Origin: Aalborg, Denmark  
Genres: Doom Metal
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Page online: July 24, 2010
Last update/review: July 3, 2023

Altar Of Oblivion

This Danish group put out a well-received demo in 2007 before signing with the up-and-coming Shadow Kingdom label for their debut, Sinews Of Anguish. This is the embodiment of doom metal -- not doomdeath, not funeral doom, just epic doom, traditionally dark, slow, and heavy. The vocals, by one Mik Mentor, lend a touch of uniqueness, as his operatic, majestic tones play off the doomy riffs perfectly. It's hard to find fault here -- sure, this isn't the most modern of styles, and the band are content to stay within the boundaries of the genre rather than expanding them, but their execution is pretty much flawless.

Recent album: Burning Memories, released on June 16, 2023.

Current Members

Mik Mentor

vocals

Martin Mendelssohn

guitars

Jeppe Campradt

guitars/keyboards

Christian Nörgaard

bass

Lars Strøm

drums

Former Members/Guests

Allan B. Larsen

guitars

Michael Huhle

drums

Thomas Antonsen

drums

Danny Woe

drums


Discography



Sinews Of Anguish  
2009 Shadow Kingdom
  1. The Final Pledge
  2. Wrapped In Ruins
  3. Behind The Veil Of Nights
  4. My Pinnacle Of Power
  5. A Retreat Into Delusions
  6. Casus Belli
  7. Stainless Steel
  8. Sinews Of Anguish
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Allan B. Larsen
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Michael Huhle


Salvation  EP
2012 Shadow Kingdom
  1. The Narrow Gates Of Emptiness
  2. Believers In The Mist
  3. Threshold To Oblivion (My Wrecked Mind)
  4. Salvation
  5. As We Perish
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Allan B. Larsen
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Thomas Antonsen


Grand Gesture Of Defiance  
2012 Shadow Kingdom
  1. Where Darkness Is Light
  2. The Graveyard Of Broken Dreams
  3. In The Shadow Of The Gallows
  4. The Smoke-Filled Room
  5. Sentenced In Absentia
  6. Final Perfection
  7. 4/tracks//aofo-4
  8. State of Decay
  9. Serenity
  10. Barren Grounds
  11. Lost
  12. 4/tracks//aofo-5
  13. Created in the Fires of Holiness
  14. No One Left
  15. Gathering at the Wake
  16. The Seven Spirits
  17. Language of the Dead
  18. Solemn Messiah
  19. Grand Gesture of Defiance
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Allan B. Larsen
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Thomas Antonsen


Barren Grounds  EP
2016 Shadow Kingdom
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Allan B. Larsen
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Thomas Antonsen


The Seven Spirits  
2019 Shadow Kingdom
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Jeppe Campradt
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Danny Woe


Ruins Of Samaria  EP
2020 independent
  1. Samaria
  2. Dispersions
  3. The Arrow Cross
  4. Mundus Vult Decipi


Live At Godset 2017  LIVE
2022 independent
  1. The Final Pledge
  2. Wrapped in Ruins
  3. My Pinnacle of Power
  4. State of Decay
  5. The Graveyard of Broken Dreams
  6. Language of the Dead
  7. Salvation


My Sanctuary  EP
2022 independent
  1. Natmørkt Hav
  2. In die Ewigkeit
  3. Epistle 18
  4. My Sanctuary
  5. Slave World Dominion
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Danny Woe


Burning Memories  EP
2023
  1. Burning Memories
  2. Through the Night
  3. Cosmic Chaos
  4. Manic Masquerade
  5. Radiation
  • Mik Mentor
  • Martin Mendelssohn
  • Christian Nörgaard
  • Lars Strøm



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