Altar of Plagues

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  • Formed: Cork, Ireland
  • Years Active: 2000s

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Altar of Plagues is an Irish atmospheric black metal / post-metal band. After gaining attention in the metal community with a series of demos and EPs, the band released their first studio album, White Tomb, in April 2009 on Profound Lore Records. Following a year of gigging and some changes to the lineup, the group announced their signing with Candlelight Records in January 2010. They embarked on a four week US Tour with blackened doom outfit Velnias ending in Chicago on August 8, 2010.

They will play the third annual Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA which takes place September 6–8, 2012.

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