Revenant was a death metal band formed in 1986 in northern New Jersey.
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Demos:
I. BEGINNINGS
REVENANT was formed in Northern New Jersey (U.S.) in the spring of 1986 by bassist John Pratscher and guitarist-vocalist Hank Veggian, the former of whom developed the band's conceptual framework. John and Henry read widely in gothic and fantastic literature as well as general fields such as history and philosophy. "REVENANT" took its inspirat...
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Revenant was a death metal band formed in 1986 in northern New Jersey.
Albums:
EPs:
Demos:
I. BEGINNINGS
REVENANT was formed in Northern New Jersey (U.S.) in the spring of 1986 by bassist John Pratscher and guitarist-vocalist Hank Veggian, the former of whom developed the band's conceptual framework. John and Henry read widely in gothic and fantastic literature as well as general fields such as history and philosophy. "REVENANT" took its inspiration primarily from the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, most importantly from the fundamental writings on the "eternal return" but also the writings on poetry and music. These conceptual threads remained constant throughout the band's development over the next nine years as REVENANT underwent several incarnations.
The original line-up of John Pratscher (bass), Hank Veggian (guitar/vocals), John McEntee (guitar) and Joe Fregenti (drums) was completed in 1987 and entered the studio to record the band's first demo cassette. The demo, entitled ...
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