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Dave Ling

"I can’t see us knocking Taylor Swift off the top of the charts": Balaam And The Angel are back but they're still not quite sure where they fit in

Balaam & The Angel studio portrait.

Founded in the Midlands in 1983 by three Morris brothers – frontman/bassist Mark, guitarist Jim and drummer Des – Balaam And The Angel toured with The Mission, Kiss and Iggy Pop, and had a major deal with Virgin Records, but ultimately proved too heavy-rock-based for goth fans.

Decades after calling it a day, they returned, but, as Mark says, they don’t expect to knock Taylor Swift off the top of the charts any time soon.

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