Exclusive premiere: ALTAR OF OBLIVION video for "Nothing Grows From Hallowed Ground"
12-04-2024
“Nothing Grows From Hallowed Ground” is the opening track of ALTAR OF OBLIVION’s fourth full-length, “In The Cesspit Of Divine Decay”, which will be released on LP (black vinyl) and digital formats on June 28th, 2024 via From The Vaults Records. A concept album based on the diary of guitarist Martin Meyer Sparvath’s maternal great-grandfather Jesper Wilhem Meyer, who reluctantly fought for the German Empire during The Great War (1914-1918). The album will pay homage to Jesper Wilhelm Meyer (1891-1964) plus the approximately 26.000 Danes, who fought for Germany and of which 4.000 perished on the different frontlines during the bloody conflict.
Watch “Nothing Grows From Hallowed Ground” below.
With Jesper’s colourful narration and picturesque description of the combat scenes, everyday life (and death) in the trenches, off-duty activities as well as his stays at a field hospital, the album begins with his baptism of fire in March of 1915 and culminates with an epic battle in June of 2015 lasting several days, in which he narrowly escapes death on more occasions.
“Hallowed Ground” in this context refers to No Man’s Land, which in this case is the area of land between two enemy trench systems, from which literally nothing grows. This muddy, narrow and often treeless stretch of land, characterized by various shell holes, became the final resting place for many fallen soldiers.
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Lineup:
Mik Mentor – vocals
Martin Meyer Sparvath – guitars & guitar-synth
Jeppe Campradt – guitars
C. Nørgaard – bass
Danny Woe – drums
Jannick Nielsen – keyboards
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