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Seventh Angel
UK Thrash Metal
Formed in 1987
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Seventh Angel are an English former Christian metal band formed in 1987 in Halesowen, West Midlands. The band was known for combining doom metal and thrash metal. The band released two albums, The Torment (1990) and Lament for the Weary (1992), before disbanding. Music for Nations distributed these records, making Seventh Angel label mates with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. The Daily Telegraph called Seventh Angel "one of the leading Christian thrash metal bands in Great Britain."
The band headlined the Metal Meltdown festival in 1990, played concerts in Germany and the Netherlands, and were featured on Channel 4 and BBC TV for several live performances of their Greenbelt Festival concerts. Guitarist/vocalist Ian Arkley later formed doom metal bands Ashen Mortality and My Silent Wake. In May 2008, the group reformed. The current line-up consists of original members Ian Arkley (guitars, vocals), Simon Bibby (guitar), Andrew "Tank" Thompson (drums) and Mark Broomhead (bass). The band released their third album, The Dust of Years, in 2009.
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Seventh Angel est un groupe de metal chrétien britannique, originaire de Halesowen, West Midlands, en Angleterre. Le groupe est connu pour son mélange de doom metal et thrash metal. D'après le magazine Cross Rhythms, ils sont considérés comme des pionniers du thrash metal ; ils publieront les albums The Torment (1990) et Lament for the Weary (1991). Ces albums sont disitrubés par le label Music for Nations, devenant ainsi collègues de groupes comme Metallica, Slayer et Megadeth. Seventh Angel se sépare en 1992, mais « [il est considéré] pendant longtemps comme le meilleur groupe de metal britannique » d'après Cross Rhythms. The Daily Telegraph considère Seventh Angel comme l'« un des meilleurs groupes de thrash metal chrétien de Grande-Bretagne. »
Le groupe participe au festival Metal Meltdown en 1990, joue des concerts en Allemagne et aux Pays-Bas, et joue en live sur des chaînes télévisées comme Channel 4 et BBC au Greenbelt Festival. Le 23 mai 2008, le groupe annonce sa reformation.
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Discography
Albums
- 1990 The Torment
- 1991 Lament for the Weary
- 2009 The Dust of Years
