Sacred Sin
Sacred Sin is a Portuguese Death metal band. Formed in 1991, the group released their first EP The Shades Behind in 1992, a year after the release of their first album Darkside and quickly gained status and became one of the most recognizable metal bands from Portugal being featured in all international media.
Sacred Sin was the first Portuguese band to be featured on MTV Headbangers Ball with the music video from Darkside in 1993. They supported Napalm Death and Manowar and were the first Portuguese band to tour Europe with Cradle Of Filth and Vader. They got signed by BMG – Dinamite for the second album Eye M God released in 1995. The band stop activity in 2009, and returned in 2013 with the release the 20th anniversary edition of their first album. In March 2017 is released their 9th album Grotesque Destructo Art by Chaosphere Records.
History
Sacred Sin was formed in 1991 by Jose Costa, after the break of his previous band, together with guitarists Rui Dias and To Pica, and drummer Miguel Mourao. They started by recording tape demo "Promo 91" and got invited to compilations and to record the first EP, a 7' called "The Shades Behind" was released in 1992. In the December 92 they record the debut album Darkside. In the spring of 1993, under the independent music label Musica Alternativa their debut album is released and received rave reviews among the metal community. This opened the door for larger audiences and as part of the promotion for the Darkside album, the band played as a support act for Napalm Death and Manowar and were invited to play at Headbangers Ball Video Road Show, and Sacred Sin became Portugal's first band to be played on MTV.In the beginning of 1994 first pressing of Darkside was sold out and a new pressing was released under the name Darkside + Live EP, including some extra live songs. This released was licensed for release by Wild Rags Records and Metalmind Productions.
In 1995 they went again to the studio to record the follow-up album Eye M God. To promote the new album they toured Europe during December supporting Cradle Of Filth and later with Malevolent Creation, and Vader which began after the gig in Portugal supporting Therapy?. The title track of the album featured on both MTV's Headbanger's Ball and on the VIVA music channel.
In 1998, they recorded their third album Anguish I Harvest which was released in 1999 and had European distribution for the first time. To promote the album they toured in 1999 in Portugal and abroad with bands like Entombed in April. In June the tour follows in Spain and more shows in Portugal. In the summer the band appears at some major festivals in their country with bands like Manowar, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost and Primordial.
In 2000, they continued touring before signing in November with the UK label Demolition Records to record their fourth album Translucid Dream Mirror. In 2001, the band changed drummers with Rolando Barros coming in and he joined them touring Europe to promote the album.
While in the process of writing material for the following album, the band released their first compilation to celebrate 10 years of extreme music. The compilation album Mastery of holy imperial art – a decade of extreme metal music 92 – 02 includes re-mastered versions of own songs, plus additional cover versions from Morbid Angel, Venom, Dark Angel and Slayer.
The fifth full-length album of the band Hekatón – the return to primordial chaos was released in 2005, again with outstandingly positive reviews upon which the usual European tour following. Following a short break, the band again started writing material which was to result in the release, in 2008, of the EP Dawn Over Desolation.
The band stop activity in 2009, and returned in 2013 with the release the 20th anniversary edition of their first album. In March 2017 is released their 9th album Grotesque Destructo Art by Chaosphere Records.
Members
2017 Line-up
- Jose Costa – vocal bass guitar
- Marcelo Araujo Costa – guitar
- Andrecadente – drums
Past members
- To Pica – guitar
- Rui Dias – guitar
- Kito Nishal – guitar
- Carlos Caseiro – keyboards
- Artur Duarte – keyboards
- Miguel Mourao – Drums
- Dico – Drums
- Nuno R – Drums
- Joaquim Aires – Drums
- Danilo Warick – Drums
- Pedro Miguel – guitar
- Nuno Goncalves – guitar
- Danilo Warick – Drums
- Rolando – Drums
- Diogo Pereira – Drums
- Samuel Morais – Drums
Discography
| Year | Title |
| 1991 | Promo-tape |
| 1992 | The Shades Behind EP 7'single |
| 1992 | Birth of a tragedy LP compilation |
| 1993 | Darkside CD |
| 1994 | Darkside + Live EP CD |
| 1995 | Eye M God singleCD + CD |
| 1995 | The other sides tape |
| 1999 | Anguish I Harvest CD |
| 2001 | Translucid Dream Mirror CD |
| 2003 | Master Of Holy Imperial Art CD |
| 2004 | Hekaton – The Return to Primordial Chaos CD |
| 2008 | Irmandade Metalica – unidos pelo Metal compilation video |
| 2009 | Dawn Over Desolation EP CD |
| 2013 | The Shades Behind LP 20th anniversary edition |
| 2014 | Darkside CD 20th anniversary edition |
| 2015 | Eye M God CD 20th anniversary edition |
| 2017 | Grotesque Destructo Art CD |