Hallowed by Alltar
“When tsunami-like tunes such as “War Altar” and “Induction” are cresting, with Burke and guitarist Colin Hill oozing chords together as the rhythm section lumbers beneath them, it’s both awesome and fearsome.”
https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/09/19/27171856/with-new-album-hallowed-doom-metal-quintet-alltar-are-hitting-their-stride
“it is straightforward in its arrangements to be positioning itself as a root form of post-metal, bringing the aesthetic full circle and back to its cerebral roots in churning rhythms and shifts between deeply-weighted contemplation and voluminous sway and crash.”
“This is a decidedly American ideal: the crafting of identity through reconciliation with history either personal or cultural, and if Alltar‘s scope is set to encompass, well, everything, then it seems only fair to call that ambitious as an understatement and remain impressed at the sense of focus they nonetheless conjure throughout their well-plotted material, delivered with what sounds like a burgeoning sense of patience.”
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/09/04/alltar-hallowed-review-premiere/
“Yes, the record before us is nothing short of epic. Epic in the sense of grandiose, though not bombastic; layered with emotional depth and rich layers of doom-laden atmosphere.”
“A//TAR are not jonesing for the quick fix of the hooky riff and flashy drum fill. You won’t mosh to this. What you will do is become absorbed by it, body and soul.”
https://doomedandstoned.com/post/187375826248/alltar
“The whole band are in complete sync, uniting on heady, hypnotic riffs and pummeling rhythms while vocalist extraordinaire Juan Carlos Caceres shifts with ease between crooning and wailing like a damn Banshee with a hall pass from the Underworld.”
https://independentmusicpromotions.com/portland-doom-metal-group-alltar-release-dark-destructive-hallowed-ep/
“At its center, lies excellent production which renders every sound to its full impact, highlighting the effective guitar work, reverberating around a core of bleeding emotions radiating from the vocals.”
“The album continues to iterate on these ideas, hitting the listener again and again with those deep, unfolding, quieter segments (watch out for the electronic intro to the closing track, “Spoils”, and its incisive drums) only to later reap the emotional promise with deep-cutting vocals and payoffs.”
“Hallowed has no time for pretense and pummels the listener with its furious and heavy intent right out the gate.”
https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2019/08/08/exclusive-premiere-gaze-into-a-tars-hallowed-and-it-just-might-gaze-back/
“They deliver a unique brand of sludge, at times pointing towards the transcendent and at others feeling down right punky. The elegance with which they achieve this mix is what makes them special.”
http://www.twoguysmetalreviews.com/2019/08/atar-hallowed.html
“The band, hailing from PNW by way of Portland, OR, brings the sludgy doom with the crushing ferocity of Souls At Zero-era Neurosis and cinematic metal of Amenra.”
https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/a-tar-brings-the-solemn-post-metal-on-new-song-horology
Credits
A//TAR is:
Tim Burke – Guitar, Samples
Juan Carlos Caceres - Vocals, Moog, Spoken Word
Casey Braunger - Bass
Nate Wright - Drums
Colin Hill – Guitar
All songs written and arranged by A//TAR, lyrics by Juan Carlos Caceres. Bass on all tracks performed by Sean Frederick.
Tracked (except vocals) and mixed by Fester at Caravan Studios, Haywire Studios, and the Hypercube
Vocals tracked by Jeanot Lewis-Rolland at JLR Audio Productions
Mastered by Ryan Foster at Foster Mastering
Produced by A//TAR
Cover art by Connie Wang of Icon Artistry
Layout and graphic design of CD by Casey Braunger.
Ⓟ © 2019 A//TAR and Monochord Records all rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Thanks to Fester, Jeanot Lewis-Rolland, Ryan Foster, Connie Wang, Chris Trumpower, Melynda Marie Aman and Eight Bells, Justin Brown and Blaine Andrew of Ceremony of Sludge, and Tiah Keever.
License
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Upon the A//TAR we place our past, through the triumphs and tribulations of human-kind. From the birth of society’s achievements in art and technology, as well as the rise of power, war, destruction, and the control of humanity. Through the inevitable dark decay and cold loss, our music is inspired.