PROFANE PRAYER was formed in September of 2005 by guitarist G, vocalist The Saint (HORDES OF DECAY) and drummer/guitarist THC (HORDES OF DECAY) - three musicians who took as their inspiration traditional Black Metal bands such as Carpathian Forest and Darkthrone, and decided to play their own brand of old-school Black Metal.
JNK later joined the line up on bass, and PROFANE PRAYER started to rehearse the material that G and THC had written, and which would later feature on the band’s first demo. In March of 2006 drummer M joined the band, first as a session member to help out at rehearsals, and then on a full time basis.
In July of the same year, PROFANE PRAYER entered the "Diagogi Kosmia" studios to begin recording the "Bloodred Fullmoon" demo. Consisting of four songs, the demo was mixed and mastered by Manolis Koutsakis, and was self-released on CD and Tape (limited to 150 copies). The release was followed by live appearances in Greece, including the Metal Healing Festival in Drama, with bands such as Septic Flesh, The Haunted, Destruction, and Moonsorrow, amongst others.
In October 2008 PROFANE PRAYER finished recording their debut full-length album “Eye of Sin”. The nine-track album was recorded, mixed and mastered at the Basement Studios. Drums were recorded by Mark Cross (Firewind), whilst Guitars, vocals and bass were recorded by George Bokos (Rotting Christ, Nightfall). “Eye of Sin” was mixed by George Bokos and mastered by Chris Tsoukalas (Basement Studios). In March of 2009, “Under the Black Sun”, a track from the debut album featured on Terrorizer’s “Fear Candy: Unsigned” CD.
2009 saw the departures of M and JNK from the band, and the return of THC to take over the drums once again. The line up was completed by the arrival of Sick Mind (Hordes of Decay) on bass. In the autumn of 2009 you could say that PROFANE PRAYER almost came full circle, when they signed with the UK-based manager Patricia Thomas, who works with some of the most upcoming bands, as well as some of the legends of the Black Metal scene, including the band that started PROFANE PRAYER off on the road to music – Carpathian Forest.
-Bloodred Fullmoon-
Profane Prayer (2006):
| 1. | Bloodred Fullmoon | 03:04 | |
| 2. | Sorrow | 04:23 | |
| 3. | Pain is Taking Shape | 02:43 | |
| 4. | Apocalyptic | 02:44 | |
| Total playing time | 12:54 | ||
G. - Guitars
The Saint - Vocals
THC - Guitars
JNK - Bass
M. - Drums
Album Notes:
Recorded at “Diagogi Kosmia” Studios during July ‘06.
Mixed and mastered by M. Koutsakis.
All music by G. except “Sorow” by THC.
All lyrics by G.
Original Release: July 2006
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