Fifth Angel, Subfire

After their great performance as the opening act for Ross The Boss, Greek heavy/power metallers Subfire have been chosen as the opening act for American heavy metallers Fifth Angel‘s upcoming first ever appearance on Greek soil, which will take place in Kyttaro Live on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

Subfire will present live their latest effort entitled “Blood Omen”, which was released on May 18th via Symmetric Records. You should definitely listen to “Samurai”, “Path Of The Assasin” & “Unbreakable” featuring the great Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear!

Available tickets for the concert can be booked online here while hard copies can be obtained from No Remorse Records.

A few words about Fifth Angel

Fifth Angel is an American heavy metal band which was formed in the suburbs of Seattle in 1983, specifically, in the Bellevue area. The band’s initial lineup consisted of Ted Pilot (vocals), James Byrd (lead guitar), Ed Archer (rhythm guitar), Ken Mary (drums) and Kenny Kay (bass). They recorded a four-song demo that consisted of “Fade to Flames”, “Fifth Angel”, “In the Fallout”, and “Wings of Destiny”. Shrapnel Records signed them in 1985 and financed the recording of five more songs to complete a self-titled album, that eventually appeared in 1986. Kenny Kay left the group in 1987 and was replaced by John Macko.

The group was signed a major label deal with Epic Records in 1988 and the debut album was re-released. As the band prepared to record a second album they brought on Kendall Bechtell to replace founding guitar player James Byrd. In 1989, the follow-up record, “Time Will Tell” appeared, but the band had lost its label support, with its members going their separate ways by 1990. In 2009 Ed Archer, John Macko and Kendall Bechtel reunited; they were joined by drummer Jeffrey McCormack (ex-Heir Apparent, ex-Q5)  and in 2010, the band played its first show in its history at the Keep it True Festival with guest singer Peter Orullian (ex-Heir Apparent).

Jeffrey McCormack left the group in 2011, along with announced lead singer David Fefolt (the latter performed on some demos, but never actually performed live or officially recorded with the band). By 2017, Fifth Angel had been active once again. Original drummer Ken Mary rejoined the group, and vocalist Peter Orullian returned to sing for some 2017 engagements. Their third album, “The Third Secret”, was released on October 26, 2018 on Nuclear Blast. Kendall Bechtel left the band right after and Steve Conley & Ed Archer joined the band on guitars and Steven Carlson on lead vocals. With this line up, the band recorded “When Angels Kill” which released by Nuclear Blast in June 16th, 2023. Now the band set sails to perform for first time in his history in Greece!