Birmingham Thrash metal band SACRILEGE date back to 1984 fronted by female vocalist Tam (a.k.a. Lynda Simpson). SACRILEGE's opening 1984 line-up saw Tam ranked alongside Damian Thompson, bassist Tony May and drummer Liam Pickering, this unit cutting a brace of demos that same year. Previously, Thompson, May and Pickering had recorded 1983 demos billed as WARWOUND.

SACRILEGE also featured on the Mortarhate compilation 'We Won't Be Your Fucking Poor', with the song 'Dig Your Own Grave', and also on the 'Anglican Scrape Product' flexidisc, shared with EXECUTE, HIRAX, CONCRETE SOX and LIPCREAM. The latter release bore no label details but the architect behind this hardcore assemblage, Digby Pearson, soon afterward for the Earache label.

The group's debut commercial product, 'Behind The Realms Of Madness', shifted a respectable 7000 copies. Former WARHAMMER man Mitch Dickinson was brought in as a second guitarist although soon after recording he left the band to pursue more Hardcore projects with HERESY and much later UNSEEN TERROR. SACRILEGE were then approached by FM Revolver Records, but this ultimately led nowhere.

The band recorded again, this time with the assistance of Rob Bruce at Birmingham's famous Rich Bitch studios. Recording was completed for 'Within The Prophecy', with producer Mike Ivory in January 1987, when Music For Nations subsidiary Under One Flag stepped in with a deal. At this juncture the band recruited new bassist Paul Morrisey and second guitarist Frank Healy, although in late 1987 drummer Andy Baker was replaced by Paul Brookes.

The third album, 'Turn Back Trilobite' issued in April 1989, saw SACRILEGE move away from mainstream Thrash and starting to explore slower, more Doom orientated material with a bit of Folk thrown in for good measure. At this point the band's line-up consisted of Tam, a returned Damien Thompson, Frank Healy on bass and Spikey T. Smith on drums.

Regrettably, the band turned in very few live appearances which resulted in a fairly stagnant career, despite the obvious maturity and increased sales on successive albums. Post SACRILEGE both Healy and Baker joined up with CEREBRAL FIX and Healy later went on to BENEDICTION. Baker would also have involvement with ARBITRATER. Brookes joined BENEDICTION then Metal band MARSHALL LAW in 1999. In early 2005 it was learned that SACRILEGE's 'Lifeline' had been covered by BENEDICTION featuring the BOLT THROWER duo of vocalist Karl Willetts and guitarist Barry Thompson.