Rage Of A Prophet / The Battle / Black Hill

Two awesome vegan straight edge bands, that both did their only release in 2007

At first I thought about adding them to the Absence/Destroy Babylon post,

as it are the same people like in Destroy Babylon, but than I thought that it'd go to far...

Anyway, Rage Of A Prophet is pure 90's Style Metalcore (with a poor recording).

Really nice name, heh? So you should know what to expect from a band that got their name

from a Vegan Reich song... hardline (or at least militant xvx pro-life metal)!

As I already said, they were part of the GRK Crew and shared members with bands like

Destroy Babylon, End Of Suffering, Timor, The Battle, Black Hill, etc.

I guess they were a pretty short-lived project... but if anyone has any more information,

feel free to share them with me!

Rage Of A Prophet - Vegan SXE Demo (2007)

Rage Of A Prophet - Brotherhood (Unreleased song from the upcoming EP
called "On The Frontline", which but never got released or even completely recorded - 2007)

The Battle was a one man project (like Statement, you know? :P )

from the singer of Rage Of A Prophet, who also played bass in Destroy Babylon

and drums in Black Hill (tell me if you know something about them - couldnt find anything...)

More (90's) Hardcore than Metalcore... and heavily Krishna influenced!

There is a Green Rage coversong on it - to give you an Idea... chugga-chugga!

The Battle - All Shall Perish (2007)


edit:
Just had a talk with Lars - that "The Battle" guy who also was in ROAP and Black Hill.
And he gave me another ROAP Song - Brotherhood and the two Black Hill demo's!
Unfortunately he couldnt provide any more information or even artwork's for them...
I guess they have been pressed on tape and had any kind of artwork, havent they? :P

Anyway, here is at least what they've released - Metallic Straight Edge Hardcore.

Black Hill - 4 Song Demo (2007)

Black Hill - 3 Song Demo (2008)

Absence / Destroy Babylon

Metallic 90's Mosh Hardcore (Chugga-Chugga) from Italy.

They were founded in '94 and after some shows they also recorded a demo, entitled

"The Epilogue Of Our Pain" (which unfortunately seems to be impossible to find), around '95 (?).

After this they went on a short hiatus, because Fabio, their singer went to the USA,

getting in touch with lots of Hardline people and movements (Vanguard, etc.)

But after he returned, '96 (?), he picke up things with absence again - more radical than before,

wrote a Hardline Zine called  "War Bulletin" (anyone has a copy of this? i'd really like to see!)

and recorded their first 7" - "From The Bloodshed" with which they also toured the UK.

Oh, and their Guitarist Stefano started Cycle Records, where he would later release
several Records with his other band One Fine Day as well!

In '98 they released their first full length - "Shall The Sentence Be Death"

on the UK based label Screams Of Salvation (seams like they've made some connections).

Still 90's Style Chugga-Chugga Metal Hardcore like Green Rage or (early) Earth Crisis.

Lyricwise you can really see their Hardline ideals (Pro-Life and stuff like that).

Their second full length - "I'll Cast The First Stone" - released on Catalyst Records in '99,

is way more tactical and melodical - I like this one the most, cause you can actually call it Metalcore!
Also has some more quiet parts and some of these florida metal parts, like Shai Hulud, you know?

So, I guess I just want to say that this is really a good album and anything but boring!

But decide for yourself, check them out - every release is worth a listen!

Anyway, after they played their last show on Ieper Fest 2002, they went on some kind

of hiatus, just to return in 2006 - still standing strong, still the same beliefs!

But as they noticed that their sound has changed, they also changed their name and so
they released a killer 90's Metalcore album (with some Newschool Hardcore influence of course),

under the name "Destroy Babylon - By The Knife" in 2007.

But as far as I know they have broken up as well, at least there is no sign of life since 2010...

For more information on them check out this cool Interview with Fabio, on Sparks Of Dissent!

Absence - From The Bloodshed (1997)

Absence - Shall The Sentence Be Death (1998)

Absence - I'll Cast The First Stone (1999)

Destroy Babylon - By The Knife (2007)

Destroy Babylon - Vegan Straight Edge Saved My Life (Online Only Song)

edit: already got their demo! :-)

Absence - The Epilog Of Our Pain (1996)