A Baltimore-based punk supergroup,
Angel Du$t's old-school, hook-driven melodic hardcore invokes names like
Gorilla Biscuits,
All, and
Bad Brains. Featuring members of
Trapped Under Ice and
Turnstile, they debuted with
A.D. in 2014.
Founded in 2013 by
Trapped Under Ice singer
Justice Tripp and
Turnstile drummer
Daniel Fang, the band also includes bassist Nick Heitman and guitarist
Pat McCrory. The quartet's debut long-player, the aptly named
A.D., dropped in 2014 on REACT! and Reaper Records. In 2016,
Tripp, and
Fang, along with
Trapped Under Ice and
Diamond Youth-drummer
Brendan Yates, formed their own Pop Wig Records label. The band's sophomore full-length outing,
Rock the Fuck on Forever, appeared that same year on Pop Wig/Run for Cover. The
Will Yip-produced
Pretty Buff followed in 2019 on Roadrunner Records, and included the tracks "Bang My Drum," "On My Way," and "Take Away the Pain." ~ James Christopher Monger