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Suicidal Angels | |
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| Origin | Greece  |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Labels | NoiseArt Records |
| Members | Nick Melissourgos Orfeas Tzortzopoulos Panos Spanos Angel Kritsotakis |
| Past members | Sotiris Skarpalezos Kostas Antoniou Giannis Koutsamanis Thodoris Paralis Christina Gemidopoulou Thanos Athanasopoulos Themis Katsimihas |
| Website | http://www.suicidalangels.com/ |
Suicidal Angels is a Greek thrash metal band created in 2001 by guitarist and singer Nick Melissourgos. The band has released 3 studio albums, while they have taken part in major heavy metal festivals of Europe, such as Wacken Open Air in Germany and toured with top bands of the genre, like Overkill, Death Angel, Kreator, Exodus etc. On the 27th of January, Suicidal Angels will release their 4th album titled "Bloodbath" via NoiseArt Records.
History
The band was created in 2001 by Nick Melissourgos as a school project. Soon after that he meets drummer Orfeas Tzortzopoulos and together they record 2 demos, "The Calm Before The Storm" and "Angels' Sacrifice", showing the band's old-school thrash metal direction. In 2004 they record their first, self-financed EP, "Bloodthirsty Humanity". After a few line-up changes in 2005, the band performs for the first time beyond the Greek borders in Bucharest, Romania. With further line-up changes, the band continues to perform in Greece and abroad while in 2006 Suicidal Angels record their second EP "Armies Of Hell", released by local indie label. Their live shows and positive reviews by international and local press lead the band to their first contract with american label OSM Records.
In January 2007 the band started recording its first full length album, "Eternal Domination" which was released in July. It was that same year that Suicidal Angels joined Rotting Christ's Theogonia Balkan Tour, while later in 2007 they toured with Onslaught[1] and Massacre. In November, Suicidal Angels supported the german thrashers Kreator in Athens.[2] The band's performance impressed Mille Petrozza, frontman of Kreator, so much that he went on stage wearing a Suicidal Angels t-shirt. Ever since, Petrozza has supported the band mentioning it as one of the best up-coming thrash metal acts of Europe.
In March 2009, the band entered the "Music Factory & Prophecy Studios" in Germany to record its second album. Sanctify the Darkness contains some of the group's biggest hits such as "...Lies", "The Pestilence of Saints" and "Apokathilosis". Later that year, the band entered the Rock The Nation and Nuclear Blast contest in which they eventually took first place, topping 1200 bands from all over Europe.[3][4]
The release of Sanctify the Darkness[4][5] in November 2009 signaled the beginning of new tours with bands like Kataklysm and Overkill, while it gave the band the opportunity to perform in many European festivals like Wacken Open Air, Metalcamp,[6] the Greek leg of Sonisphere Festival,[7] supporting the Big 4 of thrash metal (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica) etc. It was in May 2009 that Suicidal Angels did their first headline tour in Europe with Enforcer, Cauldron and Steelwing.
2010 proved equally productive for the band as they released their third album entitled Dead Again.[8] The record's artwork was created by Ed Repka, known for his work with Megadeth, Death and others. During winter 2010, the band took part in Thrashfest 2010, along with Death Angel, Exodus and Kreator.[9] In September 2011 the quartet recorded its fourth studio album in Germany with R.D. Liapakis, with whom the band had worked on their two previous albums as well.
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Eternal Domination
- 2009: Sanctify the Darkness
- 2010: Dead Again
- 2012: Bloodbath[10]
EPs
- 2006: Armies of Hell
- 2004: Bloodthirsty Humanity
Demos
- 2004: The Calm Before the Storm
- 2003: Angels’ Sacrifice
- 2002: United by Hate[11]
References
- ^ "Opwarmer Dokk'em open Air in Romein en dan noemen we het Dokk'em Indoor". 3VOOR12. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Kreator + Celtic Frost στο Gagarin 205". Athens 24. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Auch Griechen können thrashen". Hamburger Abendblatt. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Album Reviews". Birmingham Evening Mail. 11 December 2009. Features section, p. 39.
- ^ "Görög, de nem tragédia". Debrecen Online. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Metalci vseh dežel se družijo v Tolminu". RTV Slovenija. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Και οι Suicidal Angels στο Sonisphere Festival". Cosmo.gr. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Kreator, Exodus e due band di Angels sotto il tendone soltanto note metal". La Repubblica. 15 December 2010. Bologna section, p.17.
- ^ "Thrashfest på Debaser Medis, Stockholm". Dagens Nyheter. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Suicidal Angels Announce New LP, Reveal Artwork, Tour Dates
- ^ http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Suicidal_Angels/27911