Blasphemy

Blasphemy have a history stretching all the way back to 1984, when they were formed under the name Antichrist by Nocturnal Grave Desecrator and Black Winds and 3 Black Hearts of Damnation and Impurity. In 1987, they changed their name to Blasphemy, and two years later released the demo «Blood upon the Altar», with the debut album «Fallen Angel of Doom....» following soon after. On that album, they blended death metal and black metal into what is often referred to as war metal, and Blasphemy are widely regarded as the godfathers of the genre. In 1993, they followed it up with the equally brutal «Gods of War». After a lengthy break, the band returned in 1999 and have since mainly focused on playing live, while also releasing live albums, demos and compilations. In more than 40 years, Blasphemy have only played in Norway once, at Inferno Metal Festival in 2014. So it is about time we had some Blasphemy on Norwegian soil again.