Satan are an English heavy metal band originating from

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in 1979, known as part of the

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movement. The band is considered influential for playing a form of proto-

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that was fairly advanced by the standards of the early 1980s. Their line-up has undergone a number of personnel changes and even name changes; for a time the band was called Blind Fury, putting out one album, 1985's ''Out of Reach'', under that moniker before reverting to Satan. In 1988, the group changed its name to Pariah, releasing two albums under that name before folding in the early 1990s. In 1998, Pariah released another album. The band's shifting line-up has included members of many other heavy metal bands such as Blitzkrieg,

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, Cronos and

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. In 1990, Steve Ramsey (guitar) and Graeme English (bass) together with singer

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of UK

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band

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founded

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band Skyclad. Satan performed a one-off gig at Germany's

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in 2004 and finally reunited in 2011. Since their reunion, the band has performed at several European festivals and released a new album, ''Life Sentence'', in April 2013 via

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. In 2014 the band increased their global reach by touring in North and South America. On 2 October 2015, the band released their fourth studio album, ''Atom by Atom'', while two days earlier the entire album was made available for streaming via ''

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''. In 2018, the band signed a new multi-album recording contract with

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. Their fifth studio album and first under Metal Blade Records, ''Cruel Magic'' was released on 7 September 2018. The first single from ''Cruel Magic'', "The Doomsday Clock", was released on 6 July. Satan released their next studio album, ''Earth Infernal'', on 1 April 2022.'

Members

Current * Steve Ramsey – guitars * Russ Tippins – guitars * Graeme English – bass * Sean Taylor – drums * Brian Ross – vocals Former * Andy Reed – drums * Ian McCormack – drums * Trevor Robinson – vocals * Ian Swift – vocals * Lou Taylor – vocals *

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Discography

Studio albums

As Satan * ''Court in the Act'' (1983) * ''Suspended Sentence'' (1987) * ''Life Sentence'' (2013) * ''Atom by Atom'' (2015) * ''Cruel Magic'' (2018) * ''Earth Infernal'' (2022) As Pariah * ''The Kindred'' (1988) * ''Blaze of Obscurity'' (1989) * ''Unity'' (1998) As Blind Fury * ''Out of Reach'' (1985)

Singles and EPs

* ''Kiss of Death'' (1982) * ''Into the Future'' (1986) * ''The Doomsday Clock'' (2018) * ''Twelve Infernal Lords'' (2020)

Demos

*''The First Demo'' (1981) *''Into the Fire'' (1982) *''Dirt Demo '86'' (1986)

Compilations and live albums

*''Blitzkrieg in Holland'' (2000) *''Live in the Act'' (2004) *''Into the Fire / Kiss of Death'' (2011) *''The Early Demos'' (2011) *'' Trail of Fire-Live in North America'' (2014) *''Early Rituals'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satan English heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1979 Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Musical groups reestablished in 1998 Musical groups from Newcastle upon Tyne New Wave of British Heavy Metal musical groups