SACRILEGE OFFICIAL (UK)

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Sacrilege is a band from the Midlands region of England originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Damian Thompson and vocalist Lynda "Tam" Simpson and Tony May. Originally a crust punk band, their sound later changed to thrash metal and finally doom metal. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their original existence, Sacrilege is recognized as an important band, both as an influence on later crust punk, thrash metal and doom metal bands and as an example of the blending of hardcore punk, radical politics, and thrash/death metal that occurred during the mid-1980s, making Sacrilege one of the prototypical crust punk bands of the time.

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Originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Damian Thompson and vocalist Lynda "Tam" Simpson Sacrilege is a female-fronted, originally Hardcore Punk, later Thrash Metal/Doom Metal band from the Midlands region of England. Sacrilege is recognized as an important band; both as an influence on later crust punk/thrash metal and doom metal bands and as an example of the blending of hardcore punk, radical politics, and thrash/death metal that occurred during the mid-1980s, making Sacrilege one of the prototypical 'crust'(that term not coined then) punk/metal bands of the time. In July 2014, Sacrilege reformed after a 25-year hiatus. The line up includes its founding members,Tam & Damian as well as Frank Healy (bass)and Spike T. Smith (drums); it is the same line up that recorded Turn Back Trilobite, the band's last official release in 1989. For all the latest news from SACRILEGE, head to our Facebook page at /www.facebook.com/sacrilegeofficial/

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• 01 14.1K FEED- Sacrilege UK Oct 28, 2015
• 02 52.3K Sacrilege UK 'Dig Your Own Grave.' 2015 Live Version. Apr 17, 2015
• 03 2.6K Sacrilege UK - FEED. New track teaser! Apr 16, 2015