PAGAN ALTAR - THE ROOM OF SHADOWS LP + 10”

Formed in the late 70’s, with their debut album recorded in 1982 and not released until 1998, Pagan Altar’s output has been perfect. From the traditional doom of Black Sabbath & Pentagram & Saint Vitus, to the sparkling golden radiance of every great heavy metal era rock and roll band you can think of, to a spectral folk sound from deep, deep in the past Pagan Altar weave their spells in such a way that has immortalised them as a truly classic group. This leads us to their swan song, THE ROOM OF SHADOWS. A rock and roll record which is at times as tender as it is mighty, the songs build and climb and explode and dazzle and tell their stories in a way which takes the listener to a place we rarely visit. A place where we give things a second glance, a place where there’s nobody else around but you might be not be alone, a place where it might not seem so strange to sense magic about. And as always, Alan Jones’ guitar is absolutely superb and Terry Jones’ vocals are completely majestic. It is a sincerely beautiful album that no-one else could have written. Art adorned with gold foil gilding, plus a brilliant one sided 10” with silk screened obverse, and gorgeously printed four page insert. All come with incense sticks. Lulus will be getting copies of all their past albums soon. RIP Terry Jones.