Altareth - Blood [Translucent Red]

Prepare yourself for towering riffs and cavernous doom. Blood is the crushing debut full-length from Gothenburg’s Altareth, pressed on gorgeous translucent red vinyl. This album serves sludgy guitars low and slow, with riffs thick as tar and a fuzzed-out heaviness that echoes influences like Sleep, Windhand, and Black Sabbath.

Tracks such as “Saturn Devours” and “Moon” showcase their blend of pounding drums, resonating bass, fuzzy distortion, and soaring vocals that float like a ritual chant over molten riffs. Thematically, Blood dives into elemental ideas like blood, sleep, and the moon, exploring the tension between the eternal and the immediate in human existence.

Formed in 2013, Altareth conjure a sound that’s filthy, melodic, and crushing in equal measure. If you crave doom with haunting melodies and fuzz-drenched weight, this record will envelop your senses in darkness and power. Add this debut to your collection and worship at the altar of the riff.