Above All

This article is about the British band. For other uses, see Above All (disambiguation).

Above All is a British heavy metal band. They released their debut album Domain in 1996 on the Roadrunner Records label which was produced by Alex Newport (Fudge Tunnel, Nailbomb). Their lyrics were highly politically motivated and protested against right wing politics and advocated Straight Edge .

TV appearances

They made their debut TV appearance on MTV's Headbangers Ball, where they played the song "Prison". The program included an interview of the band where they were asked if they viewed themselves as a British hardcore band, to which they replied that they did not consider.

Line Up

After the release of "Domain" Bassist Hallam Foster left the group to be replaced by Daniel P Carter who had previously worked with the band on illustrations for the album. Subsequently a second guitar was added as the bands sound progressed and the role was filled initially by Robert Coleman of the band Understand and then later by Daniel Stewart who had previously played in Beacon with Carter.

Albums

Domain
Studio album by Above All
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	39.43
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Alex Newport

Domain (1996)

Domain is the band's debut album released in 1996. At the time, it was described as the closest thing to British hardcore on MTV's Headbangers Ball.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Unborn Kingdom" – 4:27
2. "Allies" - 5:10
3. "Prison" - 3:39
4. "Threshold" - 4:46
5. "Fates Messenger" - 4:08
6. "Shadowland" - 4:43
7. "Blood of Ages" - 5:02
8. "Forebearer" - 2:55
9. "Empire" - 6:13

Line up

• Tony Maddocks – vocals
• Ben Doyle – Guitar
• Daniel P Carter – Bass
• Mark Harpley – Drums

Other Members

• Hallam Foster – Bass
• Robert Coleman – Guitar
• Daniel Stewart – Guitar