Ascension of the Watchers


Ascension of the Watchers is a band that was started by Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel. They wrote and recorded their first release, Iconoclast, at Bechdel's home in rural Pennsylvania. Iconoclast was originally released on 12" vinyl, but has since been released on CD.
In October 2005, they headlined The Surfacing Tour with Bechdel's other band, False Icons, and Still Life Decay, a New York City industrial metal band that Burton has recorded with. A full-length album and some "special shows" were in the planning stages for 2007, according to an announcement Burton made on the official Ascension of the Watchers in October 2006. In July 2018, Burton announced that Ascension of the Watchers will be recording their second studio album Stormcrow.

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