Angels and Agony are a Dutch futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer.
The band formed in 1995 and produced two EPs before its first full album, Eternity (2001).
[1] Other high-profile collaborations include Axel Ermes of Girls Under Glass, Diorama, and SITD[2] The band's current record label (since Eternity, 2001) is Out of Line, a German label of industrial- and synthpop-oriented electronic bands.
[3] Similar artists to Angels and Agony are VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Covenant and Pride and Fall.
A 2007 interview commented on the musical style of the band, noting that, in contrast with many electro-industrial projects whose lyrics center on violence and provocation, Angels and Agony songs are philosophical and humanist in character.