Angel Dust (American band)
Angel Dust (stylized as Angel Du$t) is an American rock supergroup formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2013, made up of members of Turnstile and Trapped Under Ice. They have released four albums. In 2018, they signed to Roadrunner Records. In 2019, Billboard noted them as one of the most important bands in broadening the scope of what hardcore punk is. Kerrang! included their 2019 album "Pretty Buff" as one of their "25 Best Albums of 2019" and "Loudwire" named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. Musical style. The band have been categorised  as soft rock, pop rock, hardcore punk, and melodic hardcore. Their music often incorporates elements of surf rock, grunge, alternative rock and pop. Their 2013 demo "Xtra Raw" was described by Kerrang! as a "scrappy, lo-fi bundle of punk", while their subsequent material was more melodic. Revolver magazine described the band's music as a "curve ball", due to its relationship to the hardcore scene, despite also including "heartfelt saxophone", "strummy acoustic guitar[s]" and "an overwhelming amount of positivity", and in another article as "about as catchy and fun as catchy and fun get". In an article for Clash , writer Robin Murray described their music as "between a rough-around-the-edges Lemonheads with Elvis Costello vocal melodies". Many of the tracks on the band's 2019 album "Pretty Buff" were written about the death of Tripp's dog. They cited influences including The Lemonheads, The Replacements, The Feelies, the Bad Brains, Violent Femmes and Greg Sage. Members. Current members Former members