Shortly after the release of Mourning Has Broken (1991), tensions within the band began to surface, primarily revolving around financial issues, leading to Sabbat's disbandment.

Future Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier and bassist Frazer Craske were members of Hydra, along with Andy Sneap, who joined the band as a second guitarist.

The arrival of former Striptease and Fallen Angel drummer Simon Negus, who replaced Mark Daley, coincided with the departure of original guitarist Adam Ferman and a subsequent name change to Sabbat.

I heard a tape (which I still have, it's priceless) of a show they did in a pub in Nottingham and decided to have a jam as I was wanting to get some experience playing, after all I was the ripe old age of 15.

Yeah the flexi disc for white dwarf was an odd one, John Blanche, the art editor painted our first cover so it all came about quite easy.

"[6]After rehearsing for nearly a year, they released the Fragments of a Faith Forgotten demo, which was well received, garnering immediate interest from several record companies and a two-page spread in Kerrang!

I remember the day we recorded Fragments Frazer had that Venom, Exodus and Slayer video from New York and we decided that's totally what we wanted to be doing.

"[7]After releasing a Warhammer-inspired flexi-disc on the front cover of White Dwarf magazine, the band secured a deal with German Noise Records in mid-1987.

[1] This release generated significant media attention among journalists and fans alike for its unique lyrical approach and its divergence from the "Big 4" style prevalent in the 1980s metal scene.

[1][8] The album showcased Walkyier's deeply held beliefs in Wyrdism, Anglo-Saxon spirituality, Celtic mysticism, and paganism.

"[9] The introduction of new guitarist "Jack Hammer" – Simon Jones – significantly enhanced the band's guitar sound, as acknowledged by Andy Sneap in his interview with Renee Ackerman of Rockworldtv at his backstage studios in 2007.

Although the band was developing a strong following and selling a significant amount of merchandise, they were victims of poor management and had a label (Noise) that seemed indifferent to their activities.

In hindsight, Andy Sneap reflects in interviews that it is fortunate he and Martin Walkyier were able to function within Sabbat again without arguing about money, musical direction, or the feud they previously experienced.

"First to jump ship was guitarist Simon Jones during their 1989 UK Dreamweaver tour with British thrashers Xentrix supporting.

[13] Guitarist Neil Watson was brought in for guitar duties,[1] and with only two weeks to learn all of the tracks, he appears on the live video *The End of the Beginning*.

Andy Sneap and Simon Negus overhauled the band and brought in vocalist Richie Desmond and bassist Wayne Banks.

[1] In 1991, they released Mourning Has Broken, but it did not go down well with fans or critics, and the band performed a final show in Derby soon after, then shortly after, split up.

Martin Walkyier initially wanted to re-form the band as Sabbat in 2001 with Fraser Craske and Simon Jones; however, this was blocked by Andy Sneap at the time.

The conversation got a little heated, and I explained they couldn't do it under the name SABBAT as both he and (bassist) Fraser quit, leaving me and (drummer) Simon (Negus) with a lot of debts and financial problems to clear up.

After Simon Jones left and was replaced by Andy Newby, the band continued for a while, performing at the Bloodstock Indoor Festival and a gig in Camden, London, after which Return to the Sabbat disbanded.

[11] In 2006, the band reunited with the Dreamweaver line-up to support Cradle of Filth on their UK tour in December at four different venues.

A warm-up gig for this short tour was held at The Rig in Nottingham, England, on Saturday, 16 December 2006, marking the first time since 1989 that the Dreamweaver line-up had played live together.

They received significant press attention and rave reviews for their support slot and confirmed plans to release their first two albums in a remastered format with additional bonus material.

[15][16] In 2014, Andy Sneap stated on the "Talking Bollocks" podcast that Sabbat was over and that he was happier in his current band, Hell, doing what he wanted to do, and that it was better if he and Martin "did their own thing."

Sneap joined Judas Priest in February 2018 as a touring guitarist, filling in for Glenn Tipton, who had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

We've just done a charity show at Trent Poly dedicated to Hell's guitarist Dave Halliday, who committed suicide in January.

A man who was literally decades ahead of his time but tragically never had the chance to witness the enormous and positive influence he had upon the worldwide metal scene.