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Name: Altars of Grief - Iris [CD]
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Altars of Grief - Iris CD

Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new levels of dynamics and textures, and while it is the more accomplished work from the Saskatchewan band to date, it also carries the darkness and light personality that Altars of Grief developed since 2013. On Iris, melancholy and storytelling reaches new depths of beauty and sorrow. Containing equal appeal and oppression in its aesthetic, this new album will raise the bar for Canadian Doom-Death.

Altars of Grief's singer Damian Smith comments: "The story of Iris is very much rooted in our prairie surroundings and deals with the struggles of addiction, sickness and religion. A father finds himself unable to connect with and care for his young daughter, Iris, who has fallen seriously ill. Spiralling deeper and deeper into his vices, and feeling rejected by Iris’ new found and unwavering faith, he gets into his car and decides to leave her behind. Somewhere along the icy road, he loses control of his vehicle and perishes. His purgatory is to watch helplessly as Iris slowly succumbs to her illness without him."

Iris will feature the art of Travis Smith [Seempieces] (Katatonia, Opeth, Anathema). The cover artwork brilliantly depicts Iris’ final moments as she kneels before the winter beset church and embraces her fate.

For fans of Woods of Ypres, Adora Vivos, October Tide, and Swallow the Sun.

Those who stare at the dying light will fall into Iris.

Iris tracklist:
1 - Isolation
2 - Desolation
3 - Iris
4 - Child of Light
5 - Broken Hymn
6 - Voices of Winter
7 - Becoming Intangible
8 - Epilogue

Released: March 21, 2018
Release Type: Full-Length Album
Playing Time: 55:59
Genre: Blackened Doom Metal
Quantity: 1000 Copies
CD type: Pro-CD
Packaging: 4 Panel Digipack | 6 Page Inlay

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"Just as thoughts turn toward Spring and the coming of new life, this should be enough to take the wind right out of those seasonal sails. Death-doom indeed."
-The Obelisk

"Altars of Grief remind us that there is no sound heavier than that of our own sorrow, and no art more powerful than that which stirs a yearning in our very souls."
-Toilet Ov Hell

"Canada has not seen this caliber of blackened doom in many years, and it’s inspiring to hear what was lost being reincarnated in a new, yet familiar way."
-Kaje Music

"With this second album, Altars of Grief crown themselves, without a hint of arrogance, the lords of Canadian doom. "Iris" is so good."
-Ultraje

"Over eight tracks, the quartet melds the finer points of black and doom into a truly stirring composition"
-Noisey

"For all its darkness, Iris also feels at times like a ray of light piercing the all-encompassing night; a small ray of hope in a world that is all-but devoid of such a concept. The emotional catharsis on offer is on par with the greats of doom and gothic metal, and it’s hard not to be swept along by the pull of Iris, embraced within its bleak, yet paradoxically comforting sounds. "
-The Sound Not the Word

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This is the official EU store for Hypnotic Dirge Records. If you live in Europe, you can order some of our releases directly from our EU headquarters in Portugal.

Hypnotic Dirge Records is an underground metal label based in two locations, our headquarters in Amadora, Portugal and our warehouse in Saskatchewan, Canada. When you place an order, it will be shipped from Canada. Over the years, we have released music covering a wide spectrum of genres within underground metal, but our primary focus is on Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal, and Doom Metal.

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