SABBAT – MAD GODS AND ENGLISHMEN

Deluxe 5LP coloured vinyl boxset (with DVD and book).

The mighty Sabbat are considered one of the ‘Big Four’ of British thrash metal along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Xentrix.

If the post-NWOBHM era threw up very little from the UK metal scene that could scare the world, then Sabbat were a shining, scarifying exception.

After two well received demos, Kerrang! magazine coverage and a session on the BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show they signed to Noise Records where they produced two landmark albums of their unique, Pagan thrash metal – History of A Time To Come (1988) and Dreamweaver (1988).

The writing duo of vocalist and lyricist Martin Walkyier, combined with the song-writing prowess of guitarist Andy Sneap (now a producer in his own right and guitarist in Judas Priest) were ahead of their time and created two of the most significant British metal albums of the late 80s.

This box set contains both of the band’s seminal studio albums plus a recently discovered BBC Radio 1 session that preceded them (unavailable since its original broadcast in 1987). Completing this collection is Sabbat’s historic performance at the Thrashing East Live concert in East Berlin from 1990, just as the Iron Curtain fell. The live recording is presented here on DVD for the first time and also as an album of the show which is released in its entirety for the first time, including songs omitted from the original DVD release.

This material is all finished up with a double sided poster and book containing all of Martin Walkyier’s eloquent lyrics from the band’s songs.