Damnation A.D. is an American band from

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The group released several albums in the 1990s before disbanding. They reformed in 2007.

History

Damnation A.D. formed under the name "Damnation" in 1992 by two veterans of the D.C.

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scene, songwriter/guitarist Ken Olden and vocalist Mike McTernan (who is the brother of producer

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). After the band Worlds Collide broke up, featuring Ken Olden on guitar and Hillel Halloway on bass, Damnation began as a studio project; on their early single releases, Olden plays drums in addition to guitar. Signing with

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, the group added several new members and changed their name to Damnation A.D. in order to avoid confusion with punk group Damnation. Damnation A.D.at Allmusic.com After releasing a split 7-inch single with Walleye, they released their debut full-length in 1995. An EP followed in 1996 as did tours with

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and

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. In 1998, the group left Jade Tree for

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and released their second album, ''Kingdom of Lost Souls'', in 1998. The group split up shortly after, with Olden moving into recording and also working with Ray Cappo in

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. Mike McTernan moved to

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and sang with When Tigers Fight until 2007, when he and Olden decided to begin recording again. The duo, with the help of Give Up the Ghost, Darkest Hour, Earth Crisis, and

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, recorded a third album for

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entitled ''In This Life or the Next''. In 2017, the band released a cover album of ''

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'', originally recorded by The Cure.

Members

Current *Mike McTernan – vocals *Ken Olden – guitar *Hillel Halloway – guitar (later of

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) *Alex Merchlinsky – bass *

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– drums Former *Colin Kercz – drums (of Most Precious Blood) *Brian "Smitty" Smith – drums *Dave Ward – drums *Dave Bryson – drums *Nick Rotundo – drums *Daniel Fleming – guitar *Brian Kerley – guitar *David Johnson – vocals

Discography

*''No More Dreams of Happy Endings'' (

, 1995) *''Misericordia'' EP (Jade Tree, 1996) *''Kingdom of Lost Souls'' (

, 1998) *''In This Life or the Next'' (

, 2007) *''Pornography'' (Organized Crime Records, 2017) Music videos * "Knot" (2007)

References

External links

''Misericordia'' review
at Allmusic.com
''In This Life or the Next'' review
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