Satan

Satan (U.K.): Atom by Atom (Listenable Records)

Satan is a cult legendary name amongst the fanatics of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Unfortunately, Satan has had a bunch of name changes: from Satan to Blind Fury, then back to Satan, then changed it to Pariah. After Pariah ended, Satan’s Graeme English (bass) and Steve Ramsey (guitars) formed folk metal founding fathers Skyclad with vocalist Martin Walkyier (from U.K. thrashers Sabbat). Despite all these details, the discography of Satan-related bands is out of this world. To show you that this is not an exaggeration, look at this discography.

SATAN

The First Demo Demo 1981

Into the Fire Demo 1982

Kiss of Death Single 1982

Court in the Act Full-length 1983

Dirt Demo '86 Demo 1986

Into the Future EP 1986

Suspended Sentence Full-length 1987

Live in the Act Live album 2004

Into the Fire / Kiss of Death Compilation 2011

The Early Demos Compilation 2011

Life Sentence Full-length 2013

Trail of Fire: Live in North America 2014

Atom by Atom Full-length 2015

BLIND FURY

Demo '84 Demo 1984

Out of Reach Full-length 1985

PARIAH

The Kindred Full-length 1988

Blaze of Obscurity Full-length 1989

Unity Full-length 1997

SKYCLAD

Lemming Project / Skyclad Split 1991

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth 1991

Tracks from the Wilderness EP 1992

A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol 1992

Thinking Allowed? Single 1993

Jonah's Ark Full-length 1993

Melodic Metal Strikes Back Split 1993

Prince of the Poverty Line Full-length 1994

The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea 1995

Irrational Anthems Full-length 1996 5

Oui Avant-garde á Chance Full-length 1996

Old Rope Compilation 1997

The Answer Machine? Full-length 1997

Outrageous Fourtunes EP 1998

Vintage Whine Full-length 1999

Massacre's Classix Shape Edition 1999

Folkémon Full-length 2000

Poetic Wisdom Compilation 2001

Another Fine Mess Live album 2001

Swords of a Thousand Men Single 2001

History Lessens: An Introduction to the Artist 2002

No Daylights nor Heeltaps Full-length 2002

Live at the Dynamo Live album 2002

A Semblance of Normality Full-length 2004

Platinum Edition Boxed set 2004

Jig-a-Jig EP 2006

In the... All Together Full-length 2009

Let me put it to you this way. According to Metal Archives, Graeme English (bass) and Steve Ramsey (guitars) have worked on all of the above recordings.

I have many of those recordings, but, I do not actually own all of the above titles, not even close. Having said all that, the important news is that Satan has a new album. The current lineup is:

Steve Ramsey guitars (1979-1984, 1985-1988, 2004, 2011-present) (Skyclad, ex-Blind Fury, ex-Pariah)

Russ Tippins guitars (1979-1984, 1985-1988, 2004, 2011-present) (ex-Blind Fury, ex-Pariah, The Russ Tippins Electric Band, ex-Tysondog)

Graeme English bass (1980-1984, 1985-1988, 2004, 2011-present) (Skyclad, ex-Blind Fury, ex-Pariah)

Sean Taylor drums (1983-1984, 1985-1988, 2011-present) (ex-Blind Fury, ex-Blitzkrieg, ex-Raven, ex-Warrior, ex-Pariah)

Brian Ross vocals (1983-1984, 2004, 2011-present) (Blitzkrieg, ex-Lone Wolf, ex-Avenger, ex-Anvil, ex-Kashmir)

Satan is known for a particular sound. Essentially, before thrash/speed metal became a thing, a genre, there were bands playing fast heavy metal. Satan is one of those bands. The band is also known for a tendency to write songs that sound like classic metal. Thus, it is no surprise that at this point in the history of this band and these musicians, it’s all killer, no filler, quality heavy metal. Highly recommended for those into classic heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

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