History Music / Revocation

Formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 2006 from the ashes of Cryptic Warning, the initial lineup consisted of David Davidson (guitars, vocals), Anthony Buda (bass, vocals), and Phil Dubois-Coyne (drums), the group released a three-song demo that same year and quickly made a name for themselves in the Boston area, being a local favorite at bars and basement booze-ups alike. They later went on to self-release ''Empire of the Obscene'', their first full-length, in 2008; it launched to very positive reviews that, along with the subsequent self-financed tour, were enough to attract the attention of Relapse, who promptly signed the band. Their drive further enhanced, they released their follow-up, ''Existence is Futile'', in 2009. Everything continued to go smoothly, and the band added Dan Gargiulo (guitars, vocals) in 2010 in order to expand their options both in the studio and live. This slightly altered lineup would then go on to release ''Chaos of Forms'' in 2011. Things kept moving forward until sometime in 2012, when Anthony quit the band to pursue a musical career of his own; replacing him was Brett Bamberger of East of the Wall fame. This new lineup quickly released ''Teratogenesis'', a free EP, in September 2012 through Scion A/V; as of the writing of this article, they just started a two-part US tour with A Life Once Lost and KEN mode for the first half, with the Faceless and The HAARP Machine taking over for the second leg. Not bad for a few boys from Boston (and Jersey, in Brett's case).

* ''Existence is Futile'' (2009)

In August 2013, the band released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album. After their contract with Relapse expired, they signed with Metal Blade Records in 2014 and released ''Deathless'', their fifth full-length, that same year. As of 2015, Phil Dubois-Coyne has announced his exit from the band, citing numerous life circumstances that led to his having to make that decision while also stressing that there is absolutely no bad blood and that they are still his best friends. As of June 26, 2015, [[Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]] is officially their new drummer, though he has unofficially held that slot since at least April.

* XMeetsY: [[Music/{{Exodus Band}} Exodus]] meets Music/{{The Faceless}} meets Music/{{Death}} meets Music/{{The Dillinger Escape Plan}}. Yes, really.
** Or alternatively, Music/DemolitionHammer meets Music/MorbidAngel and Music/{{Atheist}}, but with modern production.

** Or alternatively, Music/DemolitionHammer meets Music/MorbidAngel and Music/{{Atheist}}.

* XMeetsY: [[Music/{{Exodus Band}} Exodus]] meets Music/{{The Faceless}} meets Music/{{Death}} meets Music/{{The Dillinger Escape Plan}}. Yes, really.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/JobForACowboy Jon Rice]], [[Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]], and [[Music/TheFaceless Alex Rudinger]] have filled in for Phil on the past three respective tours, as he broke his arm and has been unable to make the shows; as of now, Ash appears to be the main fill-in until Phil either fully recovers or leaves. Additionally, [[Music/{{Aborted}} Sven de Caluwe]] joined them onstage as a guest vocalist for "Madness Opus" during a European tour with Cannibal Corpse and Aeon.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Phil had a powerful, energetic playing style that is coupled with his infamous offstage antics and bawdy sense of humor.

* PoliceBrutality: The reason why Phil hasn't played a show with the band in over six months. While being arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, the arresting officer apparently bent his arm in a way that caused multiple fractures and, for lack of a better term, completely fucked it up. While it wasn't the sole reason for his departure, it ''definitely'' didn't help.

In August 2013, the band released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album. After their contract with Relapse expired, they signed with Metal Blade Records in 2014 and released ''Deathless'', their fifth full-length, that same year. As of 2015, Phil Dubois-Coyne has announced his exit from the band, citing numerous life circumstances that led to his having to make that decision while also stressing that there is absolutely no bad blood and that they are still his best friends. As of June 26, 2015, [[Music/3InchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]] is officially their new drummer, though he has unofficially held that slot since at least April.

* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted with Phil. Yes, some shithead cop did indeed get overzealous and badly fractured his arm while placing up under arrest, and while it did play a fairly major role in Phil's decision to step down, it was not the only reason by any means and also was not quite bad enough to prevent Phil from ever playing drums again or even just playing at his pre-injury level of skill.

In August 2013, the band released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album. After their contract with Relapse expired, they signed with Metal Blade Records in 2014 and released ''Deathless'', their fifth full-length, that same year. As of 2015, Phil Dubois-Coyne has announced his exit from the band, citing numerous life circumstances that led to his having to make that decision while also stressing that there is absolutely no bad blood and that they are still his best friends. A replacement will be announced shortly.

In August 2013, the band released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album. After their contract with Relapse expired, they signed with Metal Blade Records in 2014 and released ''Deathless'', their fifth full-length, that same year.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Phil has a powerful, energetic playing style that is coupled with his infamous offstage antics and bawdy sense of humor.

* CloudCuckooLander: Phil has a strange and frequently perverse sense of humor.

* PoliceBrutality: The reason why Phil hasn't played a show with the band in over six months. While being arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, the arresting officer apparently bent his arm in a way that caused multiple fractures and, for lack of a better term, completely fucked it up. It's bad enough that he may actually wind up not being able to return.

* PoliceBrutality: The reason why Phil hasn't played a show with the band in over six months. The Boston PD apparently bent his arm while arresting him in a way that caused multiple fractures and, for lack of a better term, completely fucked it up. It's bad enough that he may actually wind up not being able to return.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/JobForACowboy Jon Rice]], [[Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]], and [[Music/TheFaceless Alex Rudinger]] have filled in for Phil on the past three respective tours, as he broke his arm and has been unable to make the shows. Additionally, [[Music/{{Aborted}} Sven de Caluwe]] joined them onstage as a guest vocalist for "Madness Opus" during a European tour with Cannibal Corpse and Aeon.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/JobForACowboy Jon Rice]], [[Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]], and [[Music/TheFaceless Alex Rudinger]] have filled in for Phil on the past three respective tours, as he broke his arm and has been unable to make the shows.

* {{Instrumentals}}: "Alliance and Tyranny", "Stillness", "Enter the Hall", "Across Forests and Fjords", "Fractal Entity", and "Spastic".

* WriteWhatYouKnow: "A Debt Owed to the Grave" was largely inspired by the time that Dave spent working in the morgue of a hospital, as his job largely entailed moving bodies down to the basement. At face value, it's about leaving payment for Charon, but it's also just as much about his realization that he essentially was a ferryman for the dead.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 9 for the most part, soft 10 on the heavier songs. Their absolute heaviest tracks ("Empire of the Obscene", "Reprogrammed", "Teratogenesis", "Madness Opus") are easily a solid 10.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/JobForACowboy Jon Rice]], [[Music/3InchesOfBlood Ash Pearson]], and [[Music/TheFaceless Alex Rudinger]] have filled in for Phil on the past three respective tours, as he broke his arm and has been unable to make the shows.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/JobForACowboy Jon Rice]] filled in for Phil on a US tour with Crowbar after Phil broke his arm.

In August 2013, the band released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album, and have recently signed with Metal Blade and are already working on a followup, which will be called ''Deathless'' and released in fall 2014.
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* ''Deathless'' (2014) (this fall)

* SignatureSound: Heavily riff-based music with riffing that runs the gamut from crushing, mosh-friendly death metal to laid-back, jazz fusion-tinged progginess, noticeable melodic overtones, technical, melodic soloing that owes as much to fusion as it does to Shrapnel Records-style shred, and vocals that usually stick to a mid-ranged shout along with occasional gutturals or shrieks. Also expect lots of genre hopping and major tempo changes.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Teratogenesis''.