Satan

Satan are a heavy metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, formed in 1979. They are associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and are also identified with speed metal and early proto-thrash, with a style that is considered advanced for the early 1980s.

History

The band goes through several personnel changes and also uses different names across its career. For a period they perform as Blind Fury and release one album, Out of Reach, under that name in 1985 before returning to Satan. In 1988 they change their name to Pariah and release two albums under that title, then fold in the early 1990s. Pariah later releases another album in 1998.

After a one-off appearance at Wacken Open Air in Germany in 2004, the band reunites in 2011. Since then, they perform at a number of European festivals, tour in North and South America in 2014, and continue as an active group.

Line-up and related acts

The band’s changing line-up includes musicians who also play in or have played with Blitzkrieg, Atomkraft, Avenger, Persian Risk, Cronos and Battleaxe. Steve Ramsey on guitar and Graeme English on bass later form folk metal band Skyclad in 1990 with Martin Walkyier of Sabbat.

Recordings and releases

After the reunion, Satan release Life Sentence through Listenable Records. They later release Atom by Atom in 2015, and sign a multi-album deal with Metal Blade Records in 2018. Their fifth studio album, Cruel Magic, is their first release for Metal Blade Records, and the single The Doomsday Clock is issued in advance.