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Altar
A	Etna Drums – AtsuoGuitar – Greg Anderson, Stephen O'MalleyGuitar, Bass – TakeshiLead Guitar – Wata	9:51
B1	N.L.T. Cymbal [Bowed], Gong – AtsuoDouble Bass [Upright Bass] – Bill Herzog	3:45
B2	The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Bass Guitar – Greg AndersonDrums [Traps] – AtsuoGuitar – Takeski*Guitar, Effects [Space Echo] – WataPercussion – Adrienne DaviesPiano – Stephen O'MalleyVocals – Bill Herzog, Jesse Sykes, Phil Wandscher	7:32
C1	Akuma No Kuma Drums [Lead] – AtsuoDrums [Snare] – Bill HerzogSynthesizer [Korg MS20] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Kork MS20], Effects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Greg AndersonSynthesizer [Oberheim] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen, Troy SwansonSynthesizer [Roland SH101] – Mell DettmerSynthesizer [Vocoder] – Joe PrestonTrombone – Steve Moore	7:51
C2	Fried Eagle Mind Bass Guitar – Greg AndersonGuitar [Bottle Lead] – TakeshiGuitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Korg MS20], Performer [Natural Trouble] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Oberheim 4 Voice] – Troy SwansonVocals, Guitar [Space] – Wata	9:33
D1	The Sinking Belle (White Sheep) Bass Guitar – Greg AndersonDrums [Traps] – AtsuoGuitar – Takeski*Guitar, Effects [Space Echo] – WataPiano – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Korg MS20] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos NieuwenhuizenViola, Violin – Eyvind Kang	4:26
D2	Blood Swamp Gong – AtsuoGuitar – Greg Anderson, Kim Thayil, Stephen O'Malley, WataGuitar, Bass – TakeshiSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Rex Ritter	14:27
Altar Prelude
E	Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas) Featuring – Dylan CarlsonFeaturing [Uncredited] – Rex Ritter, Tos Nieuwenhuizen	15:10
F	Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas) (Continued) Featuring – Dylan CarlsonFeaturing [Uncredited] – Rex Ritter, Tos Nieuwenhuizen	12:50

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Sinister Kitchen Laboratories
• Mixed At – Avast! Recording Co.
• Recorded At – Aleph Studios
• Recorded At – Studio Litho
• Copyright (c) – Southern Lord Recordings
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Southern Lord Recordings
• Licensed From – Southern Lord Recordings
• Published By – Sabbath Rehash
• Published By – Ideologic Organ
• Published By – Spooky American Music
• Published By – Disk Union
• Manufactured By – Disk Union

Credits

• Art Direction – SOMA*
• Art Direction, Artwork – Fangsanalsatan
• Artwork – Aaron Horkey
• Engineer [Assistant] – Floyd Reitzmah*
• Liner Notes – Tomoyuki Yamazaki
• Photography By [Portraits] – W.T. Nelson
• Producer [Production], Concept By – Boris , Sunn O)))
• Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Mell Dettmer
• Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By – Randall Dunn

Notes

This deluxe boxset features an additional bonus track only to be found in this edition (D1 - The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)).

Limited to 1000 copies, comes in a black cardboard box with gold and black print, spot UV varnished, giving the print an embossed look. With grey semitransparent obi strip on top of the box. Inside the box is a screenprinted (gold on black) textile insert, a 30x30cm 16 pp full color / gold booklet, a japanese / english language 30x30cm insert in b/w with liner notes, three black vinyl records pressed on 200g vinyl, each placed in its own printed padded inner sleeve.

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

"Under grace of The Lord & Vomit Færie."

Booking USA: Angela Means / Eclipse // Europe: Vincent / Conspiracy // UK: Jodie Cox / Mammoth.

Published by Sabbath Rehash (BMI), Ideologic Organ (BMI), Spooky American Music (BMI, adm.BUG) & disk union (JASRAC).
Ideologic Organ is administered in Europe, Japan and Australasia by Touch Music [MCPS].
Jesse Sykes appears courtesy of Barsuk Records.

© & ℗ 2006 Southern Lord Recordings.
Manufactured by disk union. Made in Japan.

Under exclusive license from Southern Lord Recordings

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Obi strip, as printed): 4 988044 638020
• Barcode (Obi strip, string): 4988044638020
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): DYMV-999A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): DYMV-999B ∷
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped): DYMV-999C 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped): DYMV-999D 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, stamped): DYMV-999E ∷
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, stamped): DYMV-999F ∷
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (JASRAC code LP1): R-0710746
• Other (JASRAC code LP2): R-0710747
• Other (JASRAC code LP3): R-0710748
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Other (Obi strip, price): ¥10,500
• Other (Obi strip, price): ¥10,000

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
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Ora)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Yel)	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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