Sarah Jane Ferridge, better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is an English vocalist. She was the female soprano 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 second album, called The Corruption of Mercy, was released on 27 June 2011 under a new three album record deal with Listenable Records.
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.
Deva's career started at the age of eleven 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 thirteen. 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 legendary 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 was released on 15 February 2010. A European 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 three-album record deal with Listenable Records in March 2011
Studio Albums:
1996: Dusk... And Her Embrace
1997: Mysterion
1998: Nexus Polaris
1998: Cruelty and the Beast
1998: Underneath the Crescent Moon
2000: Midian
2001: The Smell of Rain
2003: Damnation and a Day
2004: Nymphetamine
2006: Thornography
2008: Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
2010: A Sign of Sublime
2011: The Corruption of Mercy
Compilations:
2002: Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
2012: Midnight in the Labyrinth
Extended Plays:
1996: V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
1999: From the Cradle to Enslave
2001: Bitter Suites to Succubi
2012: Malediction
Live Albums:
2002: Live Bait for the Dead
Videos:
2002: Heavy, Left-handed and Candid
2005: Peace Through Superior Firepower
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.
Deva's career started at the age of eleven 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 thirteen. 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 legendary 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 was released on 15 February 2010. A European 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 three-album record deal with Listenable Records in March 2011
Studio Albums:
1996: Dusk... And Her Embrace
1997: Mysterion
1998: Nexus Polaris
1998: Cruelty and the Beast
1998: Underneath the Crescent Moon
2000: Midian
2001: The Smell of Rain
2003: Damnation and a Day
2004: Nymphetamine
2006: Thornography
2008: Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
2010: A Sign of Sublime
2011: The Corruption of Mercy
Compilations:
2002: Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
2012: Midnight in the Labyrinth
Extended Plays:
1996: V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
1999: From the Cradle to Enslave
2001: Bitter Suites to Succubi
2012: Malediction
Live Albums:
2002: Live Bait for the Dead
Videos:
2002: Heavy, Left-handed and Candid
2005: Peace Through Superior Firepower
