The band was formed in 1981 with Christian Augustin on vocals, Daniel Lapp on bass, Jean-Philippe (Bob) Dumont on drums and Stephane Dumont and Didier Demajean on guitars. Originally, the band's name was Bloodwave. The following year, the quality of their repertoire and their concerts in France improved so they were hired as an opening act for
Def Leppard on their tour in France. Since none of the French record labels wanted to offer them a recording contract, they signed for the Netherlands label Rave-On Records. A few months later, the band recorded an
EP titled
Sortilège which was successful. With this initial success, the band signed to the French record label, Madrigal. A few weeks later, the band went to Germany to record their first album
Métamorphose. With the success of
Métamorphose, the band played in many international festivals and became popular in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and France. Feeling that their French may harm global sales, the band decided to re-record their album
Metamorphose in English. In April 2021, Sortilège announced their return with a new band lineup, helmed by original vocalist Christian Augustin, on their Instagram page. Later that year, the band released
Phoenix, an album consisting of primarily re-recorded tracks from past albums, as well as two new songs. As of June 2021, Augustin is currently the only member remaining from the band's original lineup. In January 2023, the band announced their new album,
Apocalypso, would be released on 3 March. It is the band's first album of original material in 37 years. == Other media exposure ==