---
title: "Penance"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/penance"
genre: "Doom Metal"
formed: 1990
---

# Penance

**Penance** is a doom metal band, active 1990 to present.

Penance was an American doom metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penance_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Penance |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Pittsburgh |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mike Smail](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-smail) | Membranophone | 1989 to 2004 | Former |
| [Terry Weston](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terry-weston) | Guitar | 1989 to 2003 | Former |
| [Brian Lawrence](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-lawrence) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1990 to 1992 | Former |
| [Richard Freund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-freund) | Bass guitar | 1989 to 1992 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | [The Road Less Travelled](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d423b43-63de-30f1-8136-cd0a4815c00b) | Album |
| 1994 | [Parallel Corners](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d7c64d1-93dd-36fb-8eba-89b94207d94e) | Album |
| 1999 | [Proving Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/c433cad5-f4f8-3def-a25f-ecabbcbda2e8) | Album |
| 2001 | [Alpha & Omega](https://themetalnet.com/album/ae0f46e0-8adc-3a77-8679-2c2528c7c9e6) | Album |
| 2003 | [Spiritualnatural](https://themetalnet.com/album/b526c049-7d8f-3fe4-97ee-76b18c0c02ce) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Road Revisited](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc465cef-544f-37a4-a821-890120b40894) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (listened together)
- [Krux](https://themetalnet.com/band/krux) (listened together)
- [Internal Void](https://themetalnet.com/band/internal-void) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Dream Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-death) (shared members)
- [Owain](https://themetalnet.com/band/owain) (same tags)
- [Hail Fatum](https://themetalnet.com/band/hail-fatum) (same tags)
- [Firelord](https://themetalnet.com/band/firelord) (same tags)
- [Cult of Sheev](https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-of-sheev) (same tags)
- [Druids Cross](https://themetalnet.com/band/druids-cross) (same tags)
- [Desolate Pathway](https://themetalnet.com/band/desolate-pathway) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Penance/869
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/52uaSuPGESwDrjXawN8A2G

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/penance](https://themetalnet.com/band/penance). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt