Hour of Penance

Hour of Penance
Origin	Rome, Lazio, Italy
Genres	Technical death metal, brutal death metal, death metal
Years active	1999 (1999)–present
Labels	Prosthetic Records
Members	Paolo Pieri Giulio Moschini Marco Mastrobuono James Payne
Past members	Silvano Leone Francesco Paoli Alex Manco Mike Viti Stefano Morabito Francesco De Honestis Enrico Schettino Mauro Mercurio Simone "Arconda" Piras
Website	www.hourofpenance.net

Hour of Penance is a technical death metal band from Rome, Italy that was formed in 1999.

History

Influenced at first by a combination of black and death metal, Hour of Penance would soon move away from those styles, and – being influenced by Cannibal Corpse – opt for a more up front and pummeling style. Their first demo hit the scene in 2000, and was followed by their first album, Disturbance, in 2003. By this time they had laid the groundwork by playing the Swedish death metal festival at Gothenburg and signed with Spanish label Xtreem. A well-received effort, Disturbance was followed by the album Pageantry for Martyrs in 2005, which won the band some scene awards. Since then the band has released a further 4 albums (see discography below).

As of 2015 the band's lineup contains no original members. The last founding member was drummer Mauro Mercurio who left in 2010 after the release of Paradogma. The most senior band member is guitarist Giulio Moschini who has been with the band since 2004 and played on all albums except Disturbance and the 2000 demo.

Members

Current members

• Paolo Pieri – vocals, guitars (2010–present)
• Giulio Moschini – lead guitar (2004–present)
• Marco Mastrobuono – bass (2013–present)
• Davide "BrutalDave" Billia - Drums (2015-present)

Former members

• Mike Viti – vocals, bass (1999–2004)
• Alex Manco – vocals (2004–2006)
• Francesco Paoli – vocals (2006–2010)
• Francesco De Honestis – guitars (1999–2004)
• Enrico Schettino – guitars (1999–2006, 2009)
• Stefano Morabito – guitars (2009–2010)
• Silvano Leone – bass (2005–2012)
• Mauro Mercurio – drums (1999–2010)
• Simone "Arconda" Piras – drums (2010–2012)
• James Payne – drums (2012–2014)

Discography

Studio albums

• 2003 – Disturbance (Xtreem Music)
• 2005 – Pageantry For Martyrs (Xtreem Music)
• 2008 – The Vile Conception (Unique Leader Records)
• 2010 – Paradogma (Unique Leader Records)
• 2012 – Sedition (Prosthetic Records)
• 2014 – Regicide (Prosthetic Records)
• 2017 - Cast The First Stone (Prosthetic Records)

Demos

• 2000 – Promo 2000
• 2007 – Promo 2007

External links

• AllMusic
• The Metal Archives
• Official Site
• Official Facebook
• Official Myspace