# Engelsstaub

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{{short description|German dark wave band}}
{{Orphan|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Engelsstaub
| origin          = [Germany](/source/Germany)
| genre           = [Dark wave](/source/Dark_wave)
| years_active    = 1992–present
| label           = [Apollyon](/source/Apollyon)
| website         = [http://www.engelsstaub.de/ Official website]
| current_members = [Silke Hofmann](/source/Silke_Hofmann)<br />[Janusz Zaremba](/source/Janusz_Zaremba)<br />[Mark Hofmann](/source/Mark_Hofmann_(musician))
}}
'''Engelsstaub''' ([German](/source/German_language) for "Angel dust") is a German [dark wave](/source/dark_wave) band, founded in 1992 by [Mark Hofmann](/source/Mark_Hofmann_(musician)) as a follow-up to his previous band [Les Fleurs du Mal](/source/Les_Fleurs_du_Mal_(band)).

== Music ==
Engelsstaub's music leans toward the [neofolk](/source/neofolk)/[neo-medieval](/source/Neo-Medieval_music) end of the gothic spectrum, with stylistic similarities to bands like [Ataraxia](/source/Ataraxia), [The Dreamside](/source/The_Dreamside) and [Faith and the Muse](/source/Faith_and_the_Muse).

== Biography ==
Hofmann began the band in 1992 as a solo project, but after releasing the 7" single ''Unholy'' was joined by his sister [Silke Hofmann](/source/Silke_Hofmann) and [Polish](/source/Poland) musician [Janusz Zaremba](/source/Janusz_Zaremba), with whom he also co-founded the independent record label [Apollyon](/source/Apollyon).

== Discography ==
* ''Unholy'' (single) (1992)
* ''Malleus Maleficarum'' (1993)
* ''Ignis Fatuus: Irlichter'' (1994)
* ''In Amoris Mortisque'' (1995) (split CD with [Italian](/source/Italy) neomediaeval band [Ataraxia](/source/Ataraxia))
* ''Unholy (EP)'' (1997)
* ''Anderswelt'' (1999)
* ''Akashic Recordings'' (2002)
* ''Anderswelt (dts-CD)'' (2004)
* ''Nachtwärts'' (2011)
* ''The 4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse'' (2015)
* ''Mater Mortis'' (2019)

== Band members ==
* [Silke Hofmann](/source/Silke_Hofmann) - [vocals](/source/Singing)
* [Janusz Zaremba](/source/Janusz_Zaremba) - [guitar](/source/guitar)s/[vocals](/source/Singing)
* [Mark Hofmann](/source/Mark_Hofmann_(musician)) - [programming](/source/Programming_(music))/[guitar](/source/guitar)s/[vocals](/source/Singing)

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.engelsstaub.de/}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/engelsstaubks Myspace site]

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Category:German musical groups

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