Heaven's_Force
Heaven's Force was an American Christian metal band that formed in Fort Worth, Texas in 1983. It is thought to be the first Christian thrash metal band.[1][3] The band consisted of vocalist/drummer Dave Gryder, guitarist Chris Richie, and bassist Kelly Berger. Their debut demo, Aggressive Angel, was released in 1983 and their self-titled second demo was released the following year before the group disbanded in late 1984. In 2008, Richie committed suicide after a long time of depression.[4] After this unfortunate event, Gryder stated during an interview in 2014 that the band would never reunite without their friend.[4] The band re-released their demos via Open Grave Records on the compilation album Aggressive Angel in 2009.[5] The band has been compared to Slayer, Venom, and Exciter.[6]