Angel is tagged as: gothic metal, glam rock, progressive rock, hard rock, female fronted metal The name Angel is used by at least 11 bands/artists: 1. Angel were discovered by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons who secured them a deal with Casablanca Records in 1975. The original members of the band were Barry Brandt on drums, “Punky” Meadows on guitar, Frank DiMino on vocals, Greg Giuffria on keyboards and Mickey Jones on bass. Their self-titled debut album, released in 1975, was an excellent bit of heavy pomp rock, and their l yrics dealt with battles and events in history. They developed an exciting stage concept which was based on the pure colour of white with various illusions and effects and this won them many fans. Their second album, “Helluva Band”, released in 1976, featured one of their best tracks, the lengthy “The Fortune”. “Tower” was most notable as one of their few tunes to grace the air waves. Our featured album saw Angel adopt a more pop/rock sound and introduced a novel logo which read identically when upside down. Micky Jones was later replaced by Felix Robinson and featured on the follow-up album, “White Hot”, also released in 1977. In 1979, Angel were involved in the movie “Foxes” with Cherie Currie , but were later dropped by Casabalanca because of lack of sales. The group split in 1... Read More About Angel Biography... Send Angel ringtones to your cell |
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