Dortmund's ANGEL DUST have proven to be stoic Thrash flagbearers since their inception in 1984. The band has made no less than three reunion attempts, all more successful than the last. Enduring numerous line up changes ANGEL DUST have stuck to their guns watching musical trends come and go. With the close of the millennium ANGEL DUST are still reaching out to an ever appreciative and growing international fanbase.

ANGEL DUST, founded by bass player Frank Banx and drummer Dirk Assmuth, created ripples outside of Germany with their uncompromising Speed Metal debut 1987 album 'Into The Dark Past'. The record would sell over 30'000 copies in Germany alone. However, the band was never totally capable of promoting the product other than a few European gigs as guitarists Andreas Lohrum and Romme Keymer were committed to their homeland's military service.

ANGEL DUST folded, only to be resurrected by Coe, Banx and Assmuth with two new guitarists Vinni Lynn and Stefan K. Nauer. The ensuing 'To Dust You Will Decay' album being produced by the highly regarded veteran Kit Woolven. The band toured Germany in alliance with RUNNING WILD during January of 1989 but that November the band folded.

Vocalist S.L. Coe later joined SCANNER and REACTOR. He was later to issue a creditable solo album in 2000 titled 'Metal'. Banx meantime joined Speed Metal band CROWS in 1991 alongside the future SODOM duo of guitarist Bernd Kost and drummer Bobby Schottkowski together with SCANNER's Leczek Szpigiel. The CROWS issued the Century Media album 'The Dying Race' but folded in 1993.

1998 saw the reformation of ANGEL DUST with the 'Border Of Reality' album for new label Century Media. Joining Banx was his sibling Steven on keyboards, vocalist / guitarist Dirk Thurisch and guitarist Bernd Aufermann.

ANGEL DUST toured Europe in the Spring of 1998 on a package bill with OVERKILL, NOCTURNAL RITES and NEVERMORE. A later jaunt found the band sharing European stages with JAGPANZER and the comeback was completed with appearances at the 'Wacken Open Air' and 'Rock Hard' festivals. The 'Bleed' album, produced by Siggi Bemm and crafted in less than three weeks, would spread word of ANGEL DUST's resurrection globally. American variants of the album would come complete with differing artwork and no less than three bonus tracks.

ANGEL DUST, marking their growing maturity, issued the 2000 album 'Enlighten The Darkness'. Touring in September to promote the release had the band as part of a package billing in Europe alongside STEEL PROPHET, LEFAY and STORMHAMMER. The following month founder member Dirk Assmuth announced his departure as the band inducted former HOUSE OF SPIRITS man Michael Sticken for live work.

In November ANGEL DUST retired to the recording studio to commit to tape tracks for tribute albums, namely 'Believe' by SAVATAGE and URIAH HEEP's seminal 'Easy Livin'. Thurisch would also find time to guest on the GB ARTS album 'The Lake'.

Aufermann would find his services requested by DEMONS & WIZARDS for live work but turned this offer down. In June of 2001 as the guitarist busied himself with a solo side project dubbed THE SHINING he would find himself ejected from the band. Ironically his quickfire replacement would be none other than DEMONS & WIZARDS touring guitarist and member of Indianapolis outfit 12FLUIDOUNCES Ritchie Wilkinson. Assmuth would also be welcomed back into the fold as ANGEL DUST got to grips with their debut American shows billed alongside NEVERMORE, OPETH and GOD FORBID.

ANGEL DUST would perform at the 2001 'ProgPower' festival utilising drummer Nick Seelinger of Colorado act SILENCER, Ritchie Wilkison's present act, as stand in. The 2002 album 'Of Human Bondage' would surprisingly include a cover of the SEAL tune 'Killer'. Touring in Europe during April found ANGEL DUST on a package billing with RHAPSODY and AT VANCE. However, just as ANGEL DUST seemed to be on the verge of an international breakthrough the band suddenly splintered, pulling out of both the 'Wacken Open Air' and 'Metal Dayz' festivals at short notice. An aggrieved Steven Banx, together with Wilkison, vowed to carry on.

With ANGEL DUST seemingly on ice, vocalist Dirk Thurisch set to work on a proposed solo venture, recording tracks with band mate Bernd Aufermann on guitar alongside TIAMAT bass player Anders Iwer and drummer Stefan Gemballa of FLOWING TEARS. By October of 2004 an all new ANGEL DUST line-up had been unveiled, counting vocalist Dirk Thurisch, guitarist Bernd Aufermann, keyboard player Steven Banx and drummer Dirk Assmuth. The group drafted a new singer in October 2005, former EVERFLOW frontman Carsten Kaiser. New album recordings, with new bassist Christian Pohlmann, would be scheduled for March 2006.