"Prior to the release of Iris, prairie doom metal band Altars of Grief had already emerged on the Western Canadian doom metal scene with the release of their debut album This Shameful Burden. Originally self-released by the band, This Shameful Burden has been out of print for years, and alas it is finally time for this piece of Altars of Grief’s history to be made available once again. This edition has been updated for a 6 panel digipack with an entirely different layout and design featuring artwork and photography from Necrographix, Wa’guna Wirya’wan, and Josh Langham to go alongside Sam Nelson’s original cover art. Bonus tracks from the “Of Ash and Dying Light” split, previously only available on vinyl, is also included on this release. Recorded by Justin Bender at Blue Door Recording in Regina, SK in April and November 2014."
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