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Pagan Altar Live Shows This Month; New Reissues Due in December

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Pagan Altar coming to the US, even just for five shows, is a big deal. I don’t need to go into the whole blah-blah-doom-legends-plus-they’ve-got-Brendan-from-MagicCircle-singing thing, but I will if you want. Because it’s true. Two shows in Canada, one on the East Coast, one in the Midwest, one on the West Coast — New York, Chicago, L.A. — and that’s it. I’m not trying to tell you how to live your life — yes, I am; pretty much always — but if you ever wanted to see Pagan Altar, this is the time.

Temple of Mystery Records is also continuing its series of reissues of the band’s work, getting their releases back out on tape, CD and LP for those either of a new generation of listeners or who basically just want to allocate more shelf-space to Pagan Altar, which is fair enough. The Time Lord and Mythical and Magical are both due in December, and I’m sure there will be preorders and all that

 

PAGAN ALTAR SHOWS

PAGAN ALTAR’s “Mythical & Magical” and “Time Lord” to be reissued by TEMPLE OF MYSTERY, North American tour coming

Pagan Altar’s Mythical & Magical and The Time Lord are set to be released on December 4th on Temple of Mystery Records. Both albums will be reissued on CD format, deluxe vinyl versions, and audiophile cassettes.

Each CD version include a completely new remaster, complete layout redesign, rare photos, and exclusive liner notes by journalist Sarah Kitteringham.

Each vinyl version include completely new remasters, deluxe gatefold covers, and complete layout redesign. Mythical & Magical includes a beautiful etch on side D, and The Time Lord includes a recently unearthed version of “Night Rider” from the same sessions as the other recordings! Vinyl is available on regular black and limited colors (250 each only copies) available exclusively at the label’s website HERE.

Each cassette versions are pressed on Chromium Dioxide audiophile tapes and include remastered audio.

To celebrate the reissues, Pagan Altar will undertake the following shows around Europe and North America this summer:

***NORTH AMERICAN TOUR***
MONTREAL – Friday, August 23rd
Pagan Altar w/Cauchemar and Palmistry

TORONTO – Saturday, August 24th
Pagan Altar w/Blood Ceremony, Cauchemar, and Smoulder

BROOKLYN – Friday, August 30th
Pagan Altar w/Cauchemar and Spite

CHICAGO – Saturday, August 31st
Pagan Altar w/Cauchemar and High Spirits

LOS ANGELES – Sunday, September 1st
Pagan Altar w/Cauchemar

Tracklisting for Pagan Altar’s Mythical and Magical
1. Samhein
2. The Cry of the Banshee
3. The Crowman
4. Daemoni Na Noiche
5. The Sorcerer
6. Flight of the Witch Queen
7. Dance of the Druids
8. The Erl King
9. The Witches Pathway
10. Sharnie
11. The Rising of the Dark Lord

Featuring songs written mostly between 1976 and 1983, Mythical & Magical is Pagan Altar’s third album and is, without a doubt, the pinnacle of their career. This grandiose, ancient-sounding masterpiece owes most of its atmosphere to Terry Jones’ majestic vocals and Alan Jones’ intricate guitar licks—which gracefully weave a web of medieval-tinged solos throughout the songs. The unique mixture of heavy doom rock and mournful English folk found on Mythical & Magical is absolutely impeccable and will forever be celebrated among the knowing as one of the best albums of the genre. Gatefold LP version includes insert, new layout, etch on vinyl, and remastered songs, and jewelcase CD version includes exclusive liner notes and remastered songs.

Tracklisting for Pagan Altar’s The Time Lord
1. Highway Cavalier
2. The Time Lord
3. Judgement of the Dead
4. The Black Mass
5. Reincarnation
6. Night Rider

Originally recorded back in 1978-79, The Time Lord features Pagan Altar’s earliest recordings. Two of these flawlessly executed tracks are from a 24-track recording session, and the rest of the album are early, atmospheric versions of songs that were later re-recorded on Judgement of the Dead. This LP includes a long-lost, never-before-heard version of “Night Rider,” from the same era as the other songs! This is pure doom metal sorcery. LP version includes insert, new layout, and remastered songs, and jewelcase CD version includes exclusive liner notes and remastered songs.

www.paganaltar.co.uk
www.facebook.com/paganaltarofficial
www.paganaltarofficial.bandcamp.com
www.templeofmystery.ca
www.facebook.com/templeofmysteryrecs

Pagan Altar, Live at Old Grave Fest, Oct. 13, 2018

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