Altar is a Dutch

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band. The band started in the early 1990s under various names, including Manticore and Anubis, in the town of

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. Eventually they settled on Altar. In 1992 they released their only demo, which landed them at

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. After five full-lengths the band split up in 2001. From time to time, the classic line-up reunites to play a limited number of shows under the name Altar-native.

Discography

* ''...And God Created Satan to Blame for His Mistakes'' (Demo, 1992) * ''Youth Against Christ'' (CD, 1994) * ''Ego Art'' (CD, 1996) * ''Provoke (album)'' (CD, 1998) * ''In the Name of the Father (album)'' (CD, 1999) * ''Until Heaven Forbids'' (EP, 2000) * ''Red Harvest'' (CD, 2001) * ''Altar'' (Demo, 2007)

Band members

Current line-up

*Marcel van Haaff - guitar *Edwin Kelder - vocals *Nils Vos - bass *Marco Arends - drums

Former members

* Marcel Verdurmen - guitar * Richard Ludwig - guitar * Michel Coppens - vocals * Andre Hemel - bass * Frank Schilperoort - drums * Sjoerd Visch - drums * Bert Huisjes - guitar * Marco de Groot - drums {{DEFAULTSORT:Altar Dutch death metal musical groups Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Musical quintets 2001 disestablishments in the Netherlands Musical groups established in 1988 Hardenberg