Sacrilege

Sacrilege are a band formed in the Midlands region of England in 1984 by guitarist Damian Thompson, vocalist Lynda "Tam" Simpson, and Tony May. Originally a crust punk band, they switched to thrash metal and finally doom metal. Despite playing few shows during their original run, Sacrilege are recognized as an influence on later crust punk, thrash metal, and doom metal bands, and as an example of blending hardcore punk, radical politics, and thrash/death metal during the mid-1980s, making Sacrilege a prototypical crust punk (that term not coined then) bands of the time.

In July 2014, Sacrilege announced work on a new album, tentatively titled Emptiness Intoxication, after a 25-year hiatus. The line-up included founding members Tam and Damian, bassist Frank Healy, and drummer Spike T. Smith; the same line-up that recorded Turn Back Trilobite, the band's last official release in 1989.