Rage Of Angels

Rage Of Angels came roaring out of Connecticut in the late eighties with a commercially accessible but energetic brand of melodic metal certain to appeal to fans of Stryper, Dokken, Holy Soldier and Angelica. Originally known as Ransom, Rage Of Angels got its start by placing two tracks on two different compilation albums: "Reason To Rock" appeared on East Coast Metal, and "Rock For The Rock" made it onto Heavy Righteous Metal. While both songs were a bit rough around the edges production wise, they hinted at the potential the band displayed on its self-titled 1989 Regency Records debut. Before Regency Records could release the album, however, John Fowler and Frank DiConstanzo left Rage Of Angels to join the mainstream band Steelheart which went on to sign with MCA Records and received significant MTV airplay. Rage Of Angels eventually fell apart with the bands remaining members going their separate ways.
The album was originally scheduled to be released by R.E.X. Records but was sold to Regency. The album credits Doug Mann with production and mix, but apparently the band was so unhappy with the mix that they wanted it remixed. It was remixed by the Elefante brothers (Guardian, X-Sinner, Petra, etc.) before it's release. John and Dino were never given credit for it.
Members were: Dan Mariano - lead vocals, Frank DiCostanzo - guitar, Greg Kurtzman - guitar, Dale Glifort - bass, and John Fowler - drums

R.I.P. John Sherman Fowler: November 21, 1966 - March 21, 2008