Origin:	Sweden
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Angel Blake

Angel Blake is one of several bands that came about following the breakup of The Crown in 2004 (One Man Army And The Undead Quartet is another such band), this group led by guitarist Marko Tervonen. He named his new project after a Danzig song (a hint as to the musical direction), recruited former Transport League vocalist Tony Jelencovich, and the duo promptly recorded a self-titled album in 2006 (Jelencovich has since left the band). Sure enough, this is nothing like the thrashy death of The Crown, but what Angel Blake is is a solid goth-inspired dark heavy rock album, at times bringing to mind bands such as (recent) Sentenced and the aforementioned Danzig. It’s quite well done, both guys acquitting themselves well and there’s a fair amount of diversity on display, though the cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” is a bit odd (it’s been done by other bands, and while there’s nothing really wrong with this version, it’s far from the album highlight). Tervonen has since recruited three more members to make this a full-time band.