Revelation is an American
doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
band from
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...
.
Biography
Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on
Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records is a London-based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian (of the band Cathedral and formerly of Napalm Death).
Founding
Lee Dorrian started Rise Above Records in 1988 without the intention of the label being an ong ...
compilation ''Dark Passages''. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with
Hellhound Records
Hellhound Records was a German record label during the late 1980s and 1990s, self-described as "the heaviest label on earth". They became known for putting out doom metal, with artists such as Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. In the early 1990s Hel ...
. They put out two albums with Hellhound before breaking up. In 2003 Miskatonic Records released ''Frozen Masque'', which featured two demos from 1996 as well as live material. The band has played numerous shows since 2003. Some members of the band formed
Against Nature Against Nature may refer to:
* ''Against Nature'' (album) (1989), a rock album by The Fatima Mansions
* ''Against Nature'', a 2015 album by Marc Almond
Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond, (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer. Almond firs ...
in 2004.
In 2007,
Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 1970s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as ...
re-released ''Never Comes Silence'' and announced plans to reissue both ''Salvation's Answer'' and an unreleased album. Also in 2007, past line-ups performed at
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
's Doom or Be Doomed festival. Several weeks after the Doom or be Doomed Festival Revelation reformed with a "new' line up including John Brenner on guitars and vocals, Josh Hart on guitars, Bert Hall, Jr on bass guitar, and Steve Branagan on Drums. In addition, Brenner, Hall and Branagan will continue to release music and tour as Against Nature.
Against Nature site
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In 2008, Revelation released their fourth album, ''Release''.
Discography
Albums
*''Salvation's Answer'' (Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records is a London-based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian (of the band Cathedral and formerly of Napalm Death).
Founding
Lee Dorrian started Rise Above Records in 1988 without the intention of the label being an ong ...
1991)
*''Never Comes Silence'' (Hellhound Records
Hellhound Records was a German record label during the late 1980s and 1990s, self-described as "the heaviest label on earth". They became known for putting out doom metal, with artists such as Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. In the early 1990s Hel ...
1992)
*''...Yet So Far'' (Hellhound Records
Hellhound Records was a German record label during the late 1980s and 1990s, self-described as "the heaviest label on earth". They became known for putting out doom metal, with artists such as Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. In the early 1990s Hel ...
1995)
*''Frozen Masque'' (Miskatonic Records 2003)
*''Unreleased Album'' (Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 1970s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as ...
2008; recorded in 1988)
*''Release'' (Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 1970s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as ...
2008)
*''For the Sake of No One'' (Shadow Kingdom Records 2009)
*''Inner Harbor'' (Shadow Kingdom Records 2013)
Reissue
*''Never Comes Silence'' (Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 1970s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as ...
2007)
*''Salvation's Answer'' (Leaf Hound Records
Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese record label specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/doom metal. The label takes its name from the 1970s hard rock band Leaf Hound. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as ...
2007)
*''Revelation'' (reissue of 'Unreleased' The Church Within Records 2009; recorded in 1988)
References
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American doom metal musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from Maryland
American stoner rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 1986
Musical quartets
Musical groups disestablished in 1996
Musical groups reestablished in 2003
1986 establishments in Maryland
Hellhound Records artists