Dark Angel is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A. Caffeine Machine" and the motto "too fast, my ass". They released a demo album, We Have Arrived, in 1985, and a proper debut, Darkness Descends, in 1986. This LP is a seminal release in the history of metal, joining Master of Puppets (Metallica), Reign in Blood (Slayer) and Pleasure to Kill (Kreator) as highly important thrash releases of 1986.
Two more LPs followed: Leave Scars (1988) and Time Does Not Heal (1990), and a live album: Live Scars, after which the band broke up.
The band re-united in 2002, and is currently recording their new album, Darkness Returns.

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Genre: Thrash metal

Lyrical Themes: Death, Perversion, Insanity, Horror

Country: USA

Status: Active

Time: 1981 - 1992, 2002 - ?

Label: Relativity Records

Biography

Members

Current line-up

Ron Rinehart - Vocals

Eric Meyer - Guitars

Danyael Williams - Bass

Gene Hoglan - Drums

Former/past members

Don Doty - Vocals (1981-1987)

Jim Drabos - Vocals (1987)

Jim Durkin - Guitars (1981-1989, 2002)

Brett Eriksen - Guitars (1989-1991)

Chris McCarthy - Guitars (1991-1992)

Rob Yahn - Bass (1981-1986)

Mike Gonzalez - Bass (1986-1992)

Mike Andrade - Drums (1981-1983)

Jack Schwartz - Drums (1983-1984)

Lee Rausch - Drums (1984)

Discography

Demo I (Demo) (1983)

Demo II (Demo) (1983)

Live Demo (Demo) (1984)

Merciless Death (single) (1985)

We Have Arrived (1985)

Live Demo From Berkeley (Demo) (1985)

Darkness Descends (1986)

Leave Scars (1988)

Live Scars (1990)

Time Does Not Heal (1990)

Decade Of Chaos (Best-Of) (1992)

Atrocity Exhibition (Demo) (1992)

Darkness Returns (2005)

Dark Angel also released a VHS in 1989, named 3-Way Thrash.

External links

Official Dark Angel Website

Sources

Official Dark Angel Website

Dark Angel @ Encyclopaedia Metallum