Tag Archives: Dark Angel

I(an) Had to Be There: My Top Five Gigs of 2023

Posted by on December 23, 2023

Everyone in metal in 2023 has memories of gigs and tours that will forever alter how they view a concert experience. Of the thirty-four events that I had the absolute pleasure of attending this year, sixteen of which yours truly covered for Metal Insider, these were the five that left me with one thought that […]

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Live Gig Review: Dark Angel Burns Down Irving Plaza on 6/03/23

Posted by on June 6, 2023

  After seeing Alestorm throw a pirate party of the tallest order at Irving Plaza, I returned a week later for another round with some of the most diehard thrashers to witness Dark Angel and their first New York gig in thirty years. This exclusive East Coast performance was a big event for us, with […]

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Dark Angel to honor Jim Durkin with epic ‘Darkness Descends’ performances

Posted by on March 31, 2023

  Legendary thrashers Dark Angel have announced a tribute tour in honor of their founding guitarist, Jim Durkin. Durkin, who passed away on March 8, was known as the master of the riff and was a significant contributor to the band’s music and the thrash metal genre. Dark Angel will perform their 1986 album, Darkness […]

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What’s the fastest metal song?

Posted by on May 25, 2018

The metal scene is full of top tens. Best, heaviest, loudest – they are all subjective and set the scene for debate that can rage for hours, weeks or even years – after all, nobody is really right or wrong. Fastest, though – surely that’s a measure we can pick apart and analyze, particularly in […]

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Interview: Eliminate’s Don Doty speaks about Dark Angel, new music

Posted by on August 10, 2016

A few years back, we received the news about Dark Angel’s long awaited reunion. Everyone was expecting to see the classic lineup together but it was later revealed that founding singer Don Doty was not taking part of the 2013 reunion. That didn’t mean Doty was bailing on music entirely, and he later revealed his new […]

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The Black Communion presents: Eliminate (featuring classic members of Dark Angel, Whiplash), Kaustik, Tormenter

Posted by on July 18, 2016

If you live in the Los Angeles area and like free events, we have some news that you may like. We are proud to introduce a new Metal Insider-cosponsored event called The Black Communion, a monthly series of free shows here to unite the LA metal community. The Black Communion is for fans by fans and will focus on bringing to […]

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Dark Angel added to Hellfest 2014

Posted by on May 30, 2014

If Hellfest 2014 in France couldn’t get any MORE stacked with amazing bands, it just got one more. Dark Angel’s masterful drummer Gene Hoglan just confirmed on both his Facebook and via Twitter that Dark Angel will be performing at Hellfest 2014. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Aerosmith will be headlining, and that’s already on […]

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Maryland Deathfest 2014: Sunday

Posted by on May 30, 2014

If you ignored the lineup of this years Maryland Deathfest that just passed, you missed one hell of a stacked lineup. With headliners like At the Gates, Dark Angel and Candlemass, and three venues for three days, (four if you bought a ticket for the pre-event on Thursday) it was an event that I was […]

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Katon W. De Pena of Hirax’s Top 10: Thrash bands from 1982-1989

Posted by on February 25, 2014

From 1982 to 1989, Hirax were the epitome of underground thrash metal. Since reforming in 2000, though, singer Katon W. De Pena has been keeping Hirax metal as fuck, as further proven by the group’s new album Immortal Legacy (out March 4 via Steamhammer Records). With that in mind, we asked Katon himself to name […]

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Today in Metal: ‘Time Does Not Heal’ by Dark Angel came out 23 years ago

Posted by on February 19, 2014

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKV0Jk5M06k[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, it’s Dark Angel’s Time Does not Heal. This is the most recent Dark Angel release at time of writing. My first note is that Gene Hoglan is a beast at anything he does. […]

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