Incantation

death and doom metal · New York; Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Founded

1989

City

New York; Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Hub region

New York

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; Unholy Deification (2023)

Connections

10 edges, 10 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.019 (rank 29 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 174)

Confidence

Medium · sources: [W] [WOG] [MA] (register)

John McEntee, out of the New Jersey thrash band Revenant, founds Incantation in August 1989; Onward to Golgotha (recorded at Trax East in New Jersey, Relapse 1992) is the cavernous model the 2010s revival returns to. Co founder Paul Ledney leaves for Profanatica.

Connections

People and personnel

• founderJohn McEntee1989 to present

Influence

• influenced byMorbid Angel1989
• influenced byAutopsy1989
• influencedMortiferum2014
• influencedTomb MoldThe cavernous model2015

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationdiSEMBOWELMENTRelapse roster1993
• collaborationAmorphisRelapse's first international signings1992
• collaborationBelphegorNorth American tour with Hate2026
• labelRelapse Records1992 to present
• festival, venue or tourMilwaukee Metalfest2026