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Adelaide, Australia (1984 – present)

The Mark of Cain is a hard rock/alternative metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. Their style has been likened to that of Helmet and Rollins Band, yet this band predates both of those groups and was influenced by the early work of Joy Division and US hardcore. The Mark of Cain was formed in 1984 by brothers John (guitar) and Kim Scott (bass guitar), with Rod Archer on vocals and Roger Crisp playing drums. Before long, Archer had left the group and John Scott took on the vocal role; The Mark of Cain has remained a trio ever since. The Scotts have been the core of the band which has featured some 15 different drummers. Currently, that position is held by former Helmet member John Stanier, who is also concurrently with Tomahawk and Battles.

The band’s first release was a single, “The Lords of Summer” issued by Sydney label Phantom Records in 1988. Following this, The Mark of Cain’s drummer situation became reasonably stable for some time with the addition of Campbell Robinson and the band issued two albums on Adelaide label Dominator Records, Battlesick in 1989 and The Unclaimed Prize in 1991. The band’s music came to the attention of Steve Albini, who produced their next release, the 1993 EP “Incoming”. This was the recording debut for Robinson’s replacement Aaron Hewson, who had joined the band shortly after the release of The Unclaimed Prize.
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  • MathianSim

    Criminal how under-appreciated these dude are.

    17 May 1:07am Reply

  • A1000Mistakes

    Great gig last night @ Amplifier! Thank you for coming to Perth again!

    18 Mar 9:38am Reply

  • HMSTerror

    Some of their best work to date, indeed! How long has it been? 11 years since there was a new release from this band? Ridiculous amount of time between 'This is This' and this new one. I understand why and all, but it's just been far too long. One of my favorite bands.

    6 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Smileee

    Awesome new album, can't wait to see them live again. Unrelenting bass and drum rhythms. Some of their best work to date.

    4 Nov 2012 Reply

  • slave_guard

    Album coming November 2nd, new single is an undestroyable golem.

    17 Sep 2012 Reply

  • slave_guard

    New single is pretty awesome.

    7 Dec 2011 Reply

  • ColinCoitus

    Great Band!!!

    7 Dec 2011 Reply

  • winstonpilgrim

    Hopefully they tune the snare down a little on the new album.

    7 Sep 2011 Reply

  • slave_guard

    So...after 10 years, the new album, Songs Of The Third & Fifth, is apparently coming this December followed by serious touring in early 2012. Hooray!

    13 Jul 2011 Reply

  • sinking_moon

    http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mark+of+Cain/+images/63830941 vote this up

    6 Jun 2011 Reply

  • quigonquinn

    Man, I almost forgot about these guys.

    28 May 2011 Reply

  • diskhordia

    http://twitter.com/themarkofcain

    8 Jan 2010 Reply

  • dudefude

    Whoa, listening to TMOC (Point Man) for the first time in a while - intense. Reminds me why TMOC live in 1997 was one of my favourite gigs for a long time.

    13 Sep 2009 Reply

  • thejackyl

    damn...page hamilton ripped these guys off something fierce.

    29 Mar 2009 Reply

  • PatrickFMLP

    Out here we have two types of people .... one's a leader, the other's a follower. Which one are you?

    22 Mar 2009 Reply

  • Smileee

    music just gets better ...timeless

    27 Apr 2008 Reply

  • matt270581

    I got a Gun, I Got the Bullets!

    15 Nov 2007 Reply

  • NecroCunt

    There's another Mark of Cain (sans The)- local death metal band from Calgary,AB, and it seems only this Australian band is recognized on last.fm :(

    4 Feb 2007 Reply

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