After recording their first two demos in 1989, "Unhallowed Passion" and "Kill Jesus", they ultimately changed their name to Unholy in 1990.

Unholy then signed with Avantgarde Music for the next album, The Second Ring of Power, but disbanded soon after its release in 1994.

The Second Ring of Power not only had completely new cover artwork, but it also included a bonus DVD from the 1994 gig.

In the beginning of 2012, Unholy started to do preparations and rehearsals for combined comeback and farewell project with so called original line-up.

In autumn, the band announced in its official website that "hats are off", meaning they retired as planned.