEB 24 CLUB MELNA PIEKDIENA – Riga, Latvia
FEB 25 CLUB PROPAGANDA – Vilnius, Lithuania
FEB 26 KLUB UCHO – Gdynia, Poland
FEB 27 CRK – Wroclaw, Poland
FEB 28 CHEMIFABRIK – Dresden, Germany
FEB 29 LOPPEN - Copenhagen, Denmark
MAR 1 STUBNITZ – Rostok, Germany
MAR 2 AJZ – Bielefield, Germany
MAR 3 GLAZART – Paris, France

3/11/11

Unfortunately the Manchester show scheduled for the 26th of November at Islington Mill has been cancelled. Our sincerest apologies to anyone affected.

We will still however be performing in Manchester on November 13th at MoHo Live as part of the Candlefest tour

9/9/11

Altar of Plagues will be taking part in the Candlefest 2011 mini-tour. Dates are London 12th Nov @ Camden Underworld, Manchester 13th Nov @ Moho Live & Glasgow Nov 20th @ Ivory Blacks, alongside Orange Goblin, Anaal Nathrakh and more. Details HERE.

26/8/11

More live dates added, one in Bristol, UK & another, our debut show in Moscow, Russia. All current dates available under the "other" heading, or click HERE.

29/7/11

Another live date has been added, Nov 26th - Islington Mill. Manchester, UK. All current dates available under the "other" heading.

24/7/11

For those looking for more regular updates from Altar of Plagues, you can go to www.facebook.com/altarofplagues

Live dates in the UK, Scotland, Italy, Romania & Portugal have now been added under the "other" heading.

Both the CD pressings, the double LP, and new merchandise are available to buy at altarofplagues.bigcartel.com

11/4/11

We wish to make an important note regarding the track, "When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean", from our forthcoming album "Mammal" as there are misinterpretations regarding the vocals featured on this track.

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. 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. 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. We hope this clears up any confusion.

20/3/11



Above is the art for the Profound Lore release of Mammal, painted by Timo Ketola. It will be released in the US/Canada on a deluxe 6 panel digipack in early May, shortly followed by vinyl.



Above is the limited poster that comes free with the first preorders of the Candlelight edition of Mammal. It is a unique collage by Czech artist Vladmir Vacovsky. You can preorder from the plastichead website.

2/3/11



Above is the cover art for the Candlelight Records edition of "Mammal". The Profound Lore release will have alternative artwork. "Mammal" will be released via Profound Lore and Candlelight Records on April 25th.

Tracklisting as follows:

Neptune is Dead
Feather and Bone
When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean
All Life Converges to Some Center


More news soon.

24/2/11

A promotional video for "Mammal" has been added to the video section under the "media" heading.

22/1/11

New t-shirts added to our merch store now. www.altarofplagues.bigcartel.com

11/1/11



Work on a new album has been completed. Entitled "Mammal", this will be released by Profound Lore Records in North America/Canada and via Candlelight Records in the remaining territories this coming April. Full details will be announced in the coming weeks.

A split release with Year of No Light is in the works, with a release expected later in the year. Our contribution to this will be an unreleased recording from the "White Tomb" sessions.

New shirts are currently at press and will soon be available.

16/10/10

This website will now be the primary location for all recent and relevant information related to Altar of Plagues. Please contact using only the addresses provided, as messages sent to other sites will be ignored due to the amount of undesirable mail associated with such sites.

Following the touring of this year, we are now placing our focus on other works and their have been many developments on that front. More news will emerge in due course.