Altar of Oblivion - 'Nothing Grows From Hallowed Ground'

A Story told
The wounded Self
The Sight of his Father’s Grave

Dystopia through Millennia
Driven by Hate and Fear

The fading Shrine
Men of Faith
Seeking Obedience

Looking for Humanity
All you see; Profanity
The Trails are running cold

There is no Hope for us
There is no Promised Land
Nothing but shallow Bounds
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Behind the hidden Sign
The Power of the Mind
Nothing but shallow Bounds
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Behind the Lies
Worlds collide
Silence around me

Behind the Truth
Evil lies
Ruins beneath me

Looking for Humanity
All you see; Profanity
The Trails are running cold

There is no hope for us
There is no Promised Land
Nothing but shallow Bounds
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Behind the hidden Sign
The Power of the Mind
Nothing but shallow Bounds
Nothing grows from hallowed Ground

Far away, far away
Wicked Sinners
Far away, far away
Inner Demons

Far away, far away
Wicked Sinners
Far away, far away
Inner Demons

Far away, far away
Wicked Sinners stay away
Far away, far away
Inner Demons (stay away)

Dying Souls intertwined
In the Depths of Hell you find
Dying Souls intertwined
Failing Gods are next in Line

Nothing but shallow Bounds
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground
Nothing grows from Hallowed Ground

Full length album νούμερο τέσσερα για τους Altar of Oblivion. Φέρει τον τίτλο "In The Cesspit Of Divine Decay" και αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του πρώτου καλοκαιρινού μήνα. Οι Altar of Oblivion μας έρχονται από την Δανία. Μπάντα επικού doom, η οποία δημιουργήθηκε πριν από 19 έτη και μας συστήνεται κάπως έτσι:

«Danish Epic Doom Metal inspired by 1980's Heavy Metal, World War II Literature, Religion, Life/Death and Morbid Poetry. Captures the spirit and atmosphere of the underrated genre of epic doom metal in a compelling and credible manner.»

Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει τρεις "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους, πέντε EPs, τρία demos, τέσσερα singles και ένα live album...

Δελτίο τύπου: «In late 2022, Altar Of Oblivion signed a deal with From the Vaults and released last year’s “Burning Memories”-EP serving as an appetizer for their upcoming fourth full-length. But NOTHING could foresee what was to come.

“In The Cesspit Of Divine Decay”, the new album from the Danish epic doomers, is a concept album based on the diary of guitarist Martin Meyer Sparvath’s maternal great-grandfather Jesper Wilhem Meyer, who reluctantly fought for the German Empire during The Great War (1914-1918).

Preparations for this aural endeavour began in 2005, when the band tracked a demo version of what years later would morph into the now completed album, which was originally supposed to be the debut full-length of the early duo incarnation of the band.

This album contains some of the band’s first ever creations, and in many ways, it can be regarded as some sort of Altar Of Oblivion-prototype, bringing forth and spewing out their darkest and most traditional epic doom-work to date.

During and since the pandemic, Altar Of Oblivion have been in recording mode, finishing both new and old stuff, including two full-lengths, two EPs and an acoustic album, enabling the band to take a well-deserved studio-break in order to focus on live shows from now on.

A number of gigs have been confirmed for 2024, and the collective is now looking forward to hitting the stage again, heavier, older and more invigorated than ever. Time will tell if playing live is the right cure for a severe case of discoloured studio tan.

The origins of Altar of Oblivion can be traced back to 2003, when Martin Meyer Sparvath (guitars/vocals) and Allan Larsen (drums) formed a duo called Summoning Sickness.

Three years later, this doubtful project was transformed into a four-piece named Altar Of Oblivion, and the entity went from playing simple black/speed/ heavy-metal to epic doom metal. The band has so far, apart from a number of demos, EPs and a live album, three full-lengths under its belt.»

Band: Altar of Oblivion
Country of origin: Denmark
Location: Aalborg, Nordjylland
Formed in: 2005
Genre: Epic Heavy/Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Anguish, Conflict, Despair, World War II
Years active: 2005-present

Video: "Nothing Grows From Hallowed Ground"
Video by: Findinge Film
Album: "In The Cesspit Of Divine Decay"
Type: Full length
Release date: June 28th, 2024
Label: From the Vaults

Track listing:
01. Nothing Grows from Hallowed Ground 06:06
02. The Fallacy 05:49
03. Ghosts in the Trenches 01:12
04. Mark of the Dead 06:45
05. Altar of Oblivion 03:10
06. The Night They Came 05:43
07. Silent Pain 06:14
08. Damnation 02:34
09. In the Cesspit of Divine Decay 07:30
10. Wind Among Waves 01:42

Band members:
C. Nørgaard - Bass
Mik Mentor - Vocals
Martin Meyer Mendelssohn Sparvath - Guitars
Danny Woe - Drums
Jeppe Campradt - Guitars (lead)

Guest/Session:
Nikolay Atanasov - Guitars (lead) (tracks 7, 8)