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  • MASS BURIAL

    Thank you PENANCE for your valued friendship!

    We appreciate your support.





    MASS BURIAL

    debut full length studio album

    ETERNAL WAR

    COMING SOON!


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    WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MASSBURIALTHEBAND

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    STAY TUNED!!!




    2 years ago
  • HELL'S PLEASURE METALFE…

    thanks for the add!!!

    2 years ago
  • JunkHead

    Saludos Infernales!!
    Have a Evil weekend
    Cheers from Chile

    Horns up!!


    U.C.

    2 years ago
  • Count Beetle





    You would not know of our curse; of our longstory never told...

    2 years ago
  • METALHERC

    THANKS A LOT FOR THE ADD AND FRIENDSHIP!HAILS FROM GREECE.METALHERC.

    3 years ago
  • pergot

    Several steps a day make you closer and closer to your aim. The winners are not the strongest. The winners are those who passed all the long way, no matter how.

    Thanks for the Add and Support!

    3 years ago
  • Amarna Sky

    Thanks for the add!
    Greetings from Brazil

    Deni Deathnoise
    Amarna Sky
    Spiritual Occult Doom

    3 years ago
  • Artūrs Gills

    Last Words (inspired by the letters and last words of Samuel Rutherford,)

    ....I have borne scorn and hatred,
    I have borne wrong and shame,
    Earth's proud ones have reproach'd me,
    For Christ's thrice blessed name:—
    Where God His seal set fairest
    They've stamp'd their foulest brand;
    But judgment shines like noonday
    In Immanuel's land.
    They've summoned me before them,
    But there I may not come,—
    My Lord says, "Come up hither,"
    My Lord says, "Welcome Home!"
    My kingly King, at His white throne,
    My presence doth command,
    Where glory—glory dwelleth
    In Immanuel's land.
    --
    Letter 86 and Deathbed Sayings
    --
    http://www.puritansermons.com/poetry/ruth18.htm

    [Samuel Rutherford (1600? – 1661) - Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author. ]

    3 years ago
  • Mark Slater

    Chers Guys :-)

    3 years ago
  • Six Thousand Miles

    We used to be called "Mumrik" that was looking for a singer and now we finally found a singer and the band name became STM since we are working together at a distance of 6000miles from Leeds, UK to Kyoto, Japan.
    We have uploaded 3 songs now. Check out how it works.

    3 years ago
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General Info

  • Genre: Metal

    Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

    Profile Views: 49728

    Last Login: 9/12/2011

    Member Since 4/14/2007

    Record Label Rise Above, Century Media, Martyr, PsycheDOOMelic

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .............."I reach for you, but you're illusion....".. .. PENANCE began in 1989 with the members of Pittsburgh area band DREAM DEATH moving more solely in a classic Doom direction. Drummer Mike Smail, guitarist Terry Weston, and bassist Rich Freund (who had replaced original bass player Ted Williams in Dream Death, following Williams' departure to another local band, EVICTION) recorded the "LIVING TRUTH" demo, with Brian (Lawrence) Goodbread originally a guest member. One of these demo tracks, "Contemplation", was on the RISE ABOVE RECORDS compilation: "DARK PASSAGES", and Mike Smail would later record with Rise Above owner and ex-NAPALM DEATH vocalist Lee Dorrian, on CATHEDRAL's debut album "FOREST OF EQUILIBRIUM"... .. With Brian Goodbread (himself a founding member of Dream Death) handling vocals and rhythm guitar, PENANCE recorded and released "THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED" on Rise Above Records in 1992, and would go on and tour Europe in support of the album the following year, alongside fellow doom titans SLEEP and CATHEDRAL. Goodbread left the band before the tour, and Lee Smith became the group's singer, with Weston covering all guitar duties. .. .. After returning to the states, Penance were free to sign with another label and would do so with CENTURY MEDIA, who had expressed interest in the group before Penance released "The Road Less Travelled", with Rise Above. New members Lee Smith and Frank Miller were on board following the departures of Goodbread and later Freund, and this line-up recorded 1994's "PARALLEL CORNERS". With better production and a broader release, the album helped the band to gain more fans worldwide. "Parallel Corners" was later hailed by Martin Popoff in "The Guide to Heavy Metal" as one of the top five "post-Sabbath" albums ever released... .. Sometime after Miller left the group, and Lee Smith ran into visa issues, subsequently being shipped back to England, Weston and Smail would eventually begin working with vocalist Brian "Butch" Balich. In 1998 the band recorded and released the "BRIDGES TO BURN" demo, with a little help from Brian Goodbread who played bass on the recording. The demo let fans and record labels know Penance was still active and working on new material. With new bassist Ron Leard on board, the band would release their next full length album, 1999's "PROVING GROUND", themselves. This same line-up would also record the "TURN FOR THE WORSE" demo in 2000, which featured songs later released on "ALPHA AND OMEGA". "PROVING GROUND" got good reviews and the band's eventual new label, MARTYR MUSIC, would remix, remaster and re-release the album in 2001. .. .. 2001 would also see a new Penance offering released by Martyr Music, with a new line-up as well. Ex-NOVEMBERS DOOM and MYTHIC bassist Mary Bielich, and guitarist Matt Tuite, formerly of WICKER MAN and MUSTACHE, joined Smail, Weston, and Balich for "ALPHA AND OMEGA". The arrival of the two new members brought in fresh viewpoints and influences to the band, and a bit of a positive shift in mood can be heard on the album... .. 2003 saw the release of "SPIRITUALNATURAL", again with Martyr Music. Founding member Terry Weston would leave at some point during the recording of the album, but co-wrote and played on a few of the songs heard here, while Matt Tuite contributed a good portion of the music to this very vital final album. HUMBUCKER guitarist Dave Roman was recruited to finish the recording and help with some songwriting as well. This line-up would see Penance's return to Europe that same year. Penance would later disband, with it's members heading in different directions. In 2004 drummer Mike Smail recorded albums with INTERNAL VOID, the legendary PENTAGRAM, and now operates his own drum shop in Kittanning, PA. Butch Balich fronts the metal band ARGUS in the Pittsburgh area, while Mary Bielich and Matt Tuite joined BEHIND ENEMY LINES, a powerhouse of a hardcore punk band, also based in Pittsburgh. Matt Tuite has since played with THE EVIL MACHINE as well... .. In April of 2007 PENANCE played the DOOM OR BE DOOMED festival in Baltimore, Maryland, with Smail, Weston, and Balich being joined by Dave Roman on bass... .. ......

  • Members

    1992- THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED (Rise Above).. .. .. Brian Lawrence (Guitar, Vocals).. Terry Weston (Guitar).. Rich Freund (Bass).. Mike Smail (Drums).. .. .. 1994- PARALLEL CORNERS (Century Media).. .. .. Lee Smith (Vocals).. Terry Weston (Guitar).. Frank Miller (Bass).. Mike Smail (Drums).. .. .. 1999- PROVING GROUND (Independent).. .. .. Brian Balich (Vocals).. Terry Weston (Guitar).. Ron Leard (Bass).. Mike Smail (Drums).. .. .. 2001- ALPHA AND OMEGA (Martyr Music).. .. .. Brian Balich (Vocals).. Terry Weston (Guitar).. Matt Tuite (Guitar).. Mary Bielich (Bass).. Mike Smail (Drums).. .. .. 2003- SPIRITUALNATURAL (Martyr Music).. .. .. Brian Balich (Vocals).. Terry Weston (Guitar).. Matt Tuite (Guitar).. Dave Roman (Guitar).. Mary Bielich (Bass).. Mike Smail (Drums).. ..

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