Our Story...
Babylon A.D. formed in 1987 and hail from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Founding members, Derek Davis vocalist/songwriter, guitarist's and music writers John Mathews and Ron Freschi and newest members drummer Dylan Soto and bassist Craig Pepe have just released a new album on Apocalypse Records, distributed by Perris Records. Managed by Malla Entertainment
In 1989 "Babylon A.D." caught the attention of Arista Records President and industry music mogul Clive Davis who signed them at a live showcase to Arista Records.
The bands 1st album, the self titled (BABYLON A.D.) was released on Oct 3rd 1989.
The album included their hard rock classic hits "Bang Go The Bells”, “Hammer Swings Down” and “The Kid Goes Wild”, which featured Screaming "Sam Kinison" and was the trailer song and promotional video for Orion Pictures (ROBO COP 2). The band scored three #1 songs at Metal Radio and spent 38 weeks on the Billboard top 200, peaking at # 46.
Their sophomore effort (Nothing Sacred) was produced by the legendary "Tom Werman" and released in 1992, it produced two more top-ten metal rockers, “Bad Blood” and “So Savage the Heart”. Constant touring throughout the early 1990s and several MTV videos made them one of hard rock fans favorite bands. Babylon A.D. have released 10 albums to date. The band has just finished a string of exciting shows that began in May this year with the release of their new album with highlights including The ‘Whisky Go A Go’ in June and ‘Monsters On The Mountain’ in August in Gatlinburg Tennessee. They are currently booking shows for 2025!
Photo: Angela Probst Studio A Vintage
All these years later they still "Bang The Bells".
- Max Volume / 105.7 KOZZ Reno's Classic Rock
Babylon A.D. is back with a vengeance
The brand new album “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”!
The first two singles/videos “Wrecking Machine” and “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day” have both charted in the Radio Top 10 Classic Hard Rock Media Base Charts and have been featured on Hair Nation SXM by Mark Strigl and Eddie Trunk, Alice Cooper's syndicated 'Alice's Attic', and many more.
The third single “Sometimes Love Is Hell” has just hit radio!
"wrecking machine" hits #2 at rock radio
On May 3rd, 2024 our first single off the new album entered the Classic Rock Charts at #2, our first top 10 single of the year
"Rome Wasn't Built In A Day" hits #3 at rock radio
On July 19, 2024, our second single off the new album entered the Classic Rock Charts at #3, our second top 10 single of the year
meet the members
Derek Davis
Lead Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards
ron freschi
Lead & Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
John Matthews
Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Craig Pepe
Bass/Backing Vocals
Dylan Soto
Drums/Percussion
TOURING & performance info
ARTISTS WE'VE TOURED/PLAYED WITH
Tesla - Joan Jett - Black Crowes - Mr. Big - Extreme - Quiet Riot - Foghat - Nazareth - Twisted Sister - 38 Special - Y&T - Dragonforce - Girlschool - Slayer - Testament - Metal Church - Uriah Heap - Overkill - Great White - Night Ranger - Zebra - Krokus - Europe - Queensryche - Honeymoon Suite - Slaughter - Aldo Nova - Warrant - Lita Ford - Winger - and many more!
festivals played over last 10 years
2014 Firefest Rock Festival - Nottingham U.K
2014 Rock N' Skull Fest - Chicago IL
2015 Monsters of Rock Cruise - Nassau, Bahamas
2016 Monsters of Rock Cruise - L.A. West Coast
2016 Bang Your Head Festival - Balingen, Germany
2017 Hair Metal Heaven - Hull England U.K
2018 Sleazy Slimy Sunday Fest - Hanover Maryland
2020 Horsefest # VIII - Newark CA
2024 Mountain Music Festival - Gatlinburg TN
2024 Horsfest # XI - Newark CA
Sept 5/6/7 2025 - Babylon A.D. headlines the “Hard Rock Hell Sleaze # 8 Festival” in Leicester U.K.
online presence
15,750 Facebook followers
7543 Bandsintown Trackers
24,000 monthly spotify listeners
- 1,886,000 Bang Go The Bells - Streams on Spotify
- 620,000 Hammer Swings Down - Streams on Spotify
- 589,000 Desperate - Streams on Spotify
- 482,000 The Kid Goes Wild - Streams on Spotify
> Studio albums
> * Babylon A.D. (1989)
> * Nothing Sacred (1992)
> * American Blitzkrieg (2001)
> * Revelation Highway (2017)
> * Rome Wasn't Built in a Day (2024)
> Live albums
> * Live in Your Face (1998) > * Live@XXV (2015)
> * Live Lightning (2023)
> Singles
> * "Bang Go the Bells" (1989)
> * "Hammer Swings Down" (1989)
> * "The Kid Goes Wild" (1990)
> * "Desperate" (1990)
> * "Bad Blood" (1992)
> * "Psychedelic Sex Reaction" (1992)
> * "So Savage The Heart" (1992)
> * "American Blitzkrieg" (2000)
> * "Sinking in the Sand" (2000)
> * "Crash and Burn" (2017)
> * "One Million Miles" (2017)
> * "Saturday Night" (2018)
> * "Wrecking Machine" (2024)
> * "Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day" (2024)
> * "Sometimes Love Is Hell" (2024)
> Compilation albums
> * In the Beginning... Demo Recordings 86-88 (2007)
> Extended plays
> * Lost Sessions / Fresno, CA 93 (2014)
> Promotional EPs
> * Live at the Roxy (1991)
music video stats
Bang Go The Bells
Hammer Swings Down
Hammer Swings Down
1,084,000 Views
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Hammer Swings Down
Hammer Swings Down
Hammer Swings Down
747,000 Views
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The Kid Goes Wild
Hammer Swings Down
704,000 Views
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Bad Blood
121,000 Views
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Crash and Burn
One Million Miles
93,000 views
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One Million Miles
One Million Miles
69,000 views
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I'm No Good For You
I'm No Good For You
I'm No Good For You
34,200 views
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American Blitzkrieg
I'm No Good For You
I'm No Good For You
33,100 views
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Saturday Night
I'm No Good For You
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
32,000 views
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Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
31,200 views
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Wrecking Machine
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Sometimes Love Is Hell
22,100 views
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Sometimes Love Is Hell
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Sometimes Love Is Hell
12,400 views
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