In the summer of 1990, they unleashed their first demo entitled "Putrescence Of..." After receiving much praise in the underground from this tape, PROFANATICA released a second demo called "Broken Throne of Christ" in December of the same year. Brett Makowski was unable to participate in the recording of this demo, so the band recruited an old friend John Gelso to step in on guitar.... read more - Expand [+]

John was previously involved with Paul in the Black / Death band TOTEN during 1987-1988. Both demo tapes eventually caught the interest of After World Records and PROFANATICA signed a deal with the label. In 1991 they released the infamous "Weeping In Heaven" 7" EP, strictly limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. Following the success of this EP, After World chose to re-release it on cassette with two bonus live tracks the following year. Also in 1992, the band signed a deal with the French Osmose Productions (a fairly new and uprising label at the time) to release the Tormenting Holy Flesh split 12" LP/CD with the Colombian band MASACRE.

During this time, PROFANATICA extensively toured the North Eastern United States, often shocking many with their sick and blasphemous live act. As the end of the year approached, both guitarists officially left the band. Paul and Aragon invited their close comrade Wicked Warlock of Demonic Blasphemy (these days known as Ixithra) of the band DEMONCY, to perform the guitar work. The three of them played one gig together, and were planned to participate in an American Black Metal festival that Halloween appearing with ORDER FROM CHAOS, VITAL REMAINS, ACHERON, etc. However, this gathering unfortunately never took place. Instead, they entered the studio together to record a full-length PROFANATICA release initially entitled "The Raping Of The Virgin Mary". Sadly, the master tapes of these recordings were destroyed in the studio (there are conflicting stories about this), and the band parted ways quickly after. By then Osmose Productions had also re-released the bands first demo on a 7" EP entitled "As Tears Of Blood Stain The Altar Of Christ".

Paul formed HAVOHEJ in 1993 with some assistance from Brett Makowski on bass and guitars. Aragon pursued his Black / Death project CONTRIVISTI until his untimely death in 1996, and Wicked Warlock continued on with DEMONCY, who are still very much active in the American Black Metal underground to this day.

In 1999 the underground U.S. cult label Samhain Productions broke silence with the "Unholy Black Death" split 7" EP with Singaporean cult IMPIETY. This limited pressing of only 500 copies featured unreleased tracks from a 1991 rehearsal and the final studio sessions. By early 2001, Paul Ledney recruited two new members and resurrected the black cult of PROFANATICA. Paul soon released on his own label Necroscope Productions, the Live CD consisting of three live PROFANATICA performances from 1991-1992. This same year, the now defunct War Hammer Records released the Collection on CD and a 12" Picture Disc edition under Necroscope Productions soon followed. Shortly after the band had recorded two brand new blasphemies and released the Broken Jew/Fuck the Messiah 7" EP on Metal War Productions in 2002. A 7" single crowned Passion Of A Liar was also recorded and to be unleashed on Supreme Art Productions although never surfaced. Since the return of PROFANATICA not much activity has occurred and during this silence Paul formed CROWNED IN SEMEN which is defined as Profanatica Styled Black Metal & have issued a split 7" with TYPHUS under Dark Horizon Records.

By 2006 the black cult forged a pact with Hells Headbangers Records and ejaculated "The Enemy of Virtue" 12" LP. This double LP set featured all of the bands work up until that time, including the unreleased "Passion Of A Liar" 7" single, an obscure rehearsal of TOTEN cover songs, and the bands first performance in nine years at "The Return of Darkness and Evil Festival" in Clifton, New Jersey. The response to the LP set was immense and quickly sold out in 2,000 copies with various collectable editions.

2007 was a groundbreaking year, the band unleashed their much awaited & overdue debut full-length studio album entitled "Profanatitas De Domonatia". Easily the best fucking Black Metal album of the year, "Profanatitas..." featured 10 brand new hymns and was presented in luxurious fashion on CD, LP and Picture LP formats via Hells Headbangers. Later this same year "The Enemy of Virtue" was issued as a double CD set once again under Hells Headbangers.

Early 2008 saw the release of the bands first ever DVD via Deathgasm Records & Negative Existence Records which documented their shocking & legendary performances throughout the early 90's in the North Eastern United States. This double DVD set was also entitled "The Enemy of Virtue" and also featured the controversial and much gossiped 1992 interview. This same year 2 new songs were contributed to the "Trampling the Holy Faith" compilation via Gasmask Productions, France as an exclusive vinyl only LP.

PREPARE, AS SODOMY SHALL BE BROUGHT UPON THE NUNS ROTTING ASSHOLE ONCE AGAIN!!!

-Profanatica 2009

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