Formed in 1976 by Alan and Terry Jones, Pagan Altar plays heavy rock music in it's most literal sense. "Fame" (For what it is worth) eluded these stalwarts of rock throughout the 1980's and despite their brushes with major success, they remain too esoteric and individualistic to have been mainstream fodder, this however, is not a bad thing at all.
HOWEVER, the timelessness of their music ultimately prevailed as minions of doom-obsessed metalheads kept Pagan Altar's music alive throughout two decades of obscurity. Mid-first decade of the 21st century, the group had reformed to re-record an album of material written, but never released during their original tenure as a band. That album, Lords of Hypocrisy, has been met with an incredible reception from fans of doom both old and new, this was followed by a third full length, namely the Mythical and Magical album. Currently, Pagan Altar is back on the road after over 20 years of silence, to play select gigs worldwide to the bands loyal and ever increasing fanbase with new members behind Alan and Terry to form the backbone of the bonecrunching Pagan Altar live sound...
Behind the Cloak, an exceedingly more detailed and painstaking account of Pagan Altar history than this may be read at the bands' website. There you may also find other information and order Pagan Altar merchandise. This myspace group was created and maintained by a fan of the band as a means of exposing the group's music to a wider audience, although Mister Alan Jones is in fact a myspace.com member.
The Pagan Altar forums are online at http://paganaltartemplars.com/forum/index.php. Should you wish to contact the band members directly, the forums would be the ideal way to do so. Please note, that personal messages and requests cannot be answered through this page.
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