Sacrilege (NYC)

Sacrilege formed in late '84, and their aim to couple Discharge-inspired sonic fury with a peace Punk aesthetic. Bassist Adam Mucci's previous tenure in Agnostic Front gave them a safe pass from skinheads, and along with guitarist Victor Venom, previously in Reagan Youth, they recruited two Virginia Beach transplants and Sacrilege was born. Their confrontational style of spiky hair, Crass stencils on jackets and military fatigues give voice to a totally separate group that longed for a band of their own. They played less than a dozen shows and imploded by late 1985. One can only guess how they would have fared as their sound and style laid the foundation for the parallel Squat Or Rot scene that sprung up during the late 1980's. Victor would take several Sacrilege songs into his next project, Nausea, the most notable being 'Fallout', which became the signature Nausea tune as heard on the Revelation Records "The Way It Is" compilation LP. The nine short, sharp cuts from the Don Fury sessions and the six howling, primitive metal workouts from Bolt Studios, both recorded in 1985, bear witness to an overlooked band that provides a missing link to the development of Hardcore Punk in New York City.

Thoughts Are But Dreams Till Their Effects Are Tried (1985 Demos) (2013)

01 - Sacrilege (Don Fury Demo)
02 - Star Wars (Don Fury Demo)
03 - Arsonist (Don Fury Demo)
04 - Bastards (Don Fury Demo)
05 - House The Homeless (Don Fury Demo)
06 - Productive Not Destructive (Don Fury Demo)
07 - Fallout Of Our Being (Don Fury Demo)
08 - Daily Death (Don Fury Demo)
09 - Media Exploitation (Don Fury Demo)
10 - Soldiers Of Destruction (Bolt Studio Demo)
11 - War Rages On (Bolt Studio Demo)
12 - Productive Not Destructive (Bolt Studio Demo)
13 - I Am The Reaper (Bolt Studio Demo)
14 - Dance With Death (Bolt Studio Demo)
15 - Media Exploitation (Bolt Studio Demo)

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