DisciplesOfPower

Formed as Warthorn in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1986 by Hart Bachmier. Moved to Edmonton in 1987, lineup: Hart: vocals, guitar, Dean Relf: drums.
First recorded song 'Aggressor' for Rubber Records vinyl comp album Writing On Stone. Rubber Records was a small indie label by CJSR DJ Barry Peters. The song was later reworked as 'Vindictor' for the second album.
Recorded demo tape early '88 Cthulu next. Tracklist: Night Beast (rewritten as Night of the Priest), War Cry, Storm Warrior, The Thorn of War
Then, in mid '88 came demo tape Power of Death. Tracklist is: Power of Death (aka Power Trap), Disciples of Power, Shades of Grey, and Bitch of Doom, later redone for Power Trap. Both demos produced at CJSR by Hart in 1988. Art was just basic black. Lineup changed by the time Power Trap was to be recorded.First album Power Trap recorded in Ottawa in 1988 and released by Toronto alt label Fringe in 1989. Lineup now includes Maurice Williams on guitar. He would later leave and join Process in Vancouver. Album was produced by the band but remixed by the label for initial pressings on vinyl and tape. This first mix was unsolicited by the band and it was later re-pressed on CD under the original band preferred mix as the 'Brutal Remix' (times listed below). Art was done by Steve Chandler. Songs include:
1. Shades Of Grey - 4:45
2. Power Trap (album title track) - 4:21
3. Ice Demons - 4:07
4. Slave To No One - 3:23
5. Protector - 3:24
6. Night Of The Priest - 3:29
7. Crisis (first video hit) - 4:00
8. Hidden Worlds - 3:14
9. Bitch Of Doom - 3:30
10. Disciples Of Power(s/t track) - 5:35
©Mindtgash (P)1989 Power Of Death Music. Most music and Lyrics by Hart. Some by Maurice. Click here to view in iTunes. The band produces a video for 'Crisis' and get some good exposure on MuchMusic and MTV. They tour with Sacrifice, Kreator, Razor, Anvil and others.
Second album on Fringe is called Ominous Prophecy , produced by Ron Chenier (Fist) . Lineup now includes Wes Sontag on guitar. Art was done again by Steve Chandler. Click here to view in iTunes. Full tracklist:
1) chains of reason - 6:55
2) vindicator (ex-Aggressor) - 4:35
3) nature's fury (second video hit) - 5:29
4) witch of lies - 6:40
5) sleeping dead - 6:50
6) the rising - 4:47
7) skull march - 5:36
8) eternal purgatory - 6:08
©Mindtgash (P)1991 Power Of Death Music. music and Lyrics by Hart.
A cover of Kiss' 'Strange Ways' was included in demo sessions. Guitarist Maurice Williams went to Vancouver band Process and was replaced by Wes Sontag ( Section VIII , Westudios). Bassist Chris Chapman was replaced by Colin Post. OP was produced by Ron Chenier.
Third lp/cs/cd Invincible Enemy was put out on Fringe 1993 with art by Thorazine singer Shane Hawco (aka Drifter). Click here to view in iTunes. Full tracklist is:
1) Afterbirth - 1:34
2) Invincible Enemy - 6:15
3) Infected by Science - 6:54
4) Born Unto Death - 7:03
5) Injecticide - 1:59
6) Lords of Creation - 7:53
7) Return From the Gates - 8:44
8) Before the End - 2:54
Fourth lp/cs/cd Mechanikill was put out independently on their own label Mindtgash Records in 1996. Click here to view in iTunes. Full tracklist is:
1) introvenus 1:29
2) wings of suicide
3) cast the first stone 4:47
4) inside (circles of sickness) 7:31
5) crypts of the frozen soul 11:45
6) swarming the throne 6:02
7) mechanikill 5:40
8) symphonic animosity 6:45
9) waraphoric structures pt 1 6:15
10) waraphoric structures pt 2 4:50
An 11 minute remix of song 'Mechanikill' by Shane Handford of Sangsara/ subNetMask/ex- Voice Industrie was put on indie release ' Mind Compression ' CD, an Edmonton band comp by campus radio CJSR 's Metal John in 1999.
Sideband Dead Mans Train was formed in the mid-1990s as a cover band originally but now has it's own catalog under their own label. Click here to view in iTunes.
Shane Hawco from Calgary band Thorazine was briefly recruited as DOP vocalist during 1997 after Hart's throat had had enough. Hart returned to vocal duties in 1998. In 2000, bassist Andy Smith joined. In 2006, the band recorded a new album ' In Dust We Trust ' consisting of 8-songs with pre-production done at guitarist's Wes Sontag's own Westudios, production by Ron Chenier, with art by drummer Dean Relf & DJ Tsanger Banger. Click here to view in iTunes. Full tracklist:
1) cursing of winter - 5:38
2) pharmaceutical suicide 6:03
3) tripwires - 5:23
4) in dust we trust - 6:24
5) armoured ring of skull (inspired by LOTR) - 5:16
6) dimensions of the dragon sky - 4:56
7) widow’s web - 4:36
8) wartorn - 5:06
In 2004, guitarist Wes Sontag reformed old band Section VIII and recorded a CD with Shane Hawco on vocals and Dean Relf on drums. DOP's first two albums were reissued on CD in limited amounts with bonus tracks, drummer Dean Relf formed WarMarch with the Painkiller guitarist. In 2006, Hart Bachmier formed a new lineup for DMT. In 2007, the band re-released the first 4 albums on limited tape quantities. In 2008, the band contributed a track to a new NHR Records compilation due in 2009. Also in 2008, Dean's son has formed a band called Ink Head and will be playing around Edmonton.
DOP has recently performed live in Edmonton and done a Metalfest in Okanogan, BC with some other dates in the Vancouver area. All 5 CDs and Dead Mans Train are on iTunes Plus for purchase as hi AAC.m4p format, click on this link if you have iTunes installed:
iTunes is a free download from Apple for PC (XP/Vista) and Mac (10.4+). No iPod is required. If you would like to distribute or license DOP, please contact the management.