Altar (Dutch band)
| altar | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Hardenberg , Netherlands |
| Genre (s) | Death metal , thrash metal |
| founding | 1988 as Manticore |
| resolution | 2007 |
| Last occupation | |
| Marcel Verdurmen | |
Electric guitar |
Richard Ludwig |
| Frank Schilperoort | |
| Andre Hemel | |
| Michel Coppens | |
| former members | |
singing |
Attila Vörös |
singing |
Jarno Wilde |
Electric bass |
Nils Vos |
Drums |
Marco Arends |
Electric guitar |
Marcel van Haaf |
Electric guitar |
Bert Huisjes |
singing |
Edwin Kelder |
Drums |
Sjoerd Visch |
Electric bass |
Reinier de Vries |
Drums |
Marco de Groot |
singing |
Arnold Oudemiddendorp |
singing |
Rene van Gils |
Altar was a Dutch thrash and death metal band from Hardenberg , founded in 1988 under the name Manticore and disbanded in 2007.
history
The band was founded in 1988 under the name Manticore. In July 1992 singer Edwin Kelder, guitarists Marcel van Haaff and Bert Huisjes, bassist Nils Vos and drummer Marco Arends released the first demo God Created Satan to Blame for His Mistakes , of which around 1500 units could be sold. This was followed in 1994 by the debut album Youth against Christ on Displeased Records . In 1996 Marcel Verdumen joined the band as the new guitarist to replace van Haaff. The second album Ego Art followed in the same year . Also in the same year the band performed at the Dynamo Open Air . After guitarist Richard Ludwig and drummer Sjoerd Visch came to the band, the album Provoke followed in 1998. The album was mixed and mastered by Attie Bauw . After the same year the band performed at the Dutch Lowlands Festival . In 1999 the next album In the Name of the Father followed , which the band played for the first time at the Waldrock Festival. The album was released worldwide, outside the Benelux countries, in early 2000 via Pavement Music . In the same year the compilation Until Heaven Forbids was released . This consisted of two live recordings, the demo And God Created Satan to Blame for His Mistakes , and the music video God Damn You . After that, the band held various appearances in and around the Netherlands and wrote new material. At the end of November, the band went to the studio to record the drum tracks for the next album. Until March 2001, the band worked with producers Peter de Koster , Berthus Westerhuis and Marcel Verdurmen on the album, which was released in April 2001 under the name Red Harvest . On September 1st 2001 it was decided to split up the band. Marcel Verdurmen and Richard Ludwig decided a little later to continue the band. After both tried several line-ups, suitable band members were found in the singer Michel Coppens, the bassist Andre Hemel and the drummer Frank Schilperoort. A self-titled demo followed before the group finally disbanded in October 2007.
style
According to Matthias Herr, the band on Youth against Christ speaks out against faith, church, Christianity and God. He described the music as aggressive " Thrash with Death Metal-like vocals". The music is comparable to bands like Exhorder , Malevolent Creation and the "lyrically more intelligent" Demolition Hammer . In the Metal Hammer interview, singer Kelder referred to Altar as a death metal band, but also named bands like Pantera and Biohazard as influences. In the interview, Kelder also admitted that some of the texts were written as a provocation.
On Youth Against Christ, according to Gregor Arndt from Metal Hammer, the band play aggressive Death Metal, with guitar riffs played "precisely" and fast double bass . Arndt found the lyrics on the record exaggerated and stated: "[T] he hatred on this record is so irrational, unfounded and unforgiving, as if the Pope singer Edwin Kelder had uncomfortable". According to Claudia Pajzderski from Metal Hammer , the band is more varied in an ego way than its predecessor, with the band playing a mixture of Thrash and Death Metal. The album would be a worthy follow-up to Sepultura's Beneath the Remains . According to Robert Müller from Metal Hammer, the band play normal death metal on Provoke , with rhythms that would remind of Benediction . In addition, the band occasionally uses sound effects, which, however, hardly provide any variety. According to Pajzderski, the band play aggressive, fast Death Metal with Thrash Metal influences on Red Harvest , whereby the lyrics are directed against God as usual.
According to Martin Popoff in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties, the band on Provoke play music comparable to that of Witchery . He described it as a mix of power , speed and thrash metal from the San Francisco Bay Area . The vocals are typical of Death Metal.
Discography
- 1992: And God Created Satan to Blame for His Mistakes (demo, self-published)
- 1994: Youth Against Christ (Album, Displeased Records )
- 1996: Ego Art (Album, Displeased Records)
- 1998: Provoke (Album, Displeased Records)
- 1999: In the Name of the Father (Album, Spitzenburg Records )
- 2000: Until Heaven Forbids (compilation, Spitzenburg Records)
- 2001: Red Harvest (album, Spitzenburg Records)
- 2007: Altar (demo, self-publication)
swell
- ↑ Altar (2). Discogs , accessed December 30, 2013 .
- ↑ Garry Sharpe-Young : AZ of Death Metal . Cherry Red Books, London 2001, ISBN 1-901447-35-9 , pp. 18 .
- ↑ a b Matthias Herr: Matthias Herr's Heavy Metal Lexicon Vol. 5 . Verlag Matthias Herr, 1996, p. 20th f .
- ↑ Eduardo Rivadavia: Altar. Allmusic , accessed December 30, 2013 .
- ↑ Biography. altar.nl/, archived from the original on May 27, 2005 ; accessed on December 30, 2013 .
- ↑ ALTAR BIOGRAPHY. Myspace , archived from the original on December 4, 2009 ; accessed on December 30, 2013 .
- ^ Robert Müller: Altar . Confirmants, hear the signals! In: Metal Hammer . April 1995, p. 131 .
- ^ Gregor Arndt: Altar . Youth Against Christ. In: Metal Hammer . March 1995, p. 56 .
- ^ Claudia Pajzderski: Altar . Ego Art. In: Metal Hammer . July 1996, p. 62 .
- ^ Robert Müller: Altar . Provoke. In: Metal Hammer . September 1998, p. 81 .
- ^ Claudia Pajzderski: Altar . Red Harvest. In: Metal Hammer . September 2001, p. 85 .
- ↑ Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2007, ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 , pp. 17 .