Grand Gesture of Defiance (2012)

by Altar of Oblivion

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lady of shalott Altar of Oblivion excels in songs of epic worship. I have made a habit of listening to this album on windswept hill and mountain climbs and whenever I encounter a great view. It briefly transports me to earlier times. Favorite track: Where Darkness Is Light.

Rich Kinman I read about this band in the "Doom Metal Lexicanum" book! They seem cool, and they throw down, I like'em!

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	1.	Where Darkness Is Light 07:01
	2.	The Graveyard of Broken Dreams 06:11
	3.	In The Shadow of the Gallows 07:18
	4.	The Smoke-Filled Room 02:16
	5.	Sentenced In Absentia 06:00
	6.	Final Perfection 05:54

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Lineup:

Mik Mentor - Stentorian Narration & Ars Melancholia
Martin Meyer Mendelsohn Sparvath - Rhythm/Lead & Clean Guitars
Allan B. Larsen - Lead Guitars
C. Nørgaard: Fender Bass
Thomas Wesley Antonsen: Drums

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released September 11, 2012

All Mellotron Parts by: Lars Strøm
Additional Guitars on "The Graveyard of Broken Dreams" & "Final Perfection" by: Lars Strøm.
Outro slide-guitar on "The Graveyard of Broken Dreams" by: Lars Strøm.
Acoustic guitars on "The Smoke-Filled Room" by: Lars Strøm.
Lead guitar on "The Smoke-Filled Room" Jesper Leth.

All music by Martin Meyer Mendelssohn Sparvath with exception of "Final Perfection" (written by Sparvath/Strøm) and "The Smoke-Filled Room" (written by Sparvath/Strøm/Leth).
All Lyrics & Vocal melodies by: Martin Meyer Mendelssohn Sparvath.

Produced, engineered and mixed by: Lars Strøm.
Mastered by: Jan Eliasson.

Logo by: Pernille Nørgaard.
Cover Art by: Dimitar Nikolov.

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Danish Epic Doom Metal. Inspired by 1980's Heavy Metal, World War II Literature, Religion, Life/Death and Morbid Poetry.
Captures the spirit and atmosphere of the underrated genre of epic doom metal in a compelling and credible manner.
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