Ascension of the Watchers is a band that was started by Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory, G//Z/R) and John Bechdel (Ministry, Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Prong, Murder, Inc.) in 2001. They wrote and recorded their first release, Iconoclast at Bechdel's home in rural Pennsylvania, US. Iconoclast was originally released on 12" Vinyl Record but has since been released on CD.

In October 2005 they headlined The Surfacing Tour with Bechdel's other band, False Icons and Still Life Decay, a New York City industrial metal band that Burton has recorded with. A full-length album and some "special shows" are in the planning stages for 2007 according to an announcement Burton made on the Official Ascension of the Watchers website in October 2006.

In 2008, the bands first full length album, Numinosum, was released. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.