Dark Angel has reformed, according to Blabbermouthh

According to Blabbermouth.net, heralded West Coast thrashers Dark Angel have reformed and are in the writing process for a new album.

Guitarist Jim Durkin (also of Dreams Of Damnation) has assembled three-fifths of the original line-up that recorded 1989's Leave Scars effort. According to Durkin, guitarist Eric Meyer and vocalist Ron Rinehart are jamming with bassist Jeremy Peto (ex-Morgion) and drummer Al "Mayhem" Mendez, and have written "some new brutal tunes in the vein of Darkness Descends."

"I had two songs [that I was working on] — "Fear of a Dark Horizon" and "Say It In Blood". I have a studio at my house and since Eric and Ron are both local, it seemed a shame to not call 'em [and invite them to come down and give it a try]. Of course, they were like, "Fuck Yeah, let's do it." Next thing ya know, we're playing most of [the] Darkness...] material, and we said, "This is [sounding] toooo good not to [pursue a reunion]. We sound good for once." [laughs] So I then contacted [former drummer] Gene [Hoglan], who is quite busy [and he declined to take part in the reunion]...but we're gonna play no matter what. If it bugs someone [that we're calling this Dark Angel without Gene involved] then, oh, well... I want to play these old and new songs I wrote, and if Eric and Ron play on them, they will be Dark Angel songs — no way around it. I don't write stuff like [Ron and Eric's previous and current bands] Hunger was, or Oil, or Swine — I write thrash and if [the other] guys are on it, then it's Dark Angel."

Durkin said this on the possibility of Hoglan joining the group once his obligations with Strapping Young Lad are fulfilled: "It is my hope that Gene will get involved [at some point down the line], but since the logistics are not right [at the moment], we plan to carry on with Al [on drums], being that he can play all the Gene stuff and then some with power and little effort. However, I have always considered Gene the cornerstone of Dark Angel [so the door is always open for him to get involved if he wants to]. The music is bigger than any one member. [In the meantime], we will do what we can to keep it close to the original line-up."

"We are doing only early material at this point — We Have Arrived, Darkness Descends-era stuff," Durkin explain of current plans. "A little Leave Scars stuff as well. As we have been playing over the years in other bands, I'd like to think we've improved as musicians and it shows when we play We stepped back in after 13 years an nailed it as if we never parted...but we're still working on it."

Source: Digitalmetal