current_members website years_active label article_title background genre origin name
reinier kahle erik wierenga marco van belle fried bruggink -lsb- http://www.angelsandagony.com/ angelsandagony.com -rsb- 1995 -- present out of line , metropolis angels and agony
 group_or_band futurepop , darkwave netherlands angels and agony
angels and agony

angels and agony are a dutch futurepop band consisting of vocalist reinier kahle , guitarist erik wierenga , dj marco van belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and fried bruggink as sound engineer and drummer .
the band formed in 1995 and produced two eps before its first full album , `` eternity '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- .
`` eternity '' was produced by vnv nation 's ronan harris .
other high-profile collaborations include axel ermes of girls under glass , diorama , and sitd the band 's current record label -lrb- since `` eternity '' , 2001 -rrb- is out of line , a german label of industrial - and synthpop-oriented electronic bands .
metropolis records is the band 's us distributor since 2004 .
according to reiner , the name of the band symbolizes the duality of human experience .
it was also the name of a graphic novel reiner worked on in 1995 simultaneously to founding the band .
similar artists to angels and agony are vnv nation , assemblage 23 , and covenant .
a 2007 interview commented on the musical style of the band , noting that , in contrast with many electro-industrial projects whose lyrics center on violence and provocation , angels and agony songs are philosophical and humanist in character .
to this renier replied : `` the lyrics are meant to be ` universal ' , multi-interpretable and objective , in a way ... i 'm just not the guy to write songs , singing ` fuck ' 116 times in 4 minutes , or singing i 'd like to cut up my bitch or what have you not . ''
metropolis records describes the band 's music thus : `` although the music can be dark and melancholic , but still danceable with pumping beats and sequences , the songs have a very positive message . ''
