Cork, Ireland's Altar of Plagues was formed in 2006. Terms that are most frequently used to describe their sound include black metal, ambient and progressive or post metal, though it seems no one description can sum up the acts massive sound. The act themselves consider black metal to be the genre to which they are most attached, but on the contrary they have also been quoted to take influence from acts as diverse as Emperor, Björk and Arvo Pärt.

The bands untraditional aesthetic and approach to their music has led to Altar of Plagues appealing to a wide variety of listeners and this may be seen by the diverse range of acts Altar of Plagues have toured with, including Isis and Mayhem, as well as having appeared at festivals that focus on 'extreme' metal and festivals that encourage experimentation and diversity.

Following the release of only one demo and an EP, Altar of Plagues signed to Canadian label, Profound Lore Records. In 2009 the act released "White Tomb", an album that was described by a number of critics as one of 2009's best and most exciting releases (and was featured in Decibel Magazines Best of 2009 list). Last year saw the band tour extensively throughout Europe, and now 2010 is proving to be an even more promising year for the act, with a forthcoming E.P, "Tides", on Roadburn Records as well as receiving an invitation to perform at the renowned Roadburn Festival, more extensive touring and just recently, signing to Candlelight Records in Europe.

LINKS:
Merchandise ¦ altarofplagues.bigcartel.com
Myspace ¦ www.myspace.com/altarofplagues


User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

Velnias exists as an entity in opposition to this misguided and failing modern world. The music is a reflection of man's falling and the grandeur of that which he has forsaken.

www.myspace.com/velniascult

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

Originally from Colorado, Man's Gin began in 2005 as a two-man band comprising of Erik Wunder, Cobalt and guitarist Clint Kamerzell. In 2009 duo split and Erik Wunder began to tour Europe, Great Britan, and New York drumming for Jarboe (Swans, A Perfect Circle, Neurosis). Where he met current bassist Josh Lozano (Inswarm, Fashion Week, Meifumado). They bean gigging out the newly reformed Man's Gin lineup around Brooklyn as a duo up until the recruitment of Scott Edward (Tumbling Planet, Meifumado), an underground artist who added the piano and guitar to their sound.
Together Wunder, Edward and Lozano recorded their debut album Smiling Dogs, Produced by Colin Marston (Behold the Arctopus, Gorguts, Dysrhythmia, Krallice) at Thousand Caves Studio which was released in 2010 by Profound Lore Records.
Man's Gin has recently added drummer Sir Bobby Rae and are currently playing shows around New York. There are plans for a tour and a new record.

http://www.profoundlorerecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/mansgin

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.