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band based in

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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 Wild Rags, 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

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. In 1993, Blasphemy also took part in the "Fuck Christ Tour" and toured through Europe with

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. Blasphemy was then inactive for several years. Ryan Förster joined the band in 1999. The band's July 2001 concert in

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

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, 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 Beherit 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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