Blasphemy are a Canadian

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band based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

History

Blasphemy formed in 1984. The band released a demo titled ''Blood Upon the Altar'' in 1989 and their debut album, '' Fallen Angel of Doom'', the following year through

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, a record label they had signed to while touring the United States. Their second full-length studio album was the 1993 '' Gods of War'' released through Osmose Productions. In 1993, Blasphemy also took part in the "Fuck Christ Tour" and toured through Europe with

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and Rotting Christ. Blasphemy was then inactive for several years. Ryan Förster joined the band in 1999. The band's July 2001 concert in Vancouver was released as a live album titled '' Live Ritual – Friday the 13th'' in 2002. They were inactive again until 2009, when they played two concerts; one in Montreal and one in Helsinki, in the Black Flames of Blasphemy festival, with Proclamation, Black Witchery, Revenge and

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. In 2010, Blasphemy headlined the second installation of the Nuclear War Now! festival in Germany. Blasphemy's song "War Command" has been covered by

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and the cover appeared on Beherit's 1999 compilation album ''Beast of Beherit - Complete Worxxx''. Blasphemy's "Winds of the Black Gods" was the opening track on the 2004 compilation '' Fenriz Presents... The Best of Old-School Black Metal''.

Members

Current line-up * Nocturnal Grave Desecrator and Black Winds – vocals, bass and formerly guitars * Caller of the Storms – guitars * Deathlord of Abomination and War Apocalypse – guitars * Three Black Hearts of Damnation and Impurity – drums Session and live performers * V.K. – live session bass Former members * Ace Gestapo Necrosleezer and Vaginal Commands – bass * Black Priest of 7 Satanic Rituals – guitars * The Traditional Sodomizer of the Goddess of Perversity – guitars * Bestial Saviour of the Undead Legions – bass and backing vocals Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Fallen Angel of Doom....'' (1990) * '' Gods of War'' (1993)

Live albums

* '' Live Ritual – Friday the 13th'' (2001) * ''Desecration of São Paulo - Live in Brazilian Ritual Third Attack'' (2016) * ''Victory (Son of the Damned)'' (2018)

Demo albums

* ''Blood Upon the Altar'' (1989) * ''Die Hard Rehearsal'' (2001) * ''Blood Upon the Soundscape'' (2018)

References

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