Altar (Romanian band)

Altar
Origin	Cluj Napoca, Romania
Genres	death metal (early) thrash metal, heavy metal, Hardcore punk
Years active	1991 - present
Members	Andy Ghost - vocal / Teo Peter - bass guitar, vocal Damian - guitar / Allen - drums

Altar is a romanian metal band from Cluj Napoca, that formed in 1991. After a couple of local shows, the band had their first national concert at the '91 Samrock Festival, where they won the prize for the most popular band. After the performance at the Timișoara '92 Studfest, Altar was considered the revelation of the festival. In 1995, the band released the Respect album and participated in the SkipRock '95 festival, winning the "Best Band" and "Best Rock Album" nominations of the year in Romania. They enjoyed enormous success afterwards, releasing six albums and becoming one of the most important rock metal bands in Romania.

Band members

• Andy Ghost – lead vocals
• Teo Peter / Sebastian Damian(Garnoo) – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Damian – guitar
• Toni Dijmărescu – guitar
• Eugen Tăbăcaru (Jenci) – drums

Discography

• 1993: The Last Warning
• 1995: Respect
• 1998: Born Again
• 2006: Atitudine
• 2011: Mantra
• 2022: Rapsodia Românească

External links

• Altar Facebook Page
• Interview With D-Man @ Iced-Earth.Net