Blasphemy

Blasphemy formed in Vancouver in the mid-1980s, with members going by names like Nocturnal Grave Desecrator and Caller of the Storms. Their sound was abrasive and chaotic from the start, a deliberate break from what was happening in heavy metal at the time.

In 1991 they released the album 'Darkness Prevails,' which became a touchstone for a certain kind of extreme metal. Songs like 'Ritual' and 'Fallen Angel Of Doom' from their catalog defined their approach with blast beats and guttural vocals. The album's provocative themes and unrelenting sound found an audience despite resistance from some corners of the metal scene.

They kept recording through the 1990s, putting out albums like 'Gods of War' in 1993. Their work stayed rooted in that same confrontational, chaotic territory they'd carved out early on.