Sabbat

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.