A Hill to Die Upon

A Hill to Die Upon
A Hill to Die Upon performing at Elements of Rock in 2012
Background information
Origin	Monmouth-Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Genres	Blackened death metal, melodic death metal
Years active	2004 (2004)–present
Labels	Bombworks, Luxor,[1] Mythic Panda[2][3]
Members	Adam Cook R. Michael Cook Nolan Osmond
Past members	Adam Gross Andreas Larsen Drew Webster Elisha Mullins Josh Christianson Eli Kelly Austin Kelly Josiah Boyd Levi Wiwe Rauff Ravn "Jokull" Furfjod Ryan Lamb Steve Southard Mike Pingel Brent Dossett
Website	Bandcamp

A Hill To Die Upon is an American blackened death metal band from the Monmouth-Galesburg area of Illinois, formed in 2004 by the brothers Adam and R. Michael Cook. The brothers initially founded the band as hardcore project, but eventually started listening to death and black metal, which led them to transform their band's sound. Over the years, various musicians have filled out the band's lineup, which currently consists of the Cook brothers and Nolan Osmond. Signed to Bombworks Records, A Hill to Die Upon has released five albums – Infinite Titanic Immortal in 2009, Omens in 2011, Holy Despair in 2014, Via Artis, Via Mortis in 2017, and The Black Nativity in 2023 - all to a positive critical reception. In 2013, the band also released a stand-alone single, "Manden med Leen". Musically, the band is compared primarily to Behemoth as well as Immortal, Naglfar, and Old Man's Child, all of which the brothers cite as among their major influences. The brothers are Christian, but they distance themselves from calling A Hill to Die Upon a Christian metal band. Lyrical themes include mythology, war, philosophy, and despair, with references drawn from the Bible and numerous literary works and authors.