Desecration (band)

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Desecration
Origin Newport, South Wales
Genres Death metal
Years active1992–present
LabelsMetal Age, Copro, Apocalyptic Empire, Trauma
MembersOllie Jones
Michael Hourihan
Richard Moore

Desecration is a British death metal band formed in Newport, south Wales in 1992. [1]

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Background

Formed in 1992, [1] and releasing their first demo in 1993, the band caused controversy in 1995 when their debut album Gore and Perversion (original version on Anoxic Records) was infamously seized and incinerated by the local police due to the album's offensive content, for what they deemed to be its obscene nature, and banned upon release. [2] [3] The printers of the original artwork and lyrics, after taking the money for the pressing and without sending any copies to the band, sent the albums to the police authorities and were subsequently incinerated. [4] Band members were arrested. [5] The ensuing court case and media furore firmly established the name Desecration in the South Wales scene and beyond. The album was later released with a black cover featuring the statement "SORRY! Censored by the authorities. Original artwork can be obtained from Arctic Serenades. Send an IRC.", now out of print, by Arctic Serenades. [6]

The album was subsequently re-recorded in 2001 and re-released on 7 April 2003 as Gore & PerVersion 2. It was re-pressed as a white disc edition, the first 50 copies have been signed and numbered by Ollie and Mic and were only available from the band. [3]

The band was told to tone down the lyrics or forget about the music business. [7] [8] This did not happen however, and after three years of fine-tuning their style, Desecration recorded the album Murder in Mind .

The band has since released several albums and gone on many more tours with the likes of Decapitated, Extreme Noise Terror, Vader, Deicide and Morbid Angel.

Band members

The line-up of Desecration has mostly consisted of Ollie Jones and Michael Hourihan, joined by various different bassists and guitarists over the years. Jason Davies played drums from 1994 until 1997, Ollie played drums until Michael joined in 1998. the band's second album had Ollie on drums and upon release Michael joined as drummer.

Current members

Past members

Discography

Release DateRecordFormatRecord CompanyNotes
1993 Mangled Remains Tape Demo [6] UnknownN/A
1995 Gore and Perversion CD AlbumCorpo RecordsOriginal version on Anoxic Records (Banned on release). A few hundred copies were sold with a black "SORRY! Censored by the authorities. Original artwork can be obtained from Arctic Serenades. Send an IRC." cover, now out of print with original banned artwork printed on the actual CD). [6]
1998 Murder in Mind AlbumCopro Records [1] [6] N/A
1998 Murder in Mind (Live)Live AlbumMMS Records [6] N/A
1998 Stillborn Climax 7"Trauma RecordsBanned [6]
2000 Inhuman CD AlbumCorpo Records [1] [6] N/A
Unknown Musick Terror Volume One CD AlbumMorbid Records (2) [1] [6] Track 'Turning Black' (3:06) [9]
2001 Obscene Extreme Festival CD, CompilationUnknownFeaturing Desecration [10] [11]
2002 Pathway to Deviance CD AlbumCorpo Records [1] [6] N/A
2002 Pathway to Deviance 12" Vinyl Picture Disc AlbumCorpo RecordsLimited Edition of 500 copies [1] [12]
2003 Gore and Perversion Tape Album [12] UnknownN/A
2003 Gore and PerVersion 2 CD AlbumCorpo RecordsOriginally banned but subsequently re-recorded in 2001 (by vocalist/guitarist Ollie Jones, bassist Pete Davies, and drummer Mick Hourihan) and re-released on 7 April 2003 as 'Gore & PerVersion 2'. It was later repressed as a white disc edition, the first 50 copies have been signed and numbered by Ollie and Mic and were only available from the band. [3] Limited Edition signed and hand numbered available [1] [6]
2003 Obscene Extreme Festival DVD, Double DVDUnknown [10] [11]
2003 Obscene Extreme Festival CD, CompilationUnknownfeaturing Desecration [10]
2004 Inhuman CD AlbumCopro Records [1] Remastered containing bonus live video footage. Rereleased with totally different cover art/layout and live videos of: King Of The Missing, Asphyxiate On Blood) [12]
2004 Murder in Mind CD AlbumCorpo Records [1] Remastered containing bonus live video footage. 12" LP version released by Hells Headbangers Records in 2004. LP version includes 1993 "Mangled Remains" demo.) [12]
2005 Raping the Corpse 7"Apocalyptic Empire Records 2003 [6] 500 hand-numbered copies. Red vinyl, 33RPM
2005 Process of Decay CD AlbumCopro RecordsReleased in the US by Epitomite Productions in 2007 with different cover art/layout. [1] [6]
2008 Forensix CD AlbumMetal Age Productions 2008 [6] N/A
2008 Obscene Extreme Festival CD, CompilationUnknownFeaturing Desecration and Extreme Noise Terror (Ollie and Mic's other band)
2009 Metal Age Productions 2009 Sampler CD CompilationMetal Age ProductionsTrack 'Aim, Fire, Kill' (3:04) [13]
2014 Cemetery Sickness CD AlbumMetal Age Productions 2014Released as stone grey vinyl also, 33rpm. Grindscene released the album as a digipak CD in 2015 featuring two extra tracks [6]
2014 Process of Decay 10" Splatter Vinyl AlbumGrave Wax Records 2014Limited Edition of 500 copies including an excluive live track 'Grave Wax' [1] [12]
2015 Welsh Death Metal Bastards DVDGrave Wax Records 2015Featuring live clips from around the world and official video, slideshow, karaoke, guitaraoke! [6]
2015 Gore & Perversion Unofficial releaseVeterans Records 2015Limited to 300 copies, this CD has the uncensored artwork on the front cover and the lyrics inside the booklet. The only time it has been released as it was originally intended [10]
2015 20 Years of Perversion and Gore rare tracks and demos, CompilationTrauma Records 2015Unofficial CD, comes with poster and postcard [10]
2016 Intravisceral Exhibition/Grave Secrets 7"Grave Wax Records 2016Split picture disc ep with Holocausto Canibal. This is an exclusive track and a track from Cemetery Sickness that has been remixed for the single [10]

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