Persecution

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Band Members

  • Final Line-Up
    • Jody Bartolo (vocals)
    • Adam Gillis (guitar, bass)
    • Rod Hunt (vocals)
    • Pete Kotevski (drums)
    • Dave Neil (guitar, keys)
  • Former Members
    • Nick Hunt (drums)
    • Scott Mullins (drums)

Formed

Sydney, NSW, 1991

Band Information

Sydney's Persecution was a band whose allegiances seemed to shift with every different song they played. Their stance and attitude was one of a hardcore punk band, but musically Persecution embraced the stylistics of extreme metal. Originally formed by Hunt in 1991 as a death metal band, Persecution's sound developed after Bartolo and Neil joined in 1994 to incorporate hardcore elements with death, grind and doom, creating a confronting, violent and unique style. The band existed concurrently with the Unclean, a brutal and uncompromising hardcore unit that also featured Bartolo, Neil and Gillis.

Hunt later formed the hardcore band Murder with Brett Curotta of Massappeal and is also a writer and photographer for Sydney's Drum Media. Since 2007, he has fronted the sludge band Summonus.

Discography

Album:

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1996 Thick Face Black Heart Underclass/Warhead

Compilation tracks:

Year Track Title Album Title Label
1992 "Encapsulated" Come to Daddy Thrust
1993 "Wargod" Redrum Roadrunner
1995 "Besieged" Warhead Vol. 1 Warhead
1995 "Indignant", "Psycho Cunt" Worst Case Scenario Underclass