Release

		Altar
A		Etna
		Drums - Atsuo Guitar - Greg Anderson , Stephen O'Malley Guitar [Lead] - Wata Guitar, Bass - Takeshi
B1		N.L.T.
		Cymbal [Bowed], Gong - Atsuo Double Bass [Upright Bass] - Bill Herzog
B2		The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)
		Bass Guitar - Greg Anderson Drums [Traps] - Atsuo Guitar - Takeshi Guitar, Effects [Space Echo] - Wata Percussion - Adrienne Davies Piano - Stephen O'Malley Vocals - Bill Herzog , Jesse Sykes , Phil Wandscher
C1		Akuma No Kuma
		Drums [Lead] - Atsuo Drums [Snare] - Bill Herzog Synthesizer [Korg Ms20] - Stephen O'Malley Synthesizer [Kork Ms20], Effects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] - Randall Dunn Synthesizer [Moog Rogue] - Greg Anderson Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen Synthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] - Troy Swanson Synthesizer [Roland Sh101] - Mell Dettmer Synthesizer [Vocoder] - Joe Preston Trombone - Steve Moore (5)
C2		Fried Eagle Mind
		Bass Guitar - Greg Anderson Guitar [Bottle Lead] - Takeshi Guitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] - Stephen O'Malley Synthesizer [Korg Ms20], Performer [Natural Trouble] - Randall Dunn Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen Synthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] - Troy Swanson Vocals, Guitar [Space] - Wata
D1		The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)
		Bass - Greg Anderson Drums [Traps] - Atsuo Guitar - Takeshi Guitar, Effects [Space Echo] - Wata Piano - Stephen O'Malley Synthesizer [Korg Ms20] - Randall Dunn Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen Viola, Violin - Eyvind Kang
D2		Blood Swamp
		Gong - Atsuo Guitar - Greg Anderson , Kim Thayil , Stephen O'Malley Guitar, Bass - Takeshi Synthesizer [Moog Rogue] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Rex Ritter
		Altar Prelude
E1		Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas)
		Featuring - Dylan Carlson , Rex Ritter , Tos Nieuwenhuizen
F1		Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas) (Continued)
		Featuring - Dylan Carlson , Rex Ritter , Tos Nieuwenhuizen

Credits

Artwork By - Aaron Horkey , Fangsanalsatan
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Fangsanalsatan , SOMA
Engineer [Assistant] - Floyd Reitzmah
Photography [Luminesce Images] - Rose Kallal
Photography [Portraits] - W.T. Nelson
Producer - Boris (3) , Sunn O)))
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By - Mell Dettmer
Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By - Randall Dunn

Notes

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

Limited to 1000 copies only and comes on 200gr vinyl in a lavish black ultrathick box with gold and black print, spot UV varnished, giving the print an embossed look. Comes with grey transparent obi strip.

Inside the box is a screenprinted (gold on black) textile insert, a 30x30cm full colour / gold booklet, a Japanese and English language 30x30 insert in b/w from Tomoyuki Yamazaki about the project, three black vinyl records in printed padded inner sleeves.

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