Persecution

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:

	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