Angelus Apatrida

Angelus Apatrida
The band on tour with Arch Enemy, 2009
Background information
Origin	Albacete, La Mancha, Spain
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	2000 - present
Labels	Century Media
Website	angelusapatrida.com
Members	Guillermo Izquierdo David G. Alvarez Jose Izquierdo Victor Valera
Past members	Alberto Izquierdo Alberto Gayoso

Angelus Apatrida is a thrash metal band formed in 2000 in Albacete, Spain.

Angelus Apatrida was formed with a music style very different from what is played today. At the beginning it was a classic heavy metal music / power metal band. Two demos were recorded in this period: Lost in the Realms of Orchinodaemon (2001) and Unknown Human Being (2003). The last one was a change for the band and was recorded with a new style that led Angelus Apatrida to a post-thrash metal style.

With those demos the band started to play live shows supporting other bands like Saratoga and its popularity soon increased. It won a competition of bands and signed its first contract with the label Red Dragon and recorded the song "Danza de la Muerte" for a tribute album for the Spanish classic heavy metal band called Panzer.

The contract with Red Dragon Records was for three albums. The band recorded the first one, called Evil Unleashed in the Korsakov studios in Madrid during the summer of 2004 produced by Kosta Vázquez but it was never released due to problems with the label. Eventually, the band decided to break the contract with Red Dragon and to re-record the album one year later.

The Evil Unleashed album was re-recorded in the Studio54 studio in Valencia, produced by Enrique Soriano and mastered by Dave Horrocks in Canada at the Infinite Waves studio. The album was edited by Angelus Apatrida in March, 2006 with Producciones Malditas. It was distributed through K-Industria all over the country.

The album received good reviews and Angelus Apatrida was considered as one of the most sensational new bands of the country. It sold many copies in Spain and other countries.

Angelus Apatrida started its first important tour with the Evil Unleashed Tour through many locations in Spain as well as recognized fests like Thrash Attack fest or Viñarock playing together with international bands like Sepultura or Horcas and supporting others like Warcry or Destruction.

After the first album and the Evil Unleashed tour, the band started recording a new album one year later. It recorded the Give 'em War album at the New Life studios in Madrid produced by José A. Garrido and Daniel Melian, mastered by Kosta Vázquez at the Oasis studios and distributed by Mastertrax.