Alastor
Formed: 2016
From:
Sweden
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Alastor News
Below is our complete Alastor news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Alastor Posts New Music Video Online
Swedish rock band Alastor share the first video from their forthcoming album "Onwards And Downwards" today via Brooklyn Vegan. Watch/share "Death Cult" video below or by clicking here.
Excelsior! It‘s the hail of yore that one should go ever onward and upward. And so, fittingly Onwards and Downwards is the occultist Swedish band Alastor‘s clever call to arms… and also a reflection of our collective dark state of mind these days.
"If our last album 'Slave to the Grav'e were about death, this record is more about madness," says guitarist Hampus Sandell. "You can look at the whole record as one person‘s gradual slip into insanity. An ongoing nightmare without end. It also sums up the state of the world around us as this year has clearly shown."
Alastor is heavy doom rock for the wicked and depraved. Drenched in heavy, distorted darkness and steeped in occult horror that will make your skin crawl and ears cry sweet tears of blood, the band is revitalized in 2021 with meticulously crafted songs and new drummer Jim Nordström bringing a hard-hitting and precise energy. More...
Alastor Premiere New Track "Dead Things In Jars"
Sweden's sludge quartet Alastor premiere a new track named "Dead Things In Jars", taken from their upcoming new album "Onwards and Downwards", due out May 28th.
Alastor Premiere New Track "Death Cult"
Swedish sludge quartet Alastor premiere a new song called "Death Cult", taken from their upcoming new album "Onwards and Downwards", due out May 28th.
Check out now "Death Cult" below.
Tells guitarist Hampus Sandell: More...
Alastor Releases "Nothing To Fear" Video
Swedish doom metal band Alastor today reveals an eerie video for "Nothing to Fear," taken from their forthcoming album "Black Magic." The track is highly recommended for fans of Electric Wizard and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats.
The band commentedL "We are very excited about Gryphus Visual doing visuals for our song Nothing To Fear. Griphus has captured what we as a band try to invoke in our listeners. A feeling of a spiraling descent into a world full of horror and madness."
Check out "Nothing To Fear" below, and be on the lookout for some "Black Magic" to appear on March 24th, 2017. More...
Alastor Releasing "Black Magic"
Twin Earth Records is pleased to announce the release of "Black Magic" - the debut EP by Swedish doom merchant Alastor due out March 24th.
The band is cryptic about its background and has revealed little info about the lineup, preferring only to state "DIE IN FIRE!" Check out the EP's title track below.
1. Enemy
2. Nothing to Fear
3. Black Magic More...
Mortal Infinity Playing Castle Invasion Fest
German thrashers Mortal Infinity will perform at this year's Castle Invasion Metal Open Air, which takes place August 17th and 18th at Burg Frauenstein in Altheim, Ausgtria. Mortal Infinity will take the stage Saturday the 18th right after Destruction's set. For more info on Castle Invasion Metal Open Air visit the Facebook event page. Below is the current schedule of bands that will play at the festival.
Friday, August 17th
00:15 - 01:00 Integritlie
23:15 - 00:00 Nightforest
21:00 - 23.00 Haggard
20:00 - 20:45 Stormnatt
19:00 - 19:45 Bifröst
18:00 - 18:45 Distaste
17:00 - 17:45 Krater
16:00 - 16:45 Horns of Hattin
15:15 - 15:45 Zodiac Ass
14:30 - 15:00 Athiria
13:45 - 14:15 Kringa
13:00 - 13:30 Chemical Cancer
12:15 - 12:45 Narsil
11:30 - 12:00 Cemetery Dust
10:45 - 11:15 Collapsed Minds
Saturday, August 18th
00:15 - 01:00 Thorngoth
23:15 - 00:00 Mortal Infinity
21:00 - 23.00 Destruction
20:00 - 20:45 Thornesbreed
19:00 - 19:45 Deathronation
18:00 - 18:45 Sarepta
17:00 - 17:45 Frostland
16:00 - 16:45 Amongst The Deceit
15:15 - 15:45 Tulsadoom
14:30 - 15:00 Flammensturm
13:45 - 14:15 Alastor
13:00 - 13:30 Amystery
12:15 - 12:45 Roadkill 13
11:30 - 12:00 Hellrazors
10:45 - 11:15 Blackwitch
10:00 - 10:30 Sex A La Bamba