Altareth Sign to Magnetic Eye Records; Debut Album in 2021
While Magnetic Eye has spent the bulk of 2020 dedicated to its ongoing ‘Redux’ series, gathering bands from hither and yon to pay homage to various classic records, it would seem they’ve not at all forgotten the importance of adding to their cast of characters either. To wit, Altareth, whose doomly 2017 two-songer, The Black Bible Tracks, you can hear below. Granted it’s probably the smarter move for a label not to pick up a huge swath of bands when attention is turned to things like, say, an ongoing plague, but as 2021 rests not-yet-entirely-hopeless on the horizon and announcements start to come through of records worth looking forward to, here’s one more for that list coming together.
Gothenburg strikes again. Interested to hear how the doomly vibe of Altareth three years ago translates into the description below of Altareth to come. Only one way to find out, of course.
To the PR wire:
ALTARETH sign deal with Magnetic Eye Records
ALTARETH have penned a deal with Magnetic Eye Records, becoming the label’s first signing of 2020 (but not its last). The heavily buzzing doom-mongers from Gothenburg, Sweden will release their debut album on the label in 2021.
Formed in early 2013, ALTARETH are a doom infused five-piece from the Swedish harbour city of Gothenburg. Their sound is heavy, sludgy and melodic, based on fuzzed-out twin-guitars and a solid foundation of quality songs with careful attention paid to arrangements and harmonies.
ALTARETH comment: “For doom fanatics such as ourselves, it’s a monumental victory to be supported by Magnetic Eye Records,” says vocalist Paddy Strömberg. “We are signing up to a quality label that has been pioneering this kind of music for a long time and put out some of the best albums in the genre.”
Niklas Sörum continues: “We’re also very pleased to announce our upcoming debut full-length”, reveals one of the band’s two guitarists. “It will come with 7 new songs that take our brand of Swedish doom to the next level!”
Label Director Jadd Shickler bids the Swedes welcome: “With our first official signing of this strange and chaotic year, we’re stoked to present a band who embodies the evolutionary synergy of DOMKRAFT’s towering, apocalyptic tones and ELEPHANT TREE’s warm, infectiously singable harmonies. We knew from the moment we first heard ALTARETH that their future-looking take on epic, fuzzy doom belonged on Magnetic Eye, and we can’t wait to bring forth their official debut album next year.”
Altareth is:
Niklas: Guitar
Swempa: Guitar & backing vocals
Paddy: Vocals
Kalle: Bass
Vigfuzz: Drums
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