Thoughts Are But Dreams Till Their Effects Are Tried - 1985 Demos

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1.	Sacrilege 02:27	buy track
2.	Star Wars 02:38	buy track
3.	Arsonist 03:30	buy track
4.	Bastards 01:30	buy track
5.	House The Homeless 02:34	buy track
6.	Productive Not Destructive 01:45	buy track
7.	Fallout Of Our Being 01:53	buy track
8.	Daily Death 02:06	buy track
9.	Media Exploitation 02:45	buy track
10.	Soldiers Of Destruction 05:29	buy track
11.	War Rages On 05:20	buy track
12.	Productive Not Destructive 01:59	buy track
13.	I Am The Reaper 04:01	buy track
14.	Dance With Death 03:36	buy track
15.	Media Exploitation 06:03	buy track

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Tracks 1-9: Don Fury session
Tracks 10-15: Bolt Studios session

1985 was a transitional time for the hardcore scene in NYC, the original class of '82 bands were either in limbo, had disbanded or were heading into a more crossover metal direction and the Revelation/straight edge scene and second wave of NYHC bands were a year away from fully exploding. Along comes Sacrilege, formed in late '84, and their aim to couple Discharge-inspired sonic fury with a peace punk aesthetic. Bassist Adam Mucci's previous tenure in Agnostic Front gave them a safe pass from skinheads, and along with guitarist Victor Venom, previously in Reagan Youth, they recruited two Virginia Beach transplants and Sacrilege was born. Their confrontational style of spiky hair, Crass stencils on jackets and military fatigues give voice to a totally separate group that longed for a band of their own. They played less than a dozen shows and imploded by late 1985. One can only guess how they would have fared as their sound and style laid the foundation for the parallel Squat Or Rot scene that sprung up during the late 1980's. Victor would take several Sacrilege songs into his next project, Nausea, the most notable being 'Fallout', which became the signature Nausea tune as heard on the Revelation Records "The Way It Is" compilation LP. The nine short, sharp cuts from the Don Fury sessions and the six howling, primitive metal workouts from Bolt Studios, both recorded in 1985, bear witness to an overlooked band that provides a missing link to the development of hardcore punk in New York City.

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released June 25, 2013

Clay Rice - Vocals
Vic Venom - Guitar
Adam Mucci - Bass
Tim Copeland - Drums

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Featuring ex and future members of Agnostic Front, Reagan Youth, Murphy's Law and Nausea, Sacrilege were one of the first "peace punk" bands in New York City and an early precedent of the Squat Or Rot scene.

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