Group

Sabbat

England thrash band

From: Nottingham, United Kingdom
Active: 1985–2014
Rating: ★ 4 (1 votes)
Releases: 16

heavy metal
thrash metal

About

Sabbat were an English thrash metal band from Nottingham consisting of Martin Walkyier (vocals), Andy Sneap (guitars), Simon Jones (guitars), Frazer Craske (bass) and Simon Negus (drums). They are considered one of the "Big Four" of British thrash metal along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Xentrix, who developed and popularised the country's thrash metal scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In their first six years, Sabbat released three studio albums, four demos, two split singles/compilation albums, two singles and a live VHS. In 1988, the band released their debut album, History of a Time to Come, which earned them recognition. Their second album, Dreamweaver (Reflections of Our Yesterdays) (1989), was critically acclaimed. Shortly after the release of Mourning Has Broken (1991), financial issues caused Sabbat to disband. After an attempted reunion in 2001 that Sneap blocked, the original line-up reunited in 2006. In December of that year, they performed for the first time in sixteen years at five venues in England, one a warm-up show in Nottingham, the other four supporting Cradle of Filth. The band continued to perform live around the world but did not release new material. After a show in November 2010, the band went on hiatus. In a January 2014 interview with Decibel, Sneap confirmed that Sabbat had once again split up.

From Sabbat (English band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Fraser Craske 1985–1990, 2006–2007 · original member · former electric bass guitar
Martin Walkyier 1985–1990, 2006–2010 · original member · former lead vocals
Simon Negus 1985–1991, 2006–2010 · former drums (drum set)
Andy Sneap 1985–1991, 2006–2010 · original member · former electric guitar
Simon Jones 1989–1989, 2006–2010 · former electric guitar
Wayne Banks 1990–1991 · former electric bass guitar
Ritchie Desmond 1990–1991 · former lead vocals
Neil Watson 1990–1991 · former electric guitar
Gizz Butt 2007–2010 · former electric bass guitar