Browsing Archive: May, 2015

Altars of Grief Feature on Beatroute [May 25, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, In : Features 
Altars of Grief Feature on Beatroute
Published: May 25, 2015
Feature by: Willow Grier
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Forged from the ashes of two tech-death metal bands and with roots spanning from black metal to hardcore, Altars of Grief is a different breed of doom metal. Their debut LP This Shameful Burden (2014), is a highly mature endeavour filled with soaring atmosphere and deep feeling.

Inspired by Woods of Ypres, My Dying Bride, Agalloch and Stomach Earth, band founders Evan Paulson and Damian Smith were b...

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Altars of Grief releases "The Plague that Haunts the Darkness" music video!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 14, 2015, In : Music Videos 
Regina-area Blackened Doom Metal band Altars of Grief have just released a fantastic new music video for the track "The Plague that Haunts the Darkness". The track is from their debut album "This Shameful Burden" which was released late last summer (2014). This is Altars of Grief's second video, as they previously shot one for the track "Only Our Scars" as well! 

Next up for Altars of Grief is the "Of Ash and Dying Light" 10" vinyl split with Nachtterror, to be released on Hypnotic Dirge Recor...
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Altars of Grief (Damian Smith) Interview with Doom-metal.com [April 9, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 14, 2015, In : Interviews 
Altars of Grief (Damian Smith) Interview with Doom-metal.com
Interview by: Mike Liassides
Published: April 9, 2015

Following last year's successful debut release, we spoke to Canada's Altars Of Grief to find out a bit more about the band. Giving us the lowdown: co-founder and vocalist Damian.



(1) Greetings, and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed for Doom-Metal.com. Could we start with the usual introductions to our readers: who are you and where are you from?

Hails! My name is...

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