La notizia della reunion dei Dark Angel diffusa la settimana scorsa ha scatenato i comprensibili entusiami dei thrasher di tutto il mondo, ma a raffreddare questi entusiami c'hanno pensato Gene Hoglan e lo stesso Don Doty, che per primo aveva annunciato questa reunion.
Sia il batterista che il cantante hanno infatti chiarito che questo ritorno non è ancora sicuro, ma che i componenti ne stanno discutendo con calma e che la speranza è appunto che i Dark Angel possano tornare ad esibirsi dal vivo nel 2014, compatibilmente con gli impegni dei vari componenti.

Ecco le dichiarazioni dei due membri:

Gene Hoglan:
Now that I'm off the road for a few minutes, I'd like to address these Dark Angel rumors that are flying around. Yes, we have been talking about doing something next year, and although it looks like possibly some festivals could be in the works, right now it's just speculation.

Don Doty and myself have been in contact for the first time in many many years, and it's been great to reconnect with my old friend. Fortunately, I've remained great buddies with all the DFA guys after all these years, and we do try to stay in contact with each other and see each other when we can, especially since we are all spread out over the Western U.S.

We are indeed discussing the possibility of a reunion, and yes, the DFA guys are well aware of all of my other commitments, such as Testament, Dethklok and the like. So again, we are moving forward s-l-o-w-l-y, with hopes to getting Dark Angel's wings off the ground for festival season in 2014.

Don Doty:
Members of Dark Angel are currently sitting down for talks for a reunion. This will be for the year 2014. All are excited.

"I was talking on a radio show recently and had said that all members would be attending. This statement may have been misunderstood. Myself, Gene, Mike, Eric and Jim are talking and when talks are complete, a statement will be given. We will know more in the months to come. We will let you know as it unravels.

Parziale marcia indietro quindi, probabilmente anche legata a questioni contrattuali non ancora definite, che però svela tra le righe il possibile ritorno del chitarrista Jim Durkin, inizialmente escluso nelle dichiarazioni della settimana scorsa.