Revenge is a Canadian

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band formed in 2000 by James Read following the collapse of his previous outfit Conqueror. Revenge's chaotic black metal sound represents a direct continuation of Read's previous band's direction. Although sometimes referred to as war metal the band has never referred to themselves as war metal and has always called themselves black metal, chaotic black metal or black death metal. They have released six full-length albums to date. The band's lyrics explore among other things various militant themes of anti religion, anti humanity, self ascension and the collapse and rebuilding of mankind.

Biography

Following the demise of Canadian

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band Conqueror, James Read formed Revenge in 2000 in

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, with the help of fellow scene veterans Ryan Förster (of Conqueror,

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/ref> Utilising the session musicians Attacker and Dehumanizer, the band recorded the ''Attack.Blood.Revenge'' 10-inch EP. The EP, which featured a cover of Bathory's "War", was released through Dark Horizon Records in 2001. The same year, Read joined French band

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for European touring, whilst also contributing session drums for fellow Canadians

. In June 2002, Revenge was joined by Pete Helmkamp, of

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notoriety, on bass and backing vocals. The band signed to the French label

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, who released Revenge's first full-length album, ''Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist'', in 2003. Revenge also contributed the track "Deathless Will" to a split 7-inch single with Arkhon Infaustus, also released through Osmose. Two further albums emerged through Osmose, in 2004 and 2008 respectively, in much the same vein as previous Revenge and Conqueror releases. In 2011 Helmkamp left the band and was replaced with session member Haasiophis (Timothy Grieco, who also plays in "Antediluvian" and "Black Death Cult"). In January, 2015, Revenge played together with

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as part of the "Black Metal Warfare" tour in the United States."Watain, Mayhem & Revenge North American Tour Officially Announced (NYC Beware)

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Line-up

Current members

* James Read (drums, studio vocals 2000–present) * Vermin (studio guitars and bass, live vocals 2002–present) * Haasiophis (live vocals and bass 2011–present)

Former members

* Pete Helmkamp (bass, live vocals 2002-2011) * Attacker (session bass 2001-2002) * Dehumanizer (session guitar 2001-2002) R. Förster (Conqueror) is credited as a songwriter on a few Revenge songs that were created from unused Conqueror material, but he was never a member of Revenge nor played in any records.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist'' (Osmose, 2003) * ''Victory.Intolerance.Mastery'' (Osmose, 2004) * ''Infiltration.Downfall.Death'' (Osmose, 2008) * ''Scum.Collapse.Eradication'' (Nuclear War Now!, OSMOSE 2012) * ''Behold.Total.Rejection'' (Season of Mist, 2015) * ''Strike.Smother.Dehumanize'' (Season of Mist, 2020)

EPs

* ''Attack.Blood.Revenge'' (Dark Horizon, 2001) * ''Superion.Command.Destroy'' (War Hammer, 2002) * Split 7-inch with

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, 2003) * ''Retaliation.Doom.Eradication'' (Nuclear War Now!, 2012) * Split 7-inch with Black Witchery (Nuclear War Now!, 2015) * ''Deceiver.Diseased.Miasmic'' (Season of Mist, 2018)

References

External links

Official Revenge Myspace

Revenge biography @ Rockdetector

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