Sabbat (English band)

Sabbat were an English thrash metal band from Nottingham consisting of Martin Walkyier (vocals), Andy Sneap (guitars), Simon Jones (guitars), Frazer Craske (bass) and Simon Negus (drums). They are considered one of the "Big Four" of British thrash metal along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Xentrix, who were all responsible for developing and popularising the country's thrash metal scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Over their initial six-year run, Sabbat released three studio albums, four demos, two split singles/compilation albums, two singles and a live VHS. In 1988, the band released their debut album, History of a Time to Come, which earned them further recognition. Their second album, Dreamweaver (Reflections of Our Yesterdays) (1989), was also critically acclaimed. Shortly after the release of Mourning Has Broken (1991), tensions with the band began to surface, most of them revolved around money and Sabbat disbanded as a result. After an attempted reunion in 2001 that was blocked by Sneap, the original Sabbat line-up reunited in 2006. In December of that year, they performed together for the first time in sixteen years at five venues in England, one a warm-up gig in Nottingham, the other four in support of Cradle of Filth. The band continued to perform live around the world but did not release any new material. In a January 2014 interview with Decibel, Sneap confirmed that Sabbat had once again split up.