| Heaven's Force | |
| Origin: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Genre: | Christian metal, thrash metal,[1] [2] power metal, speed metal |
| Years Active: | 1983–1984 |
| Label: | Independent, Open Grave Records |
| Associated Acts: | Rotting Corpse, Mystress[3] |
| Past Members: | Dave Gryder Kelly Berger Chris Richie |
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] [4] 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.[5] After this unfortunate event, Gryder stated during an interview in 2014 that the band would never reunite without their friend.[5] The band re-released their demos via Open Grave Records on the compilation album Aggressive Angel in 2009.[6] The band has been compared to Slayer, Venom, and Exciter.[7]
| Artist: | Heaven's Force |
| Compilation: | 1 |
| Option: | 2 |
| Option Name: | Demos |