1) A stenchcore / thrash … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists by this name:
1) A stenchcore / thrash metal band from England.
2) An old school melodic death metal band from Sweden.
3) A doom Metal band from Italy.
1) The British Sacrilege was a female-fronted metal band from the Midlands region of England. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their existence, Sacrilege is today recognised as an important band, both as an influence on later and doom metal bands and as an example of the blending of hardcore punk, radical politics, and heavy metal that occurred during the 1980s, making Sacrilege one of the prototypical bands of the time.
Prior to the formation of Sacrilege, guitarist Damian Thompson,drummer Andy Baker released a pair of hardcore punk demos under the moniker Warwound. In 1983, the duo joined the Varukers, Damian left the Varukers in 1984 to form Sacrilege. In 1984 and '85, the band recorded demos and contributed tracks to the compilations "We Won't Be Your Fucking Poor" (Mortarhate, 1985) and "Anglican Scrape Attic" (a pre-Earache release from Digby Pearson)
After replacing drummer Liam Pickering with Andy Baker, Sacrilege recorded their first album, "Behind the Realms of Madness", in 1985, which was released through the Bristol-based label Children of the Revolution Records. The album was moderately successful, selling a respectable 7000 copies. Shortly after this, the band brought in former Warhammer member Mitch Dickinson on second guitar, although he never played live with the band and he soon left to join hardcore punk group Heresy and later Unseen Terror.
Their second release, "within the prophecy", was recorded in January 1987 at Birmingham's Rich Bitch Studios with Rob Bruce and producer Mike Ivory. It was released later that year through Under One Flag Records, a subsidiary of Music for Nations. Sacrilege underwent a significant line-up change at this juncture, replacing drummer Andy Baker with Paul Brookes, bassist Tony May with Paul Morrisey and adding rhythm guitarist Frank Healey. After a further change, this time replacing Paul Brookes with new drummer Spikey T. Smith, the new line-up recorded the band's third album, "Turn Back Trilobite", issued in April 1989. This record saw the band moving away from their thrash metal roots into a more doom metal musical direction, with touches of folk. Sacrilege split up quietly in the early 1990s.
After Sacrilege, Frank Healy and Andy Baker would go on to join Cerebral Fix, with Healy later joining Benediction and Baker also playing in an early incarnation of Cathedral. Paul Brookes would also join Benediction and then metal act Marshall Law in 1999.
Cerebral Fix covered Sacrilege's "The Closing Irony" on their 1990 album "Tower of Spite", suitably using it as the final track and making a slight name alteration, "Closing Irony".
Sacrilege's first two albums were re-released unofficially through Blackend Records in 1996.
Re-formed in 2014 with the same last line-up of Lynda 'Tam' Simpson-Vocals/Damian Thompson-Guitar/ Frank Healy-Bass/Spike T Smith-Drums. Re-Release of Behind the Realms of Madness due Summer (on Relapse Records) 2015 to mark the albums 30th anniversary. Bonus tracks of new and previouslt unheard material will be included. The band are also working on an album of all new material. More information and taster tracks can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacrilege-Official/503256849820198
2) The Swedish Sacrilege, now known as Sacrilege GBG, is an old school melodic death metal band from Sweden, formed in 1993by Daniel Svensson (vocals, drums) and Daniel Dinsdale (guitar).
After having sacked and replaced some members, the band ended up recording their first demo, “To Where Light Can´t Reach” in early 1995. Shortly after, the band entered Studio Fredman to record their second demo called “…and Autumn Failed”. It was highly appreciated by many, especially by Black Sun, who got interested in the so far unknown band.
As Sacrilege reached the semi-final as the first death metal band ever in the Gothenburg rock competition “Rockslaget”, Black Sun decided to sign the band. In the summer of 1996 they recorded their full-length debut “Lost In The Beauty You Slay” in Studio Fredman. The album was released in October the same year. “Lost in the beauty you slay” gained Sacrilege many fans around the world with their great songs and beautiful melodies mixed with sheer brutality. An extra touch was added by Daniel Svensson's extremely dark and high vocal style.
A year later Sacrilege had grown both as songwriters and musicians and in July 1997 they recorded their second album, “The Fifth Season”, a far more technical, heavy, brutal, faster and better album. Once again Sacrilege received great reviews all over the world. In January, Sacrilege went on a German tour together with The Crown. On this tour, Tomas Lindberg of At The Gates fame did the vocals for the band, as Daniel Svensson had some difficulties with both singing and playing drums at the same time.
Shortly after the tour, Daniel Svensson helped In Flames’ songwriter/guitarist Jesper Strömblad by doing vocals for a song Jesper recorded with his project Dimension Zero. This contact led to Svensson being offered to play the drums for In Flames. Svensson accepted. This, of course, was a great setback for Sacrilege, since they now had to find both a drummer and a singer. After more than year of searching, the band decided to quit, being unable to find valid replacements. So, this was the end of one of the most respected melodic death metal bands in the underground scene. Or was it really?
The band reformed under the name of "Sacrilege GBG" in 2006. They are currently working on new Sacrilege material for an upcoming third studio album which will feature the original line-up with Daniel Svensson, Daniel Dinsdale, Richard Bergholtz and Daniel Kvist.
The band’s statement: “No release date is set yet and there’s no way in hell we’ll stress this third release. But know this, we are working night and day on these new songs. Keep your eyes and ears open.”.
3) In 1987 an obscure Italian Doom Metal band released the demo-tape simply called "Demo". The line-up consisted in vocalist Luca Gorna, guitarist Nicola Murari and drummer Mauro Tollini. The two last aforementioned members had connections to Italian bands, 80s Horror maniacs Black Hole and Epitaph formed in the 90s.
Crying Statues Of Paleness And Ice
Sacrilege Lyrics
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[Lyrics: Svensson]
Feel the wind slowly approaching
From the deep fiords in the north
Slaying the remains of the fading automn
To reign and vigil earth
As escort knights of the frost
Blessed are those who sail with thee
They'l bring calm to this unsettled world
Dreadfull whispers broke the silence
The living became statues of paleness and ice
On their cheeks flew tears of blood
Tears of blood
With lifted swords they rode out from the north
To conquer and desolate light
Born before time in an infatuated darkness so cold
Preparing the automn's entombment
And of breeze came storm
Angels were captured by clouds so black
At the horizon's edge a rainbow fled
Colours fading absorbed by a moon so red
Crying statues of paleness and ice
Crying...
Crying...
Crying...
Crying...
Crying...
Crying...
Dying in the paleness and ice
[repeat first]
In Sacrilege's song "Crying Statues of Paleness and Ice," the lyrics evoke a powerful and eerie image of a cold and desolate world in the grip of winter. The first verse describes the approach of the cold wind from the north, which marks the end of autumn and the reign of frost and vigilance over the earth. The "escort knights of the frost" ride behind flocks of ravens, and those who sail with them are blessed with calm in this unsettled world.
The second verse introduces a darker tone, with dreadful whispers breaking the silence and turning the living into statues of paleness and ice. Tears of blood flow from their cheeks, a haunting and unsettling image. The third verse adds to this darkness, introducing the riders with lifted swords who ride out from the north to conquer and desolate light. They were born before time in an infatuated darkness so cold, preparing the automn's entombment. The image is one of cold, fear, and destruction, with nature's forces turning upon themselves in a cycle of death and rebirth.
The chorus repeats the phrase "crying statues of paleness and ice" multiple times, emphasizing the sorrow and pain of this frozen world. The image of dying in the paleness and ice lingers, haunting the listener. Overall, the lyrics paint a vivid picture of a desolate and eerie landscape, marking Sacrilege as a band that explores darker themes and emotions through their music.
Line by Line Meaning
Feel the wind slowly approaching
The cold wind from the north is coming towards us slowly
From the deep fiords in the north
The wind is coming from the deep fiords located in the north
Slaying the remains of the fading automn
The wind is causing the remaining parts of the autumn season to die
To reign and vigil earth
The wind is here to establish its rule and keep watch over the earth
As escort knights of the frost
The wind is accompanied by the knights of frost who follow behind it
Behind them flocks of ravens
Ravens are following the knights of frost
Blessed are those who sail with thee
Those who follow the wind and the knights of frost are blessed
They'll bring calm to this unsettled world
By following the wind and the knights of frost, the world will become more peaceful
Dreadful whispers broke the silence
Whispers that caused fear and anxiety disturbed the previously quiet environment
The living became statues of paleness and ice
The previously living individuals are now frozen and have turned into statues due to the freezing environment
On their cheeks flew tears of blood
Blood tears flowed down their frozen cheeks
With lifted swords they rode out from the north
The knights of frost rode out from the north with their swords raised
To conquer and desolate light
The knights of frost arrived to destroy and conquer anything that represents light or warmth
Born before time in an infatuated darkness so cold
The knights of frost were created in an extremely cold and dark environment before the beginning of time
Preparing the autumn's entombment
The knights of frost are preparing the environment for the autumn season to die and be buried
And of breeze came storm
The breeze turned into a storm
Angels were captured by clouds so black
Angels were trapped by dark clouds
At the horizon's edge a rainbow fled
A rainbow disappeared from sight as it escaped over the horizon
Colours fading absorbed by a moon so red
The colors of the rainbow vanished as they were absorbed by a red moon
Crying statues of paleness and ice
The frozen statues are crying tears of blood
Crying...
Repeating the phrase 'crying' to emphasize the statues' sorrowful state
Dying in the paleness and ice
The frozen statues are dying in the cold and pale environment
[repeat first]
Repeat the first verse again
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Greg Sharp
Cheers been looking for this song for ages.