Angel Dust (band)

Angel Dust (band)
Not to be confused with the American band Angeldust.
Angel Dust
Origin Dortmund, Germany
Genres Speed metal
Thrash metal (early)
Power metal (later)
Progressive metal[1][2]
Years active 1984–1990, 1998–present
Labels Disaster, Century Media
Associated acts Mercury Tide
Website Official site
Members
Dirk Thurisch
Bernd Aufermann
Christian Polhmann
Steven Banx
Dirk Assmuth
Past members
S.L. Coe
Carsten Kaiser
Romme Keymer
Andreas Lohrum
Vinny Lynn
Stefan K. Nauer
Ritchie Wilkison
Frank Banx

Angel Dust (originally Angeldust) are a German heavy metal band. Initially active from 1984 to 1990 as speed and thrash metal band, they dropped their thrash roots in favor of a power/progressive metal sound upon reforming in 1998.

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Biography

Initial career (1984-1990)

Angel Dust formed in Dortmund, Germany in 1984 as a typical garage band. They took their name from a song title off English black metal band Venom's debut album Welcome To Hell. The band's musical style was initially heavily influenced by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and Bay Area thrash metal scenes. They soon found their niche in the speed and thrash metal styles, which were widely popular at the time. The band released their debut studio album, Into the Dark Past, in 1986, and followed it up with To Dust You Will Decay, released in 1988. The band broke up in 1990 due to internal conflicts.

Reunion (1998-present)

Although all members had gone their separate ways, founding member Frank Banx had no desire to let the Angel Dust name die. In 1998, Banx, and original drummer Dirk Assmuth, gathered a completely new lineup (including Frank Banx' younger brother Steven Banx on keyboards) to start from scratch. This reincarnation would handle music differently, shifting dramatically towards progressive metal, and would consequently gain a solid reputation in Europe.

After releasing a few successful albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a series of line-up changes significantly reduced the band's activities. However, Angel Dust are still active, and have "enter[ed] the studio [in March of 2006] to record the long awaited successor from Of Human Bondage."[3]

The band's first two albums are now rare metal collectibles. They were reissued unofficially in very limited quantities in late 2002-2003, with no label or copyright info and with two bonus tracks each.[4]

Dirk Assmuth's sister Anja plays drums in power metal band called Duke.

A new full-length album will released on December 2011, titled "Tales from Ashes and Dust".[citation needed]

Members

Current line up

Former members

  • S.L. Coe - vocals
  • Romme Keymer - guitar, vocals
  • Andreas Lohrum - guitar, vocals
  • Vinny Lynn - guitar
  • Stefan K. Nauer - guitar
  • Ritchie Wilkison - guitar
  • Frank Banx - bass
  • Carsten Kaiser - vocals

Discography

  • 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)
  • Tales from Ashes and Dust (2011, Self-released/independent)

References

External links


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