Revelation (band)

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Name = Revelation


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Origin = Maryland, USA
Genre = Doom metal Stoner metal
Years_active = 1986 – 1996 2003 - present
Label = Hellhound Records Rise Above Records Miskatonic Records Leaf Hound Records
Associated_acts = Place of Skulls Unorthodox Oversoul Against Nature
URL = [http://www.revelation-usa.net revelation-usa.net]
Current_members = John Brenner Bert Hall Josh Hart Steve Branagan
Past_members = Dennis Cornelius Jim Hunter

Revelation are a doom metal band from Maryland.

Biography

Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. [ [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,32577.sm Revelation at RockDetector] ] After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation "Dark Passages". They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. 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 in 2004.

In 2007, Leaf Hound Records 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's Doom or Be Doomed festival. [ [http://www.revelation-usa.net/news.html Revelation official news] ] 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. [ [http://www.againstnature.us/News.htm Against Nature site] ]

In 2008, Leaf Hound announced that it would be releasing Revelation's fourth album, "Release".

Discography

Albums

*"Salvation's Answer" LP/CD (Rise Above Records 1991)
*"Never Comes Silence" CD (Hellhound Records 1992)
*"...Yet So Far" CD (Hellhound Records 1995)
*"Frozen Masque" CD (Miskatonic Records 2003)
*"Unreleased Album" LP (Leaf Hound Records 2008)
*"Release" CD (Leaf Hound Records 2008)

Reissue

*"Never Comes Silence" CD (Leaf Hound Records 2007)
*"Salvation's Answer" CD (Leaf Hound Records 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.revelation-usa.net Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/revelationdoom Official MySpace page]