# Desecration (band)

Desecration are a British death metal band formed in Newport, south Wales in 1992.

## Background

Formed in 1992, and releasing their first demo in 1993, the band caused controversy in 1995 when their debut album Gore and Perversion (original version on Anoxic Records) was infamously seized and incinerated by the local police due to the album's offensive content, for what they deemed to be its obscene nature, and banned upon release. The printers of the original artwork and lyrics, after taking the money for the pressing and without sending any copies to the band, sent the albums to the police authorities and were subsequently incinerated. Band members were arrested. The ensuing court case and media furore firmly established the name Desecration in the South Wales scene and beyond. The album was later released with a black cover featuring the statement "SORRY! Censored by the authorities. Original artwork can be obtained from Arctic Serenades. Send an IRC.", now out of print, by Arctic Serenades.
The album was subsequently re-recorded in 2001 and re-released on 7 April 2003 as Gore & PerVersion 2. It was re-pressed as a white disc edition, the first 50 copies have been signed and numbered by Ollie and Mic and were only available from the band.
The band was told to tone down the lyrics or forget about the music business. This did not happen however, and after three years of fine-tuning their style, Desecration recorded the album Murder in Mind.
The band has since released several albums and gone on many more tours with the likes of Decapitated, Extreme Noise Terror, Vader, Deicide and Morbid Angel.

## Band members

The line-up of Desecration has mostly consisted of Ollie Jones and Michael Hourihan, joined by various different bassists and guitarists over the years. Jason Davies played drums from 1994 until 1997, Ollie played drums until Michael joined in 1998. the band's second album had Ollie on drums and upon release Michael joined as drummer.

### Current members

* Ollie Jones (Amputated, Extreme Noise Terror)
** bass, drums, vocals, guitar: 1993–present
* Michael Hourihan (Tigertailz, Onslaught, Parricide (aka The Love Grid, a founding member) (UK), Extreme Noise Terror, Akb'al, Perigo Minas, Scruff (bass guitar) (Cardiff), Stormcrow (founding member, Cardiff rock cover band))
** Drums: 1993–1994, 1998–present
* Richard Moore, bass guitar 2019–present

### Past members

* Andi Morris – bass guitar 2005–2019
* Pete Davies – bass guitar 2003–2005
* Lee Evans – guitars 2002
* Jules Hay – guitars 2001–2002
* Paul Arlett – guitars 1993–1997
* John Young – bass guitar 1996–2003
* Glenn Thomas – guitars 1993–2001
* Jason Davies – drums 1994–1997
* Mathew Young – drums 1990–1993 (died 2001)
* John Waggenaar – guitars 1997–2000

## Discography

| Release Date | Record | Format | Record Company | Notes |
| 1993 | Mangled Remains | Tape Demo | Unknown | N/A |
| 1995 | Gore and Perversion | CD Album | Corpo Records | Original version on Anoxic Records (Banned on release). A few hundred copies were sold with a black "SORRY! Censored by the authorities. Original artwork can be obtained from Arctic Serenades. Send an IRC." cover, now out of print with original banned artwork printed on the actual CD). |
| 1998 | Murder in Mind | Album | Copro Records | N/A |
| 1998 | Murder in Mind (Live) | Live Album | MMS Records | N/A |
| 1998 | Stillborn Climax | 7" | Trauma Records | Banned |
| 2000 | Inhuman | CD Album | Corpo Records | N/A |
| Unknown | Musick Terror Volume One | CD Album | Morbid Records (2) | Track 'Turning Black' (3:06) |
| 2001 | Obscene Extreme | Festival CD, Compilation | Unknown | Featuring Desecration |
| 2002 | Pathway to Deviance | CD Album | Corpo Records | N/A |
| 2002 | Pathway to Deviance | 12" Vinyl Picture Disc Album | Corpo Records | Limited Edition of 500 copies |
| 2003 | Gore and Perversion | Tape Album | Unknown | N/A |
| 2003 | Gore and PerVersion 2 | CD Album | Corpo Records | Originally banned but subsequently re-recorded in 2001 (by vocalist/guitarist Ollie Jones, bassist Pete Davies, and drummer Mick Hourihan) and re-released on 7 April 2003 as 'Gore & PerVersion 2'. It was later repressed as a white disc edition, the first 50 copies have been signed and numbered by Ollie and Mic and were only available from the band. Limited Edition signed and hand numbered available |
| 2003 | Obscene Extreme | Festival DVD, Double DVD | Unknown | |
| 2003 | Obscene Extreme | Festival CD, Compilation | Unknown | featuring Desecration |
| 2004 | Inhuman | CD Album | Copro Records | Remastered containing bonus live video footage. Rereleased with totally different cover art/layout and live videos of: King Of The Missing, Asphyxiate On Blood) |
| 2004 | Murder in Mind | CD Album | Corpo Records | Remastered containing bonus live video footage. 12" LP version released by Hells Headbangers Records in 2004. LP version includes 1993 "Mangled Remains" demo.) |
| 2005 | Raping the Corpse | 7" | Apocalyptic Empire Records 2003 | 500 hand-numbered copies. Red vinyl, 33RPM |
| 2005 | Process of Decay | CD Album | Copro Records | Released in the US by Epitomite Productions in 2007 with different cover art/layout. |
| 2008 | Forensix | CD Album | Metal Age Productions 2008 | N/A |
| 2008 | Obscene Extreme | Festival CD, Compilation | Unknown | Featuring Desecration and Extreme Noise Terror (Ollie and Mic's other band) |
| 2009 | Metal Age Productions 2009 Sampler | CD Compilation | Metal Age Productions | Track 'Aim, Fire, Kill' (3:04) |
| 2014 | Cemetery Sickness | CD Album | Metal Age Productions 2014 | Released as stone grey vinyl also, 33rpm. Grindscene released the album as a digipak CD in 2015 featuring two extra tracks |
| 2014 | Process of Decay | 10" Splatter Vinyl Album | Grave Wax Records 2014 | Limited Edition of 500 copies including an excluive live track 'Grave Wax' |
| 2015 | Welsh Death Metal Bastards | DVD | Grave Wax Records 2015 | Featuring live clips from around the world and official video, slideshow, karaoke, guitaraoke! |
| 2015 | Gore & Perversion | Unofficial release | Veterans Records 2015 | Limited to 300 copies, this CD has the uncensored artwork on the front cover and the lyrics inside the booklet. The only time it has been released as it was originally intended |
| 2015 | 20 Years of Perversion and Gore | rare tracks and demos, Compilation | Trauma Records 2015 | Unofficial CD, comes with poster and postcard |
| 2016 | Intravisceral Exhibition/Grave Secrets | 7" | Grave Wax Records 2016 | Split picture disc ep with Holocausto Canibal. This is an exclusive track and a track from Cemetery Sickness that has been remixed for the single |