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The EP is available on vinyl (+ book) and cd (with T-shirt) at Burningworldrecord.com

“Tides was written and recorded during an extremely intense winter here in Ireland. It is the first time we have ever worked on material in the winter and I think that had an influence, even if I did not realize it at the time. During the writing I was also spending a great deal of time at a house on the coast, with the Atlantic Ocean just a stone’s throw away. I could not help but become captivated by its energy. While at this place, I learned stories of the hardships endured by people living on small Islands off this coast before the modern world existed. These people were entirely at the mercy of the Atlantic Ocean and as such were very much in tune with its movements and rhythm.

With Tides we also chose to go for a less studio-esq experience and record in a more raw way. The recording of White Tomb was very much a studio experience whereas Tides was more impulsive, we did not spend any time fretting over perfect takes or sounds. I think that is why the end product is less polished and more emotionally driven. That is an approach I would like to take in the future, especially with vocals. A metal ‘shriek’ is a painful, honest expression – but how can it be honest if it is recorded over and over until it sounds correct? (Of course the same approach might not apply to melodic singing, which has a ‘right’ sound.). With the second album I would like to find a balance between having an honest and real (not hundreds of takes) recording that adheres to what we would consider to be album standards. ”

Read the whole interview at Brooklin Vegan: an interview w/ Altar of Plagues ++ the lyrics to Tides!.
Get the mp3 Atlantic Lights from the Tides EP here directly.
Buy the Tides EP here (cd) or here (LP+book),or here (LP).

If you are a vinyl fiend like we are you’ll always prefer the vinyl to cd or mp3. But because we can’t take our record player everywhere we go, taking the records on mp3 on our I-pods is the next best thing. That is why our releases are now also available on I-tunes and other mp3-stores. For direct links please click below:

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP
Church of Misery – Live at Roadburn 2009
Lesbian / Ocean – split 10″
Stone Axe – Stone Axe
Year of No Light – Live at Roadburn 2009
Wolves in the Throne Room – Live at Roadburn 2008

Though it only lasts two tracks but conversely- 35 minutes, the new EP from Altar of Plagues, Tides, is every bit as powerful as White Tomb, one of my favorite LPs of last year. AoP’s new Tides EP is currently up for pre-order via Burning World Records cop it, but until that package arrives, make sure and dig on “Atlantic Lights” from the EP 50% of the record! , which makes it’s world premiere here!

via Short Wave Warfare 04/20/10.

Get the mp3 of Atlantic Lights here. And while you are at it get some material from Nachtmystium, Culted, Year of no Light and Black Breath while you are at it.

Altar of Plagues - Tides EP

Burning World Records is proud te announce that Irish organic black metal horde Altar of Plagues has recorded a new 2 song EP titled Tides on Burning World Records. The EP was mixed by Mell Dettmer of – among others – Sunn o))) and Wolves in the Throne Room fame and is now available for pre-order in all formats. Items will be shipped in the week after Roadburn 2010 or you can pick them up there (mail info@burningworldrecords.com if you want that).

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP LP (pre-order) (LP)
Black vinyl Web-price: EUR 15.00.-

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP LP (pre-order) (LP + book)
Gold vinyl version + book Web-price: EUR 20.00.-

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (pre-order) (CD)
CD only Web-price: EUR 10.00.-

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (Pre-order) Shirt=XL (CD + Shirt)
Package! Web-price: EUR 22.00.-

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (Pre-order) Shirt=L (CD + Shirt)
Package! Web-price: EUR 22.00

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (Pre-order) Shirt=M (CD + Shirt)
Package Web-price: EUR 22.00.-

Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (Pre-order) Shirt=S (CD + Shirt)
Package! Web-price: EUR 22.00.-

Burning World Records is proud te announce that Irish organic black metal horde Altar of Plagues has recorded a new 2 song EP titled Tides on Burning World Records. The cd version will be available April 1st, the vinyl version a month later but will be available on the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg where the band will perform. The EP was mixed by Mell Dettmer of – among others -  Sunn o))) and Wolves in the Throne Room fame. See below the artwork of the EP and a quote of Altar of Plagues.

Altar of Plagues - Tides EP

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tag-witch

We got a nice packet from our friends at TeePee the other day. Check em out below. Because of the low dollar a lot of these titles have been reduced in price. Most albums are euro 13 now. Next to this we also got our hands on the only album by Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight, with Down/Eyehategod’s Jimmy Bower on purple vinyl. And we have the new album in from Altar of Plagues – White Tomb, if you like the textured warm sounds of Wolves in the Throne Room you are gonna love this release. And get it while you can because there are only 300 pressed. Black metal fans should pick up the new 7″ by The Austrasian Goat (with or without patch).

Ancestors – Neptune With Fire
Ancestors – Of Sound Mind
Assemble Head – Sweet Sleep
Assemble Head – Ekranoplan
Atomic Bitchwax – Tab4
Earthless – Live at Roadburn
Earthless – Ryhthms in A cosmic Sky
Graveyard – S/T
High On Fire – Art Of Self Defense + 7″
Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight – S/T (purple)
Nebula – Heavy Psych
Quest For Fire – S/T
Sleep – Dopesmoker
Teeth Of The Hydra – Greenland
Witch – Paralyzed
Witch – S/T
Warlocks – Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
Yahowha 13 – Penetration

altarofplagues

Burning World Records is proud and pleased to announce that Irish band Altar of Plagues have agreed to release an EP in the new year on our label. The band, whose album White Tomb has beeen describes as:  ‘‘exploding the sonic boundaries developed by the metalgaze scene. … its tenacity and all-consuming apocalyptic aura will bring anyone down. Massive. ‘ (read the whole review at Blistering.com). We wholeheartedly agree! If you are looking  for dense and textual black metal, don’t look any further. Altar of Plagues is the band for us and for you!

Burning World Records will release an EP with two songs in Februari of 2010 in a vinyl and a cd-version. The first copies of the vinyl EP will include a photobook by James O’ Ceallaigh (guitar, vocals, synth).

Coming up

BWR015 Lustmord – Zoetrope 2LP (Nov. 2010)
ARBW-003 Farflung – The Believe Module 2LP (Oct 2010)

Out now

ARBW-002 Stone Axe – II LP (gold & black vinyl)
BWR014 Harvestman – In a Dark Tongue 2LP (gold & black)
BWR013 Goatsnake – I + Dog Days 2LP (orange vinyl)
ARBW-001 Trinacria – Travel Now Journey Infinitely 2LP (gold & black)
BWR012 Goatsnake – Flower of Disease LP (purple vinyl)
BWR010 Israthoum – Monument of Brimstone LP
BWR009 Altar of Plagues – Tides CD
BWR008 Altar of Plagues – Tides EP (black vinyl, gold vinyl + Book)
BWR 007 Gnaw Their Tongues – all the dread magnificence of perversity 2LP
BWR006 The Austrasian Goat – Piano & Stump 2LP
BWR005 Gnaw Their Tongues – A message to all slaves … a song of false hope CDEP
BWR004 Universe217 – Universe217 CD
BWR003 Machinefabriek – Ranonkel CD
BWR002 Machinefabriek – Marijn LP
BWR001 Gnaw Their Tongues – an epiphanic vomiting of blood LP

All the releases are available in our online store.

Please mail jorick at burningworldrecords dot com for wholesale/trades.

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For distribution click here.