Sarah Jezebel Deva

British singer

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Sarah Jezebel Deva

Sarah Jezebel Deva at Kuopio Rockcock 2008

Background information
Birth name| Sarah Jane Ferridge
Born|  (1977-02-25) 25 February 1977 (age 48)
Forest Gate, London, England
Genres|

* Classical music
* symphonic metal
* gothic metal
* black metal
* punk rock

Occupation| Singer

Musical artist

Sarah Jezebel Deva, the stage name of Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977), is an English heavy metal singer. She was the female soprano vocalist for Cradle of Filth for 14 years and the frontwoman of the band Angtoria for 10 years. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project, releasing two studio albums and one EP from 2010 to 2012, and in 2020 announced she would be working with former Angtoria bandmate Chris Rehn on a new project entitled Torn Between Two Worlds.

## Early life

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Deva was raised in East Ham, London and has two half sisters and three half brothers. She had a troubled and turbulent childhood, leaving home when she was nine years old. Her godmother influenced her life greatly, getting her on the path to music.

## Career

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Deva's career started at the age of 11 at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex. A cover of Ella Fitzgerald's "Summertime" was her first performance in a live band and totally unrehearsed; she performed one more time there at the age of 13. Deva went on to write her own lyrics and later recorded a demo on her friend's 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 the punk band 999. Paul Allender and Dani Filth, 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, the debut album, was released on 15 February 2010. A European and UK tour followed inclusive of a performance at Femme Metal Festival.[1]

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 three-album record deal with Listenable Records in March 2011. The album was released on 27 June 2011.[2]

In December of 2020 Deva announced via her Facebook page that she and former Angtoria bandmate Chris Rehn would be releasing new music under the name Torn Between Two Worlds. The duo's first single "The Beauty of Deception" was released on 31 January 2021,[3] followed by the singles All Exes on me on 2 May 2021, Transparent on 14 January 2022, The Woman That Never Was and the Adele Cover Hello both on 2 June 2022,[4] until As If We Never Existed” an EP on 03 June 2022 was published.[5]

## Discography

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Solo career

* A Sign of Sublime (2010)
* The Corruption of Mercy (2011)
* Malediction (EP) (2012)

Mad Dog

* Howling at the Moon (1993)

With Cradle of Filth

* V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996)
* Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996)
* Cruelty and the Beast (1998)
* From the Cradle to Enslave (1999)
* Midian (2000)
* Bitter Suites to Succubi (2001)
* Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid (2001)
* Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (2002)
* Live Bait for the Dead (2002)
* Damnation and a Day (2003)
* Nymphetamine (2004)
* Peace Through Superior Firepower (2005)
* Thornography (2006)
* Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (2008)
* Midnight in the Labyrinth (2012)

With Creation's Tears

* Methods to End It All (2010)

With The Kovenant

* Nexus Polaris (1998)

With Tulus

* Mysterion (1997)

With Therion

* Vovin (1998)
* Crowning of Atlantis (1999)
* Live in Midgård (2002)
* Celebrators of Becoming (2006)

With Graveworm

* Underneath the Crescent Moon (1998)

With Mortiis

* The Stargate (1998)
* The Smell of Rain (2001)

With Mystic Circle

* Infernal Satanic Verses (1999)

With The Gathering

* Black Light District (2002)

With Mendeed

* From Shadows Came Darkness (2004)

Angtoria

* God Has a Plan for Us All (2006)

Trigger the Bloodshed

* Purgation (2008)

Hecate Enthroned

* Virulent Rapture (2013)
* Embrace of the Godless Aeon (2019)

Torn Between Two Worlds

* The Beauty of Deception (Single) (2021)
* All Eyes On Me (Single) (2021)
* As If We Never Existed (EP) (2022)
* Hello (Single) (2022)
* The Beauty of Deception (Single) (2022)
* Transparent (Single) (2022)

Various artists

* Emerald / A Tribute to the Wild One (Thin Lizzy tribute) (2003) ("Southbound" with Therion)
* The Lotus Eaters (Dead Can Dance tribute) (2004) ("The Wind That Shakes the Barley")

## References

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1. ^ "Sarah Jezebel Deva 'Learned A Lot' From Guesting On Cradle of Filth's Orchestral Album". blabbermouth.net. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
2. ^ "Sarah Jezebel Deva: 'The World Won't Hold Your Hand' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
3. ^ "Angtoria Vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva, Guitarist Chris Rehn Confirm Follow-Up To God Has A Plan For Us All Album Under A New Name". Bravewords.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. ^ "As If We Never Existed – Torn Between Two Worlds". metal-temple.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. ^ >"Torn Between Two Worlds: debut EP out in June". femmemetalwebzine.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

## External links

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* Official website (archived)

* v
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Cradle of Filth

* Dani Filth
* Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka
* Daniel Firth
* Marek "Ashok" Šmerda
* Donny Burbage
* Zoe Marie Federoff

* Paul Ryan
* Andrea Haugen
* Nick Barker
* Les Smith
* James McIlroy
* Paul Allender
* Robin Eaglestone
* Sarah Jezebel Deva
* Gian Pyres
* Adrian Erlandsson
* Dave Pybus
* Martin Powell
* Charles Hedger
* Rosie Smith
* Ashley Ellyllon

Studio albums|

* The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
* Dusk and Her Embrace
* Cruelty and the Beast
* Midian
* Damnation and a Day
* Nymphetamine
* Thornography
* Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
* Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa
* The Manticore and Other Horrors
* Hammer of the Witches
* Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay
* Existence Is Futile
* The Screaming of the Valkyries

Extended plays|

* V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
* From the Cradle to Enslave
* Bitter Suites to Succubi
* Evermore Darkly

Demo albums|

* Total Fucking Darkness

Live albums|

* Live Bait for the Dead

Compilation albums|

* Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
* Midnight in the Labyrinth

Video releases|

* PanDaemonAeon
* Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid
* Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness)
* Peace Through Superior Firepower

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* The Gospel of Filth
* Cradle of Fear
* Anathema
* Angtoria
* The Blood Divine
* Alex Chandon
* Devilment
* Doug Bradley
* From the Cradle to the Grave
* Vestal Masturbation T-shirt

Categories|

* Albums
* Members

* v
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The Kovenant

* Lex Icon
* Pzy-Clone
* Hellhammer
* Sverd
* Angel

* Astennu
* Eileen Küpper
* Sarah Jezebel Deva
* Küth
* Gerlioz

Studio albums|

* In Times Before the Light (1997)
* Nexus Polaris (1998)
* Animatronic (1999)
* SETI (2003)

EPs|

* S.E.T.I. 4-Track Club EP (2003)

Record labels|

* Nuclear Blast
* Hammerheart
* VME/Head Not Found

Related groups|

* Dimmu Borgir
* Troll

* v
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Therion

* Christofer Johnsson
* Thomas Vikström
* Johan Koleberg
* Nalle Påhlsson
* Christian Vidal
* Lori Lewis

Studio albums|

* Of Darkness...
* Beyond Sanctorum
* Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas
* Lepaca Kliffoth
* Theli
* A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming
* Vovin
* Crowning of Atlantis
* Deggial
* Secret of the Runes
* Lemuria
* Sirius B
* Gothic Kabbalah
* Sitra Ahra
* Les Fleurs du Mal
* Beloved Antichrist
* Leviathan
* Leviathan II
* Leviathan III

Live albums|

* Live in Midgård
* Celebrators of Becoming
* Live Gothic
* The Miskolc Experience

Compilations|

* The Early Chapters of Revelation
* Bells of Doom
* Atlantis Lucid Dreaming

Singles|

* "The Beauty in Black"
* "The Siren of the Woods"

Box sets|

* The Early Chapters of Revelation
* Celebrators of Becoming

Related articles|

* Demos
* Discography
* Members

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* e

Mortiis

* Mortiis
* Levi Gawron
* Tim Van Horn

* Sarah Jezebel Deva
* Leo Troy (Svein Tråserud)
* Åsmund Sveinnungard
* Endre Tonnesen
* Magnus Abelsen
* Mortal (Anund Grini)
* Joe Letz
* Åge Trøite
* Chris Kling

Studio albums|

* Født til å Herske (1993)
* Ånden som Gjorde Opprør (1994)
* Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent (1995)
* Blood and Thunder (1995)
* Crypt of the Wizard (1996)
* The Stargate (1999)
* The Smell of Rain (2001)
* The Grudge (2004)
* Some Kind of Heroin (2007)
* Perfectly Defect (2010)

Video albums|

* Soul in a Hole

Singles|

* "Decadent & Desperate"

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Czech Republic

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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