Sarah Jezebel Deva
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Sarah Jane better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British
vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth
for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria
. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime
was released in February 2010. Her sophomore album, called The Corruption of Mercy, was released on June 27, 2011 under a new 3 album record deal with Listenable Records.
, London
and has 2 half sisters and 3 half brothers. She had a troubled and turbulent childhood, leaving home when she was 9 years old. Her godmother influenced her life greatly, getting her on the path to music.
Deva's career started at the age of eleven at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex. A cover of Sublime's "Summertime
" was her first performance in a live band and totally unrehearsed, she performed one more time there at the age of thirteen. Deva went on to write her own lyrics and later recorded a demo on her friends 8 track console. Her first band was called Mad Dog, a punk group in which she was co-vocalist. She only did one show with the band, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, supporting legendary punk band 999
. Paul and Dani, founders of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth
would later meet Deva through mutual friends.
After leaving Cradle of Filth in 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project with Ken Newman and signed a deal with a small British record company. A Sign of Sublime was released on February 15, 2010. A Europe and UK tour followed inclusive of a performance at Femme Metal Festival.
After various issues with the label, Deva left the record company and joined forces with Dan Abela, a musician and producer. Together, they co-wrote The Corruption of Mercy after signing a 3 album record deal with Listenable Records in March 2011.
Mad Dog
With Cradle of Filth
With The Kovenant
With Tulus
With Therion
With Graveworm
With Mortiis
With Mystic Circle
With The Gathering
With Mendeed
Angtoria
Trigger The Bloodshed
Purgation
(2008)
Creation's Tears
Various artists
United Kingdom
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vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria
Angtoria
Angtoria is a symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva and Swedish brothers Chris Rehn , and Tommy Rehn ....
. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime
A Sign of Sublime
A Sign of Sublime is the debut solo album of former Cradle of Filth vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva.It is the only album to be released by Sarah Jezebel Deva on Rising Records, as a new 3-record deal was signed for the follow up album.-Promotion:...
was released in February 2010. Her sophomore album, called The Corruption of Mercy, was released on June 27, 2011 under a new 3 album record deal with Listenable Records.
Career
Deva was raised in East HamEast Ham
East Ham is a suburban district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles east-northeast of Charing Cross...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and has 2 half sisters and 3 half brothers. She had a troubled and turbulent childhood, leaving home when she was 9 years old. Her godmother influenced her life greatly, getting her on the path to music.
Deva's career started at the age of eleven at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex. A cover of Sublime's "Summertime
Summertime (song)
"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
" was her first performance in a live band and totally unrehearsed, she performed one more time there at the age of thirteen. Deva went on to write her own lyrics and later recorded a demo on her friends 8 track console. Her first band was called Mad Dog, a punk group in which she was co-vocalist. She only did one show with the band, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, supporting legendary punk band 999
999
Year 999 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.* The Orsay commune is founded.- Asia :...
. Paul and Dani, founders of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
would later meet Deva through mutual friends.
After leaving Cradle of Filth in 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project with Ken Newman and signed a deal with a small British record company. A Sign of Sublime was released on February 15, 2010. A Europe and UK tour followed inclusive of a performance at Femme Metal Festival.
After various issues with the label, Deva left the record company and joined forces with Dan Abela, a musician and producer. Together, they co-wrote The Corruption of Mercy after signing a 3 album record deal with Listenable Records in March 2011.
Discography
Solo career- A Sign of SublimeA Sign of SublimeA Sign of Sublime is the debut solo album of former Cradle of Filth vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva.It is the only album to be released by Sarah Jezebel Deva on Rising Records, as a new 3-record deal was signed for the follow up album.-Promotion:...
(2010) - The Corruption of MercyThe Corruption of MercyThe Corruption of Mercy is the second album by Sarah Jezebel Deva was to-be released on June 20, 2011, but was later announced that it would be released on June 27, 2011 due to artwork issues. It, once more, features a cover track, this time originally by The Cranberries...
(2011)
Mad Dog
- Howling at the Moon (1993)
With Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
- Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996)
- Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996)
- Cruelty and the BeastCruelty and the BeastCruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory...
(1998) - From the Cradle to EnslaveFrom the Cradle to EnslaveFrom the Cradle to Enslave is an EP by Cradle of Filth. It contains two original tracks; the title track and "Of Dark Blood and Fucking". The rest of the disc consists of two cover versions and a re-recording of a track from the album Dusk... and Her Embrace...
(1999) - MidianMidian (album)Midian is the fourth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on Halloween 2000. The album marks the return of Paul Allender and Gian Pyres to the band and the introduction of Adrian Erlandsson and Martin Powell...
(2000) - Bitter Suites to SuccubiBitter Suites to SuccubiCradle of Filth's Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP—or "transitional mini album" as the band's singer Dani Filth would have it; bridging the gap between Midian and Damnation and a Day while the band negotiated their label change from Music for Nations to Sony...
(2001) - Heavy, Left-Handed and CandidHeavy, Left-Handed and CandidHeavy, Left-Handed and Candid is a DVD release by Cradle of Filth, from the 2001 Midian Tour. Eleven Burial Masses was filmed at Nottingham Rock City on April 14, 2001. The live album Live Bait for the Dead contains the same concert. The later release Eleven Burial Masses contains both the CD and...
(2001) - Lovecraft & Witch HeartsLovecraft & Witch HeartsLovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by Cradle of Filth. It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of tracks coupled with the rare and unreleased, rather a 'mess of' than a 'best of'..." It was one of two releases in 2002 and was designed to round off Cradle...
(2002) - Live Bait for the DeadLive Bait for the DeadLive Bait for the Dead is a live album by Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on April 14, 2001. The same gig is included on the DVD Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid. Following the same format as Lovecraft & Witch Hearts, the main album is supplemented by a second disc of rare tracks and...
(2002) - Damnation and a DayDamnation and a DayDamnation and a Day is the fifth studio album by Cradle of Filth. It features the 40-piece Budapest Film Orchestra and 32-piece Budapest Film Choir, is partly based on John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, and was Cradle's only full-length release for the major label Sony before they transferred...
(2003) - NymphetamineNymphetamineNymphetamine is the sixth album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Nymphetamine marks the first recorded appearance of guitarist James McIlroy on a Cradle of Filth album. He would later record guitar for the band's 2010 release Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa...
(2004) - Peace Through Superior FirepowerPeace Through Superior FirepowerPeace Through Superior Firepower is a DVD by Cradle of Filth released in 2005 through Roadrunner Records. It contains a full concert filmed on 2 April 2005 at Elysée Montmartre, Paris. It also contains six music videos and extra features including footage of a signing session and a...
(2005) - ThornographyThornographyThornography is the seventh full-length studio album by Cradle of Filth released through Roadrunner Records in October, 2006. The album is produced by Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano, engineered and co-produced by Dan Turner and mixed by Andy Sneap, and once again features narration by Doug Bradley...
(2006) - Godspeed On The Devil's ThunderGodspeed on the Devil's ThunderGodspeed on the Devil's Thunder is the eighth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on October 27, 2008 by Roadrunner Records. A special edition containing bonus material was also released...
(2008)
With The Kovenant
The Kovenant
The Kovenant is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo/Hamar. The band originally formed as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish electronic band of the same name....
- Nexus PolarisNexus PolarisNexus Polaris is the second album recorded by Norwegian black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast.- Album history :...
(1998)
With Tulus
- Mysterion (1997)
With Therion
Therion
Therion, Greek for "wild animal" or "beast" , may refer to:* Therion, the name the Greeks gave to the constellation Lupus * Therion , the Swedish symphonic metal band* Therion , a god in Thelema, consort of Babalon...
- Vovin (1998)
- Crowning of AtlantisCrowning of AtlantisCrowning of Atlantis is the eighth album released by the symphonic metal band Therion. In the beginning it was an EP fleshed out with several covers and live tracks from Vovin Tour '98 that the record label and management insisted be placed on it to make it a full length album.-Track listing:# "The...
(1999) - Live in MidgårdLive in MidgårdLive in Midgård is the first official live album released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. This double-disc album was recorded in Colombia, Germany and Hungary during the Secret of the Runes world tour in autumn and winter 2001...
(2002) - Celebrators of BecomingCelebrators of BecomingCelebrators of Becoming is a Therion box-set released on 5 May 2006. It contains 4 DVDs and 2 audio discs. It is available in two versions: The luxury digipak version in a slip case and the cheaper non-digipak version. Both versions contain all discs...
(2006)
With Graveworm
Graveworm
Graveworm is a symphonic black metal band from Bruneck, Italy with strong influences from gothic metal .-History:...
- Underneath the Crescent Moon (1998)
With Mortiis
Mortiis
Mortiis is a band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', which is the pronunciation used by the band. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story...
- The StargateThe StargateThe Stargate is an album by Norwegian solo artist Mortiis that was scheduled for release with the book Secrets of My Kingdom, alongside a limited gold press version of the CD, which was for unknown reasons later released in 2001, prior to The Smell of Rain. The LP was a 3-sided gatefold with a 12"...
(1998) - The Smell of RainThe Smell of RainThe Smell of Rain is the name of an album released by solo artist Mortiis in 2001.The initial CD press run for Germany contained a bonus DVD including the 'Parasite God' video. The LP was a double gatefold with a 12" lyric insert. A remastered version was released later, as Mortiis requested. It...
(2001)
With Mystic Circle
Mystic Circle
- History:Mystic Circle was formed in 1992 in Ludwigshafen. They released several EPs before their debut LP was issued in 1997. Following their 1998 release they toured with Marduk and Old Man's Child and played several large rock festivals...
- Infernal Satanic Verses (1999)
With The Gathering
The Gathering
- Film and television :* The Gathering , a made-for-TV drama starring Edward Asner and Maureen Stapleton* The Gathering , a thriller/horror film starring Christina Ricci...
- Black Light District (2002)
With Mendeed
Mendeed
Mendeed were a metalcore band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.-History:The band's members met at school in Dumbarton. In 2002 they self-released their first EP Killing Something Beautiful. In 2003 the band released their second EP As We Rise....
- From Shadows Came DarknessFrom Shadows Came DarknessFrom Shadows Came Darkness is metal band Mendeed's third EP release.-Track listing:#"Hope Lies in The Heart of Even the Darkest Soul"#"Act of Sorrow"#"Blood Laced Tears"#"Ignite the Flames"#"Fatal Poison Whisper"#"Perpetual Sin"...
(2004)
Angtoria
Angtoria
Angtoria is a symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva and Swedish brothers Chris Rehn , and Tommy Rehn ....
- God Has a Plan for Us AllGod Has a Plan for Us AllGod Has a Plan for Us All is the first full-length album by Angtoria, released on 8 May 2006.It was received well by the international media and the special edition of the album sold-out soon after its release date .The band recorded a video for the title track.Lyrical themes deal mostly with child...
(2006)
Trigger The Bloodshed
Trigger the Bloodshed
Trigger the Bloodshed are a British death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2006. The band comprises guitarists and founders Rob Purnell and Martyn Evans, as well as vocalist Jonny Burgan, bassist Dave Purnell and drummer Dan Wilding...
Purgation
Purgation
Purgation may refer to*Inducing bowel movement with a laxative*The purification of the soul**In this life, see State **In Purgatory*Purgation , Trigger the Bloodshed album...
(2008)
Creation's Tears
Creation's Tears
Creation's Tears is a heavy metal music band based in the Greater Belfast region of Northern Ireland, with some members based in England.The band's personnel includes former members of established heavy metal acts; Lee Morris ex Paradise Lost and guest female vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva ex Cradle...
- Methods To End It AllMethods to End It AllMethods To End It All is the debut album of Heavy Metal Music band Creation’s Tears who are based in the Greater Belfast region of Northern Ireland, with some members based in England...
(2010)
Various artists
- Emerald / A Tribute to the Wild One (Thin LizzyThin LizzyThin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
tribute) (2003) ("Southbound" with Therion) - The Lotus Eaters (Dead Can DanceDead Can DanceDead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...
tribute) (2004) ("The Wind That Shakes the Barley")