Revelation
Revelation performing in 2009
Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Doom metal, progressive metal
Years active	1986–1996 2003–present
Labels	Hellhound, Rise Above, Miskatonic, Leaf Hound
Members	John Brenner Steve Branagan Bert Hall Josh Hart
Past members	Dennis Cornelius Jim Hunter
Website	revelation-usa.net

Revelation is an American doom metal band from Maryland.

Biography

Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2008, Revelation released their fourth album, Release.

Discography

Albums

• Salvation's Answer (Rise Above Records 1991)
• Never Comes Silence (Hellhound Records 1992)
• ...Yet So Far (Hellhound Records 1995)
• Frozen Masque (Miskatonic Records 2003)
• Unreleased Album (Leaf Hound Records 2008; recorded in 1988)
• Release (Leaf Hound Records 2008)
• For the Sake of No One (Shadow Kingdom Records 2009)
• Inner Harbor (Shadow Kingdom Records 2013)

Reissue

• Never Comes Silence (Leaf Hound Records 2007)
• Salvation's Answer (Leaf Hound Records 2007)
• Revelation (reissue of 'Unreleased' The Church Within Records 2009; recorded in 1988)