---
title: "Pagan Altar"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/pagan-altar"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1978
---

# Pagan Altar

**Pagan Altar** is a doom metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1978 to present.

Pagan Altar is an English heavy metal and doom metal band. It was formed by Terry Jones and his son Alan in 1978 in the borough of Brockley in London and was part of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Altar

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Pagan Altar |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Brockley, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1978 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alan Jones](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alan-jones) | Guitar | 1978 to present | Current |
| [Dean Alexander](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dean-alexander) | Membranophone | 2010 to present | Current |
| [Vince Hempstead](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vince-hempstead) | Guitar | 2011 to present | Current |
| [William Gallagher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/william-gallagher) | Bass guitar | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Diccon Harper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/diccon-harper) | Bass guitar | 2007 to 2010 | Former |
| [Manny Cooke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/manny-cooke) | Bass guitar | 2011 to 2012 | Former |
| [Richard Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-walker) | Guitar | 2007 to 2009 | Former |
| [Andrew Green](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andrew-green) | Membranophone | 2008 to 2009 | Former |
| [Brian Cobbold](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-cobbold) | Membranophone | 1984 to 1985 | Former |
| [Glenn Robinson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/glenn-robinson) | Bass guitar | 1978 to 1982 | Former |
| [Greg Williams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-williams) | Bass guitar | 1982 to 1982 | Former |
| [Ian Winters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ian-winters) | Membranophone | 2010 to 2010 | Former |
| [Ivor Harper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ivor-harper) | Membranophone | 1978 to 1980 | Former |
| [John Mizrahi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-mizrahi) | Membranophone | 1982 to 1983 | Former |
| [Les Moody](https://themetalnet.com/musician/les-moody) | Guitar | 1978 to 1980 | Former |
| [Luke Hunter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/luke-hunter) | Guitar | 2009 to 2011 | Former |
| [Marcus Cella](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marcus-cella) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former |
| [Mark Elliot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-elliot) | Membranophone | 1980 to 2007 | Former |
| [Matt Young](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-young) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Peter Dobbins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-dobbins) | Membranophone | 2007 to 2007 | Former |
| [Ron Neary](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-neary) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Russell McGuire](https://themetalnet.com/musician/russell-mcguire) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former |
| [Steven Toby Moore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steven-toby-moore) | Membranophone | 1980 to 1980 | Former |
| [Terry Jones](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terry-jones) | Lead vocals | 1978 to 2015 | Former |
| [Trevor Portch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/trevor-portch) | Bass guitar | 1982 to 2006 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Volume 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3d4d2e0-9a44-3c8d-833b-dc85452e6e70) | Album |
| 2004 | [Lords of Hypocrisy](https://themetalnet.com/album/5fe16783-c8c7-3742-8ee6-baccac2a266b) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Time Lord](https://themetalnet.com/album/0448c236-8b53-4029-b4a1-54eccf3f366c) | EP |
| 2006 | [Mythical & Magical](https://themetalnet.com/album/02b12384-36a4-30c3-90d9-353220eff2e7) | Album |
| 2017 | [The Room of Shadows](https://themetalnet.com/album/66ca2e64-33fd-4d79-aeb6-1c4bd8c6e87a) | Album |
| 2025 | [Never Quite Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b85b0ed-20af-42f5-9bd9-afbc42a10d18) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Pagan_Altar/1139
- bandcamp: https://paganaltarofficial.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7guUH9AltTVdv1HniR7d9O
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/470782
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050686500450
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/474491063

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/pagan-altar](https://themetalnet.com/band/pagan-altar). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt