The Battle

We are a an original post-rock/alternative rock band that can cover up to 2 hours of original rock music. As such, we are an instrumental band which means we do not have a singer (but don’t let that scare you away).
We can headline a show as well as open for another act or play on a bill in support of other bands.
We are professional, efficient with setup and teardown, and conduct ourselves professionally before, during, and after performances.

The Battle are an alternative rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. Brothers and band founders Donne (drums) and Ron Copenhaver (guitar) started the band in 2016 with Chris Shaheen (guitar) and Tom Nemo (bass) to begin work on an instrumental project that would later become the band's first release. The Battle's take on post-rock in a meld of traditional post-rock with alternative rock and desert rock. This unique blend takes them where few post-rock outfits dare to go: heavy riffs and booming rhythm sections.

The band's captivating live shows carry audiences on a dynamic, emotional journey, with few words spoken by the band. Each song flows one to another for an orchestrated, unrelenting experience. Like the best of post-rock, the band can be as quiet and subtle as they are loud and forceful.

Their first release, Truth, Like Light, Blinds (2017), is an evocatively dark and hopeful album filled with inventive post-rock guitar and a looming desert rock rhythm section. The band's follow up effort, The Last Place On Earth (2019), recorded in Joshua Tree, pushes their style of rock further into uncharted blends of desert rock riffs and post-rock ambience. The band's forthcoming release, Degenerate Era, is slated for a July 2021 release.

We have all instruments necessary for performing. We do not have sound or lighting. We have a drummer, 2 guitarists, and a bass player.