The Awakening is a name of at least six bands: 1) A Johannesburg (South Africa), alternative rock band 2) A 1970s U.S. funk/jazz group 3) A Long Island (NY, USA) post hardcore band 4) A Hungarian dark ambient act, better known as Awakening 5) A Göttingen (Germany) brutal death metal band 6) A Canadian Christian rock band active in the mid-late 80s. 1) A Johannesburg alternative rock band, formed in 1995 by vocalist, guitarist and producer Ashton Nyte.