Dark Angel (band)
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Dark Angel (also known as DFA or Dark Fuckin' 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 (1989) and Time Does Not Heal (1991), and a live album: Live Scars, after which the band broke up.
The band re-united in 2002. Ron Rinehart's injury forced them to cancel plans to tour and the band is on hold.
Biography
Members
Last known line-up
- Ron Rinehart - Vocals
- Eric Meyer - Guitars
- Danyael Williams - Bass
- Gene Hoglan - Drums
Former members
- Jim Durkin - Guitars (1981-1989, 2002)
- Brett Eriksen - Guitars (1989-1991)
- Cris 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
- Gonna Burn (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 (1989)
- Live Scars (1990)
- Time Does Not Heal (1991)
- Decade Of Chaos (Best-Of) (1992)
- Atrocity Exhibition (Demo) (1992)
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