Angels and Agony are a Dutch futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizerand
backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer. The band formed in 1995 and produced two EPs before its first fullalbum,
Eternity (2001). Eternity was produced by VNV Nation's Ronan Harris. Other high-profile collaborations include Axel Ermes ofGirls
Under Glass, Diorama, and SITD. The band's current record label (since Eternity, 2001) is Out of Line, a German label of industrial-
andsynthpop-oriented electronic bands. Metropolis Records is the band's US distributor since 2004.
