Angtoria was a

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band composed of British singer

Sarah Jezebel Deva Sarah Jane (born 25 February 1977), better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is an English singer. She was the female soprano vocalist for Cradle of Filth for 14 years and the frontwoman of the band Angtoria for 10 years. In 2009, D ...

and

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brothers Chris and Tommy Rehn. Singer Sarah Jezebel Deva joined with the brothers in 2001 to create the band. Their debut album, ''

God Has a Plan for Us All ''God Has a Plan for Us All'' is the first full-length album by Angtoria, released on 8 May 2006. It was received well by the international media and the special edition of the album sold-out soon after its release date (it was limited to 3,00 ...

'', was released in April 2006. The name Angtoria derives its origin from the title of a song by the band

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where Tommy was a member between 1992–1997.

History

The band started with a friendship forged between Sarah and Chris when they were touring in 2001 with Therion and

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. They went on to produce a four-track film soundtrack-like CD in 2002 which was an unofficial demo only for record companies. The band won a competition at gothmetal.net in May 2005, for which their prize was inclusion on a compilation CD. In late 2005, after 99% of the album was written, Tommy Rehn joined the band. They were finally signed by French label

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. The album ''

'' features two tracks from the demo. The bassist is

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(formerly of

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and

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) and male vocals on "Original Sin" were recorded by

Aaron Stainthorpe Aaron Stainthorpe (born 12 November 1968) is an English singer who is the lead vocalist for doom metal band My Dying Bride. In December 2005, it was announced that Stainthorpe would lend his voice and some lyrics to a song with Sarah Jezebel ...

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. Sarah Jezebel Deva has publicly announced that she plans on reuniting with Chris for a new album sometime in the future. In 2020, Sarah Jezebel Deva's official FB music page stated that Angtoria will now continue writing music under a different name. Sarah and Chris have parted ways with Tommy Rehn and because he came up with the band name, they can no longer use it. For that matter, their website has also been suspended.

Members

– lead vocals *John Henriksson – drums *

– bass *Chris Rehn – rhythm guitar, keyboards *Tommy Rehn – lead guitar

Discography

* ''Across Angry Skies'' (demo, 2004) * ''

'' (2006)

History

Members

Discography

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