Genre(s):
Thrash Metal/Hardcore
Lyrical Theme(s):
Social, Religion
Origin:
Romania (Cluj-Napoca)
Formed In:
1991
Status:
Active
Current Line-Up:
Andy Ghost - Vocals (Shekinah)
Damian a.k.a D.Man - Guitar
Teo Peter Jr - Bass
Levi - Drums
Former/past member(s):
Guitars:
K. Nimrod
Cãlin Boca (Silvana)
Drums:
Janky Zsolt (Trans Express)
Additional Notes
Also released a demo called Stop the Silence in 1994.
The bassist, Teo Peter Jr, is the the son of the bass player of one of the most influential Romanian Rock Bands: Compact. His father was killed in a car accident caused by a drunk Marine Security Guard working for the U.S. embassy in Bucharest.
Not to be confused with:
Altar (NL) - Death Metal from Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
Altar (SE) - Death Metal band from Kumla, Sweden
Altar (FR) - Thrash/Speed Metal from Schiltigheim, Alsace, France
Altar (TR) - Thrash/Death Metal from Istanbul, Turkey
Altar (US) - Heavy/Power Metal from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Altar (CR) - Symphonic/Power Metal from Tibas, San José, Costa Rica
The bassist, Teo Peter Jr, is the the son of the bass player of one of the most influential Romanian Rock Bands: Compact. His father was killed in a car accident caused by a drunk Marine Security Guard working for the U.S. embassy in Bucharest.
Not to be confused with:
Altar (NL) - Death Metal from Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
Altar (SE) - Death Metal band from Kumla, Sweden
Altar (FR) - Thrash/Speed Metal from Schiltigheim, Alsace, France
Altar (TR) - Thrash/Death Metal from Istanbul, Turkey
Altar (US) - Heavy/Power Metal from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Altar (CR) - Symphonic/Power Metal from Tibas, San José, Costa Rica
Discography:
Altar - The Last Warning [full-length] - 1993
Altar - Respect [full-length] - 1995
Altar - Born Again [full-length] - 1998
Altar - Atitudine [full-length] - 2006
Altar - Under Control [ep] - 2009
Altar - Mantra [full-length] - 2011
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Official site:
Encyclopaedia Metallum
Altar Web-Page
Altar @ Myspace