| Against Nature | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Genres | Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, Traditional Doom, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock |
| Years active | 2004 - 2013 |
| Labels | Church Within Records, Bland Hand |
| Associated acts | Revelation, Mangog, Beelzefuzz, Chowder |
Against Nature was a doom/progressive metal band based out of Baltimore, Maryland. They would be founded in 2004 as a side project to Revelation, their name derived from the Revelation song from the album Never Comes Silence. The band's genre often differs from album to album, ranging from doom metal to hard rock, blues rock, and progressive rock. Though occasionally performing live, Against Nature leaned more into being a studio project releasing seventeen albums in a ten-year span.
Biography via Last.fm[]
Twenty-three years into their music careers, the three members of Against Nature show no signs of slowing down. Once known as Hellhound Records and Rise Above Records recording artists Revelation in the 80s-90s, Against Nature has released ten full-length recordings in the past four years on their own Bland Hand Records and has appeared on several compilations.
In July 2004, returning after a 13 year absence, the Salvation's Answer-era re-formed as Against Nature and began writing and rehearsing new music. The fun quickly turned into a serious artistic commitment, and the band recorded two discs' worth of music, "Appease" and "Panoply," at one studio session in May 2005. On a creative drive that has not subsided to this day, the band recorded their next three discs in quick succession: "Safe Dissonance," "Ghosting," and "Leer," all released in 2006.
Against Nature has played the Templars of Doom II festival in Indianapolis, the Doom Shall Rise IV festival in Germany, the Stoner Hands of Doom VII festival in Mesa, AZ, the Doomed to Fall festival in San Antonio, TX in 2006, and the Doom or Be Doomed festival (hosted and organized by John Brenner and Josh Hart) in Baltimore, MD in 2007.
And that is just what Against Nature plays: doom metal, in the tradition of such classic Maryland bands as The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Asylum, and Pentagram. Mix in a liberal helping of Black Sabbath, Trouble, 70s rock, and the progressive rock of Rush, and you'll have a good idea of Against Nature's musical vision.
Their music can be downloaded at www.againstnature.us[1]
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- Appease (2005, Bland Hand)
- Panoply (2005, Bland Hand)
- Safe Dissonance (2006, Bland Hand)
- Ghosting (2006, Bland Hand)
- Leer (2006, Bland Hand)
- The Anxiety of Influence (2007, Bland Hand)
- Unfolded (2007, Bland Hand)
- Much in Little (2008, Bland Hand)
- Natural Blue (2008, Bland Hand)
- Accumulus (2008, Bland Hand)
- Action at a Distance (2009, Bland Hand)
- Drawing Arrows (2009, Bland Hand)
- Chasing Eagles (2010, Bland Hand)
- Cross Street (2010, Bland Hand)
- Stone over Stone (2011, Bland Hand)
- Ground Down (2011, Bland Hand)
- Fallen Rock (2012, Bland Hand)
Other Releases[]
- Pluperfect (7" Single) (2006, Church Within Records)
- Descend (EP) (2008, Bland Hand)
- First Rain (EP) (2009, Bland Hand)
Members[]
- John Brenner - Guitar, Vocals
- Bert Hall, Jr. - Bass
- Steve Branagan - Drums