Altar of Oblivion is an epic doom / heavy metal band from Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark highly in the vein of the 80's style. They have released one demo, called The Shadow Era in 2007 and a full-length album entitled Sinews of Anguish in 2009, released by Shadow Kingdom Records. The lyrical theme of this album is based around a German soldier fighting on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. In 2012 they released a EP titled Salvation. The long awaited second full length Grand Gesture of Defiance was released on September, 11 2012.