Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.tmoc.com.au official site -rsb- - years active: 1984-present - past members: aaron baguley neil guiver john rickert charles lockey david graham gavin hewson atkinson campbell robinson rod archer roger crisp stuart - caption: john 's livid festival 1995 scott from the mark of cain at brisbane - origin: adelaide , south australia - label: dominator bmg records , phantom records , ra records , - genre: hard rock , alternative metal - name: the mark of cain - background: group_or_band - image: john scott , the mark of cain , 1995.jpg - current members: john scott kim scott john stanier - associated acts: helmet , tomahawk , battles Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the mark of cain -lrb- band -rrb- .
'' this page is about the band from australia ; see mark of cain for other uses . ''the mark of cain is a hard rock/alternative metal band from adelaide , south australia .their style has been likened to that of helmet and rollins band , yet this band predates both of those groups and was influenced by the early work of joy division , big black and us hardcore .the mark of cain was formed in 1984 by brothers john -lrb- guitar -rrb- and kim scott -lrb- bass guitar -rrb- , with rod archer on vocals and roger crisp playing drums .before long , archer had left the group and john scott took on the vocal role ; the mark of cain has remained a trio ever since .the scotts have been the core of the band which has featured some 15 different drummers .currently , that position is held by former helmet member john stanier , who is also concurrently with tomahawk and battles .