Mysterium, by ARMOURED ANGEL

Mysterium

by ARMOURED ANGEL

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Xavier Mallet Killer EP from the great & underrated Armoured Angel , this opened the way for Australian War Metal band like Destroyer 666 Favorite track: Emigmatize.

thrashforlife95 Super heavy Death thrash, riffing brings to mind Dark Angel but vocals are straight up Death metal. Awesome release, don’t sleep on this one!!!! Favorite track: Myth of Creation.

workmx This band is from my home (Canberra) and are pioneers of death metal. Favorite track: Heir to Evil.

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1.	Myth of Creation 03:26	buy track
2.	Heir to Evil 03:55	buy track
3.	Emigmatize 04:12	buy track
4.	Carved In Sin 03:46	buy track
5.	Pray For Me 03:13	buy track
6.	Elegy 03:02	buy track

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As longtime fans of the band, HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to present a special vinyl pressing of ARMOURED ANGEL's "Mysterium" EP. Formed in 1982 and disbanding in 2001, ARMOURED ANGEL were Australia's very first extreme metal band - and for many years, one of its only ones. Originally released in 1994 on CD, "Mysterium" was, strangely enough, released on a major label at the time. Despite the potential for a watered-down sound, "Mysterium" sees ARMOURED ANGEL staying true to their principles and further finessing their trademark style: patient, pulsing, and largely mid-tempo death metal rife with nuance and molten power to spare. Contemporaries could be likened to Bolt Thrower, Asphyx, and Gorefest, but there's always been a certain clarity of expression to ARMOURED ANGEL that favorably compares to later Amebix, and they mine this melancholic melodicism to the max on "Mysterium". And although they would only release one album - and quite belatedly, at that - it was always the short-length format where ARMOURED ANGEL excelled most. The six-song "Mysterium" stands as a testament to this fact, and more so the endearing legacy of one of heavy metal's true cult favorites. Behold "Mysterium" for the first time ever on vinyl!

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released November 24, 2017

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ARMOURED ANGEL Canberra, Australia

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MCMXCV Demo

Dec 2020
Mysterium

Nov 2017
Wings of Death

Mar 2017
Communion

Jan 2016

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