Altar of Plagues - Tides

Another quite melancholic band, singing mainly about nature, are Altar of Plagues.
Beside of composing really long songs for the moderately fast black metal they're playing, their sound is very ... I'd say urban. Whenever I hear their tones, I imagine a metropolis with skyscrapers and so on. This is absolutely in contrast to their lyrics. They're about the decay of society and natures' process of reconquering what has been stolen by mankind.

Tides is a whole world in itself. Within 2 songs, 35:02 minutes long, you'll enter another world, dreaming of hope, but also hatred. These two songs can give you power, but also may crush your situation, depending on your mood.

Some download facts:

• released 2010
• 35:02 minutes, 2 tracks
• fixed bitrate of 320 kBit/s

Beside Tides, I can recommend their work of 2009, White Tomb.

As usual, don't forget erasing the album within 24 hours if you don't like it! Otherwise, you can buy it here.