Dark Angel

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R.I.P.

Max goes deep!

Last year it was confirmed that legendary thrashers Dark Angel would be reuniting, and now the band has issued a video talking about it (watch above). You can also watch some brief rehearsal footage below.

As the year ends and touring starts to wind down, there's a lot of hope for 2014 thanks to a number of festivals beginning to reveal their participants. The Maryland Deathfest is looking very promising for 2014 as a bunch of new bands have been added to the bill.