---
title: "Angel Dust"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/angel-dust"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
formed: 1984
---

# Angel Dust

**Angel Dust** is a progressive metal band, active 1984 to present.

Angel Dust is a German heavy metal band from Dortmund. Initially active from 1984 to 1990 as a speed and thrash metal band, they moved towards a power/progressive metal sound upon reforming in 1998.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Dust_(German_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Angel Dust |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Dortmund |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bernd Aufermann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bernd-aufermann) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Boris Odenkirchen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/boris-odenkirchen) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Dirk Assmuth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dirk-assmuth) | Drums (drum set) | 1984 to present | Current |
| [Dirk Thurisch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dirk-thurisch) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Marc Hermann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marc-hermann) | Bass |  | Current |
| [Pit Jungbluth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pit-jungbluth) | Bass |  | Current |
| [Romme Keymer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/romme-keymer) | Guitar | 1984 to 1987 | Former |
| [Andreas Lohrum](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andreas-lohrum) |  | 1984 to 1987 | Former |
| [Carsten Kaiser](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carsten-kaiser) | Lead vocals | 2005 to 2010 | Former |
| [Christian Pohlmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-pohlmann) | Bass | 2006 to 2011 | Former |
| [Frank Banx](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-banx) | Bass | 1984 to 2019 | Former |
| [Jörg Weiss](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-weiss) | Lead vocals | 1986 to 1986 | Former |
| [Michael Sticken](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-sticken) | Drums (drum set) | 2000 to 2001 | Former |
| [Nick Seelinger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-seelinger) | Drums (drum set) | 2002 to 2002 | Former |
| [Ritchie Wilkison](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ritchie-wilkison) | Guitar | 2001 to 2002 | Former |
| [Stefan Knauer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-knauer) | Guitar | 1988 to 1988 | Former |
| [Steven Banx](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steven-banx) | Keyboard | 1985 to 2019 | Former |
| [Uwe Ertelt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/uwe-ertelt) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 1987 | Former |
| [Winni Hirsch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/winni-hirsch) | Guitar | 1988 to 1988 | Former |
| [Zeljko Topalovic](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zeljko-topalovic) | Lead vocals | 1988 to 1988 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | [Into the Dark Past](https://themetalnet.com/album/4660c1f5-67cb-3da0-9a7a-dc90969d5e46) | Album |
| 1988 | [To Dust You Will Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/10b7ca44-44fc-3d36-a791-9f0ee2926b40) | Album |
| 1995 | [Nightshade](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d82e8f6-0c3a-429f-a759-5004ed593742) | EP |
| 1995 | [One of the Frightened](https://themetalnet.com/album/ac3230bf-8f11-49fc-97fa-0ab1c41e5ff0) | EP |
| 1998 | [Border of Reality](https://themetalnet.com/album/238b8aec-1615-3b6f-9268-b7affd3b19a5) | Album |
| 1999 | [Bleed](https://themetalnet.com/album/c526e439-2094-3dd1-911d-0ef70606c58d) | Album |
| 2000 | [Enlighten the Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/d5de5400-3686-3f6a-8dd7-f13793832f02) | Album |
| 2002 | [Of Human Bondage](https://themetalnet.com/album/283b4eef-33ae-3b7e-88c8-c5fb2aafc66c) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Primal Fear](https://themetalnet.com/band/primal-fear) (listened together)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)
- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ANGELDUST_VIDEOS
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4osVU3jyVz4gMMeyQr6ABg
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Angel_Dust/215
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelDusttheband
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2300481
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/483344775

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/angel-dust](https://themetalnet.com/band/angel-dust). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt