The Prophecy (band)
| The Prophecy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Halifax, England |
| Genres |
Death/doom Progressive metal |
| Years active | 2001 - Present |
| Labels | Aural - Code 666 |
| Associated acts | Tefra My Dying Bride |
| Website | http://www.the-prophecy.net |
| Members | Matt Lawson Greg O'Shea John Bennett Gavin Parkinson Katie Colbrook |
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.
The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub in Bradford. The band immediately went on to record their first demo CD, Her Embrace, My Ruin which although never released spurred the band on to get serious.
The band then spent six months ensconced in their rehearsal room writing and developing ideas before returning to the studio to record the To End All Hope demo. This demo soon began to grab peoples' attention and it wasn't long before The Prophecy were approached by the organisers of the Doomination tour with Morgion and Mourning Beloveth.
Now with a full European tour booked for them, The Prophecy needed an album and so they went back into the studio in the autumn of 2002 to record their debut album Ashes.
The Doomination tour took place in February 2003 starting in Ireland and passing through England, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland and Belgium, breathing new life into a stale doom metal scene. Along with Morgion, Mourning Beloveth and The Prophecy, a pantheon of bands played support slots on the Doomination metal tour, such as Autumnal, Pantheist, Desire, Process of Guilt, Karseron, Despond and Ataraxie .
The tour created a real buzz in the scene and it wasn't long after its completion that The Prophecy's debut album Ashes was picked up by Blackdoom Records, founded by members of My Dying Bride, Hamish Glencross and Andrew Craighan.
In August 2003, The Prophecy went on to tour the USA for a full month with Mourning Beloveth and Orodruin. Unfortunately, the headliners Morgion had to pull out of the tour. With 18 shows across 13 states the band clocked up 13000 miles on their tour bus and crossed the continent twice. The tour ended with an appearance at the renowned SHoD fest in Portland, Oregon.
The band were then featured in Terrorizer magazine, with a track from their album The Killing Fields being included on the cover of the issue. The band made an appearance in Metalhammer Italy before embarking on a further European tour, this time supporting My Dying Bride.
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