Originally formed in 1999, Sorrowful Angels gathered as friends sharing the same need for emotional expression and soon started to land gigs in the greek underground club scene presenting their initial atmospheric material and gradually making a name for themselves.
During these years the band gigs sporadically, while in 2002 they manage to land some more high-profile gigs, like the one in the Chania Festival in Crete where they shared the stage with acts like Anathema, UDO, Crossover and Deviser.
Unfortunately, though, internal problems started occurring and the band was put into hiatus by the founder of the band, Darek Sipiora, until everything was settled. After that, the sound of silence plagued the SorrowfulAngels realm...
7 years later, after a long hiatus and numerous lineup changes the band is finally back fresh and strong. With a steady lineup now on which consists of :
Kostas K. – Vocals
Dion – Vocals/Guitar
Dariusz – Guitars
George M. – Bass
Fivos A. - Drums
In 2009, they sign a record deal, enter the studio and finally record some brand new material making a very dynamic debut and signaling a new start as well as evolutionary changes in the composition.
Rooted in the glooming territories of human expression, Sorrowful Angels is a Greek/Polish band that manages to put out a combination of influences which form the solid foundation of their Dark Heavy Rock power.
Their first full album called "Ship In Your Trip", contains 10 darkly brooding melancholic songs which showcase how much the band has evolved throughout these painful years.
Most notable mentions - Mike Galiatsos (Snowblind, Nightfall) as a special guest in "How to Lose a Star" and Natalie Shau (Lacuna Coil, Poisonblack, WEB, etc...) for her beautiful artwork.
Along with the recordings, a videoclip of the song “Denial” directed by Bob Katsionis (Firewind) was made for the promotion of the upcoming album receiving very positive reviews.
During this same year the band continues to gig extensively throughout Greece, filling the gaps of the previous years.
They support Gothic Rock Icons, Star Industry, make appearances in the national TV stations, while at the same time are handpicked by legendary Claus Meine (Scorpions) himself to enter the final round of the Scorpions contest held in Greece. It was the first time ever in the country that a Gothic Rock/Metal band ever achieved such an honor.
Later that year, a special EP containing 5 tracks out of the full first album was made and packaged along with Metal Hammer’s October issue giving the band extensive promotion.
In February of 2010, Sorrowful Angels were voted by the readers as one of the 5 most important and promising heavy metal bands in Greece’s Metal Hammer annual poll.
In June 2010 they released their second official video clip “Suicidal Manners” from the album "Ship in Your Trip" directed by PLAYS2PLACE Productions.
At the request of Swedish band Code 64, Sorrowful Angels worked on their Digital EP "Deviant" which was released by Progress Productions in August 2011.
Sorrowful Angels then entered the studio once again and started recording their second album "Omens" at CFN Recordings Studio, which was released on December 2011 by Warner/Legend music.
“Omens” maintained the melodic elements of the 1st album while broadening their musical pallet, focusing more on electronic elements and phonetic experimentations.
RawRec Productions released the official video clip for the song "Right of Way".
During 2012 the "Omens Over Greece Tour" took place. For over a year and a half, the band constantly played gigs in order to promote the “Omens” album.
Sorrowful Angels recently concluded the Balkan leg of Paul Di Anno’s (Iron Maiden) Farewell Tour as both his band and support group.
Source : www.sorrowfulangels.com
