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Altar	58:48
1-1	Etna Drums – AtsuoGuitar [Lead] – Wata	9:50
1-2	N.L.T. Bass [Upright] – Bill HerzogCymbal [Bowed] – Atsuo	3:49
1-3	The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Drums [Traps] – AtsuoEffects [Space Echo] – WataPercussion – Adrienne DaviesPiano – Stephen O'MalleyVocals – Bill Herzog, Jesse Sykes, Phil Wandscher	7:37
1-4	Akuma No Kuma Drums [Lead] – AtsuoDrums [Snare] – Bill HerzogEffects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Korg Ms20] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Greg AndersonSynthesizer [Oberheim] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen, Troy SwansonSynthesizer [Roland Sh101] – Mell DettmerSynthesizer [Vocoder] – Joe PrestonTrombone – Steve Moore	7:52
1-5	Fried Eagle Mind Guitar [Bottle Lead] – TakeshiGuitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] – Stephen O'MalleyPerformer [Natural Trouble] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] – Troy SwansonVocals, Guitar [Space] – Wata	9:46
1-6	The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep) Guitar [Space Echo] – WataViola, Violin – Eyvind Kang	5:05
1-7	Blood Swamp Guitar – Kim ThayilSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Rex Ritter	14:45
Altar Prelude	28:14
2-1	Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (SatanOscillateMyMetallicSonatas)	28:14

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Studio Litho
• Recorded At – Aleph Studios
• Mixed At – Avast! Recording Co.
• Mastered At – Sinister Kitchen Laboratories

Credits

• Artwork – Aaron Horkey, Fangsanalsatan
• Artwork [Art Direction] – Fangsanalsatan, SOMA*
• Bass – Greg Anderson (tracks: 1-3, 1-5), Takeshi (tracks: 1-1, 1-7)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Floyd Reitzmah*
• Gong – Atsuo (tracks: 1-2, 1-7)
• Guitar – Greg Anderson (tracks: 1-1, 1-7), Stephen O'Malley (tracks: 1-1, 1-7), Takeshi (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-7), Wata (tracks: 1-3, 1-7)
• Photography By [Portraits] – W.T. Nelson
• Producer – Boris , Sunn O)))
• Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Mell Dettmer
• Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By – Randall Dunn
• Synthesizer [Kork Ms20] – Randall Dunn (tracks: 1-4, 1-5, 1-6)
• Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen (tracks: 1-5, 1-6)

Notes

This 2CD japanese edition is limited to 1000 copies.

Recorded at Litho, October 2005
Additional Recording at Aleph, December 2005
Mixed at Avast, June 2006
Mastered at Sinister Kitchen, July 2006

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (on slipcase): 4535926000064

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
sunn62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num)	Southern Lord	sunn62	US	2006
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Cle)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
DYMV-999	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album + Box, Ltd)	Daymare Recordings	DYMV-999	Japan	2007
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Ora)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
IXCD-0006	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(CD, Album)	Inoxia Records	IXCD-0006	Japan	2006

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