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. The band evolved in the mid-1990s after the dissolution of the Irreverent. It was originally known as Witchery, before adapting their current name in 1999.

History

The band issued a pair of splits and an EP before dropping their debut album, Desecration of the Holy Kingdom, in 2001 through

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. In 2005, they signed with the French independent label

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and released their second effort, ''Upheaval of Satanic Might'', followed by a split album with

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, entitled ''Desecration & Sodomy'' in 2008, which followed with a European tour of the two bands in 2017. A live album, ''Live Desecration Ritual'', was released in 2010. Their third full-length ''Inferno of Sacred Destruction'' arrived in 2010, followed by the Nuclear War Now! Productions-issued ''Evil Shall Prevail'' in 2016, the latter of which compiled tracks from the band's early demos and split EPs, and also included previously unreleased material. On February 2, 2016, former guitarist Steve "Tregenda" Childers died as a result of a car accident at the age of 49.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Desecration of the Holy Kingdom'' (2001) * ''Upheaval of Satanic Might'' (2005) * ''Inferno of Sacred Destruction'' (2010)

Split albums

* ''Desecration & Sodomy'' (with

) (2008)

Live albums

* ''Live Descration Ritual'' (2010)

Compilation albums

* ''Evil Shall Prevail'' (2016)

References

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