Sunday, May 19, 2019

Altar de Fey-Echoes In the Corridor

Before I talk about this album ,I think it's appropriate to give a brief background about not only it's development, but also that of Altar de Fey to give a bit of context when you read what I have to say about the music. 

Altar de Fey was there in the beginning. During those early years when Deathrock was first emerging from the Void in California during the early 80's the band built a dedicated following while playing with other legendary acts such as Christian Death and 45 Grave as well as others. Even though the band had success as well as a dedicated fan base they wound up splitting after just a couple of years in 1985. There was never an official release of their music, however the name and memory never truly went away.


In 2011, after being invited to perform a reunion show at a festival in San Francisco the band was welcomed back with such a great reception that they decided to keep performing. Over the years they have added a few new songs as well as changing out a few members with the one constant being their founder Kent Cates, the guitar player that the sound is built around.

This brings us around to this album, "Echoes In the Corridor", released in 2016. The album is a mixture of songs the band has been performing since their beginning and songs they created since their reunion. This album is hands down the best Deathrock album I have ever heard. My description would not possibly do it justice and I would not compare them to any other band as their sound is truly all their own, yet completely embodies Deathrock. This is the album I would give someone if I wanted them to hear what Deathrock is supposed to sound like as an example. The guitar riffs will burrow their way into your very soul and demand that you submit. The tribal drums and driving bass lines will posses your body and force you to move while the awesome vocals and lyrics will have you wailing along like a banshee.


Normally I pick a favorite track during these posts but in this I cannot, so instead I will mention what are in my opinion some stand out tracks.  Demons, Veil of Death and 1975 are all just amazing tracks and would easily be the highlight of any Deathrock Playlist. If you are a fan of Deathrock I couldn't recommend this album more and if you were not a fan of it before after this album you might just become one.  

I am going to break from my normal format a little and in addition to posting a couple of videos highlighting tracks from the album I am also going to post a video of a performance from them. As of the time of this post you can still order this amazing album on Vinyl from their Bandcamp Page in addition to the digital download but the Vinyl is limited edition so get it while you can. Below the videos I will post links to their Bandcamp and Facebook.







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