NEWS

August 7, 2007
REVELATION NEW RELEASE
「訪れぬ沈黙(Never Comes Silence)」以来15年ぶりとなる新作をレコーディング中。 2008年2月/3月のリリースを予定しています。ギタートーン、楽曲の雰囲気ともに、「訪れぬ沈黙」時を意識しているらしく、スローでスピリチュアルなドゥーム・メタルになるようです。また、ディストリビューションの関係で発売が延期となっていた「失われた啓示(Unreleased Album)」「福音の書(Salvation's Answer)」ですが、11月発売が決定致しました。



May 10, 2007
REVELATION IS REBORN!
先日「訪れぬ沈黙」が再発されたREVELATIONですが、なんとJohn Brennerを加えた編成で再結成しました！Bert Hall Jr、Steve Branaganの初期メンバーに、「訪れぬ沈黙」でベースを弾いていたJosh Hartをセカンド・ギターに加えた編成となるようです。Doom Metalファンならこれに興奮せずにいられましょうか？以下、John Brennerからのアナウンスメントになります。

Friends,
The Doom or Be Doomed Festival and the Revelation re-releases by Toreno and Leaf Hound Records have changed many of the ideas we previously held about our musical past, present, and future. So we've made some decisions and have a few announcements to make.

Dennis and I have spoken extensively about this over the past few years, but I've put off making a decision until recently. Toreno and I have been talking about a possible small tour in Japan next year for Revelation to promote the three re-releases. We've also been talking about a new Revelation record on Leaf Hound, also for a release sometime in 2008.

In the past, before DoBD, I would not even have considered a reborn "original line-up" of Revelation. But I think the time and the timing is right for this now.

So Revelation is reborn. Of course, this causes problems as to the line-up. The re-releases include both Bert and Josh on bass guitar on their respective Revelation records. We've decided that Bert will play bass and Josh will play second guitar on any releases and at any shows we may play. If we tour in Japan, or anywhere else, we will play songs from the first two records and perhaps a new song or two.

What does this mean for Against Nature? Nothing changes: We three (Bert, Steve, and I) will continue to play shows and release 3-4 records a year, as we're doing now. We'll continue to release everything for free as downloads on our web site. Revelation will be a limited venture, with only occasional shows and releases, none of which will be on Bland Hand Records for now.

What will be the difference between Against Nature and the reborn Revelation? That's a difficult question to answer. Josh's second guitar in Revelation will change the sound and provide us opportunities for live music (harmonies, double lead guitar, and such) that we never had in the past and don't have with Against Nature at gigs. Against Nature will continue to play down-tuned, with a simpler drum set-up, and explore the full range of sounds and keys available to us (as we do now). Revelation will tune to Eb, as on the Never Comes Silence record, and sound like Revelation. I will also probably aim for the guitar sound I used to use in Revelation. The sound of each band will differ in at least these three respects. How the songs themselves will differ between the two bands, I don't know right now. I've already begun to write for the new Revelation record, and to me the songs don't sound like Against Nature; they sound like Revelation.

All of this may appear confusing. But we refuse to follow "rules," and we do what we think is best for us as friends and musicians. All four of us are incredibly excited about the future and to play and record under the name Revelation once again.

Finally, none of this news means that the Dennis/Steve/Jim line-up never existed or that we are ignoring it. The re-vamped Revelation will not play songs from the ...Yet So Far period of the band because those are Dennis's songs and not mine.

I have only praise for Dennis, Steve, and Jim. Steve, in particular, deserves credit for holding Revelation together for so long and never losing faith in the band. ...Yet So Far is still one of my favorite doom metal releases, and all of the music Dennis, Steve, and Jim wrote together is beautiful and inspiring. They were responsible for renewing interest in the original Revelation, for making new contacts all over the world, and for bringing Revelation's music to a wider audience. Nothing can diminish their accomplishment. I give my heartfelt thanks to each of them for making great new music and for keeping the old music alive.

A few years ago, Revelation was to have comprised Dennis, me, Steve, and Jim, but there were too many barriers in the way. The ...Yet So Far version of Revelation declined due to musical circumstances, due to the physical distance between the members, due to any number of conditions. The band was doomed endlessly to wallow...or could continue in a new (old) form.

The tour and new record plans with Leaf Hound are tentative, now discussed only as possiblities. We still have many details to work out, and Leaf Hound has a busy year and schedule ahead. But both Toreno and we want to make this happen. We'll work as hard as we can to make it happen, for everyone who has enjoyed the music of Revelation as much as for us. In a very real way, DoBD made this happen. You made it happen.

Cheers,
John



April 28 , 2007
Doom or Be Doomed Festival!
先日参加して来たアメリカのドゥームメタル・フェスティバル、"Doom or Be Doomed Festival"のレポートをブログに載せました。Blood Farmers、Revelation、Ogre、Iron Manといろいろ出た凄いフェスなんですよー。

Stoned Out Of My Mind



March 22 , 2007
Leaf Hound Records Re-Release REVELATION 'Never Comes Silence'
2007年4月27日に、2ndアルバム"訪れぬ沈黙 (CD)"が発売となります。なお、予約はまだ受け付けておりません。後日告知いたしますので、今暫くお待ちください。

また、『Leaf Hound Records』からは、『Rise Above Records』から発売された1stアルバム「SALVATION'S ANSWER」、そして1stアルバム以前に作られながらもお蔵入りとなった幻の「UNRELEASED ALBUM」も発売となります。「SALVATION'S ANSWER」はボーナストラックを追加してCDでのリリース、「UNRELEASED ALBUM」はアナログでのリリースとなります。ともに5月30日発売。