Altona was found on 1996 in stanbul. .First years, Altona composed thrash & classical heavy metal songs and took place in many local organizations. At concerts, band created a respectable interest with its own compositions and also with some cover songs.First EP with 4 songs Alarm of The End has been recorded on 1999. This EP of Altona who had good amount of fan group in underground heavy metal market of Turket, was seriously appreciated by SEBEK one of the ex heavy metal fan magazine which was published weekly for 5 years . At the year 2000, with some line up changes, bands musical orientation turned to progressive heavy metal, Band took place in International Rock Station Festival, one of the important Heavy Metal organisation of Turkey, where the DESTRUCTION, the thrash legend staged. At the same year, band attemped to Turkish National Television as a guest of a heavy metal TV programme. At Uni Rock Open Air Rock Festival, Altona took place in stage with Testament ,Opeth and Dark Tranquality .Altona has finalized its first album records on 2007. On the records, all vocals have been performed by Vahdang Makaletia, who is one of the important heavy metal vocals in Russia and with his band, he has joined several concerts with RAINBOW and Ronnie James Dio, at 1980s. At 2008, Altonas first production was published by ATLANTIS MUSIC, one of the famous heavy metal label in Turkey . This production, has 7 songs with melancholic themes and is a combination of Turkish & Eastern melodies with progressive heavy metal.
