Concerning the vocals on the ALTAR OF PLAGUES song “When The Sun Drowns In The Ocean” form their new album Mammal, here is an explanation as to where they derive from for those who have heard the track and are curious as to the origin of the vocals:

Taken from the band’s website:

“The audio is that of an old Irish funerary custom known as “keening” (from the Gaelic “caoineadh” – “to cry”). This was a vocal lament normally sang over the corpse of the deceased by an elderly women in improvised or pre-composed meter. The woman’s hair would be…