Angel Dust (band)
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Angel Dust is a power metal band originating from Dortmund, Germany that started off as a typical garage band. Taking their name from a song title off the black metal band Venom's debut album Welcome To Hell, Angel Dust was founded in 1984. Their style was initially heavily influenced by the NWOBHM metal scene and the Bay Area thrash metal scene. They soon found their niche in the speed and thrash metal styles which were widely popular at the time. The 1980s would see two releases from the band: 1986's Into the Dark Past and 1988's To Dust You Will Decay. They proceeded to disband in 1990 because of internal conflicts.
Although all members had gone their separate ways, founding member Frank Banx had no desire to let the Angel Dust name die. Around 1998 Banx, and original drummer Dirk Assmuth, gathered a completely new lineup to start from scratch. This reincarnation would handle music very differently, shifting dramatically towards power metal, and would consequently gain a solid reputation in Europe.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Present
- Carsten Kaiser - Vocals
- Bernd Aufermann - Guitars
- Christian Polhmann - Bass
- Steven Banx - Keyboards
- Dirk Assmuth - Drums
[edit] Past
- S.L. Coe - Vocals
- Dirk Thurisch - Vocals
- Romme Keymer - Guitars, vocals
- Andreas Lohrum - Guitars, vocals
- Vinny Lynn - Guitars
- Stefan K. Nauer - Guitars
- Ritchie Wilkison - Guitars
- Frank Banx - Bass
[edit] Discography
| Album | Year | Record Label |
| Into the Dark Past | 1986 | Disaster |
| To Dust You Will Decay | 1988 | Disaster |
| Border of Reality | 1998 | Century Media |
| Bleed | 1999 | Century Media |
| Enlighten the Darkness | 2000 | Century Media |
| Of Human Bondage | 2002 | Century Media |
[edit] Notes
- Originally known as Angeldust, not to be confused with many other (less successful/lasting) bands of the same name
- Early style reminiscent of Slayer
- Vocals on album Bleed reminiscent of Nevermore
- Steven Banx is the younger brother of Frank Banx
- "The band's first two albums are now some of the rarest Metal collectibles in the world. They were reissued unofficially in very limited quantities in late 2002-2003. The reissues have no label or copyright info and have two bonus tracks each."[1]
- Still active, and have "enter[ed] the studio [in March of 2006] to record the long awaited successor from Of Human Bondage"[2]
- Dirk Assmuth's sister Anja plays drums in Power Metal band Duke.
[edit] See also
- Mercury Tide - band formed by Dirk Thurisch
