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.

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.

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.

Lyrical themes include mythology, war, philosophy, and despair, with references drawn from the Bible and numerous literary works and authors.

"[4] Also, in 2004, the hardcore scene was very strong in the Midwest, enabling the brothers, as a two piece band, to play some live shows in Illinois and Iowa.

[4] The brothers played their first show in Burlington, Iowa, performing mostly Norma Jean and As I Lay Dying cover songs.

[5] Over time, they started listening to death and black metal, and as a consequence gradually took their band in a faster, darker, and more aggressive direction.

[9] In a 2014 interview with HM, Adam Cook revealed that the recording process for Omens, A Hill to Die Upon's second studio album, lasted about eight days.

He wrote that "This is a brilliant album, and there is much to love about it, but the doomy feel this time around seems to dull the brilliance sometimes, making Omens a point below Infinite.

[10] However, Adam considers that in the long run, these delays allowed the band to spend more time in songwriting and improving the final product on the album.

[1] On January 6, 2022, it was announced that the band had signed with a new label, Mythic Panda Productions, which had previously put on the Hasten Revelation Tour that they had embarked on in 2019.

[2][3] In early 2022, Michael Cook gave an interview with HM Magazine revealing the new material coming would be known as The Black Nativity.

[6] On Omens and Holy Despair, the band also included covers of a traditional folk song: "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and "O, Death", respectively.

In its philosophical discussions of war, the album draws on various authors such as Tolkien, Erich Maria Remarque, Stephen Crane, and, especially, W. B.