Pagan Altar

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Pagan Altar was formed in 1976 by Alan and Terry Jones in Brockley, England. Alongside Witchfinder General, they are one of the few NWOBHM bands to play doom metal. Their gigs were characterized by moody, epic, and heavy music interpreted with a highly visual stage aspect that accentuated their interest in occult themes. Pagan Altar's only release from that era was an independent, self-released, self-titled cassette, which was later bootlegged. It was finally officially re-released by Oracle Records in 1998 and titled Volume 1. Despite no label interest in the late '70s and early '80s, the timelessness of their music ultimately prevailed, as doom-obsessed metalheads kept Pagan Altar's music alive for over two and a half decades. In the mid-first decade of the 21st century, the group reformed to re-record an album of material written but never released during their original tenure as a band. That album, Lords of Hypocrisy, has received an incredible reception from fans of doom, both old and new, and this was followed by a third full-length named Mythical and Magical. Pagan Altar returned to the road after five years of silence to record the new album Never Quite Dead and played gigs worldwide for the band's loyal and ever-increasing fanbase, with new members behind Alan and Terry forming the backbone of the bone-crunching Pagan Altar live sound. Joining them on bass is William Gallagher, with Vince Hempstead on guitars and Dean Alexander on drums. Behind the Cloak, an even more detailed and painstaking account of Pagan Altar's history can be found on the band's website. .

Source: Last.fm