Angerfist

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Angerfist
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Background information
Also known asMenace II Society
Kid Morbid
Bloodcage
Denekamps Gespuis
Floorcrushers
M4ZE PUSHER
Born (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 (age 43)
Almere, Netherlands
Genres Hardcore, gabber
Years active2001–present
Labels Masters of Hardcore
Website angerfist.nl

Danny Masseling (born 20 June 1981), better known by his stage name Angerfist, is a Dutch hardcore producer and DJ.

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Aside from his main alias, he also produces for other genres and subgenres under various aliases and is part of the following groups: The Supreme Team (with Outblast, Tha Playah & Evil Activities), Masters Elite (with Catscan and Outblast), and Roland & Sherman (with Outblast).

During live acts, he is accompanied by MC Prozac (Minne Roos).

Career

Angerfist started making music at the age of 16. Beginning with 4-beat programmed loops and breakbeats, his interest in producing music started to grow. [1] He began his career in 2001 after sending a demo to Mark Vos, also known as DJ Buzz Fuzz, director of BZRK Records. [2] Vos liked the tape and signed Angerfist, who then released his first EPs under the names "Menace II Society" and "Angerfist". [3] Angerfist soon gained popularity in the "gabber scene" because of the aggressive nustyle sound he made. His style is characterized by hard bass drums and vocals sampled from various media, especially films. He already has some hardcore hits to his name, including: "Dance With The Wolves", "Raise Your Fist", and "Riotstarter". His increasing popularity gave him the opportunity to produce the anthem for Masters of Hardcore in 2005, titled "The World Will Shiver".

Angerfist has performed at many well known events such as Sensation Black, Masters of Hardcore, Defqon. 1, Mysteryland, and Dominator. He gained the prestigious 39th spot in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ edition of 2011, [4] dropping to 42nd on the following year and rising to 34th place in 2013, thus being the number 1 hardcore act in the list. As of 2024, his highest ranking on the list was No. 29, which he achieved in 2018. He was ranked No. 71 on DJ Mag list for 2023. [5]

In July 2013, it was announced that the Bloodcage project would feature MC Prozac (in his alias of DJ Bloodcage) as the live face of the project, while still involving both artists (MC Prozac and Angerfist) in its studio output. [6]

From September 2021 during Covid-19 pandemic he also started playing games with fans on streams - also known as AngerGames.

During live acts with his MC, they almost always perform wearing specially designed ice hockey masks and black or white hoodies.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

YearTitle
2001My Style From The Darkside
2001Cannibal
2002Criminally Insane
2002Fuck Off
2002Murder Incorporated
2002Chronic Disorder (as Menace II Society)
2002Fear Of Other (as Menace II Society)
2002Son Of A Bitch (as Menace II Society)
2002No Escape From My Wrath (as Kid Morbid)
2003Within The Darkness
2003It Never Stops
2003Son Of Satan
2003The Passages
2003Bonified Alkoholik Musik Making Muthafucka (B.A.M.M.M)
2003Maniac Killa
2003The Number
2003Necroslave
2003Break Society Down
2003Killerfist
2003Audio Waste
2004Raise Your Fist
2004Too Weird To Die
2004Ultra Rebel
2004Vato
2004Shattered Hope
2004Krazy
2004Alkoholik (as Menace II Society)
2005Penis Enlarger (with Akira)
2005Raise Your Bottle (with Korsakoff)
2005Dortmund '05
2005Life
2005The World Will Shiver (Masters of Hardcore 2005 Anthem)
2005Chop Chop
2005The Fast Lane
2006Stainless Steel
2006With The Fresh Style
2006Dance With The Wolves
2006Towards Isolation
2006My Critic Fetish
2006Kidnapped Redneck
2006Yes
2006Fuck The Promqueen
2006Broken Chain (with Crucifier)
2006Twisting My Mind
2006Chaos & Evil
2006Megamix
2007Somewhere Down The Lane (as Roland & Sherman with Outblast)
2007Superior (with Outblast & Predator)
2008Alles Kut Enter (ft. Tomcat & Rudeboy)
2008TNT (ft. Tomcat & Rudeboy)
2008Put It Up (with Tomcat & Rudeboy)
2008Right Through Your Head
2008Riotstarter
2008Strangle And Mutilate (as Bloodcage)
2008In A Million Years
2008Brother's Keepers (ft. Kokka & Cixx)
2008Postcard From Hell (with T-Junction)
2008Radical (Official Dominator 2008 Anthem)
2009No Fucking Soul
2009Choices
2009187 (with Predator)
2009Anticipate
2009Tonight (with Crucifier)
2009Sensational Gargle (ft. Crucifier)
2009Bite Yo Style
2009Close To You
2009Legend (with Predator)
2010The Voice of Mayhem (with Outblast ft. MC Tha Watcher) (Official 15 Years Masters of Hardcore Anthem)
2010Delusion (with Outblast)
2010A New Level of freak (with T-Junction)
2010No Better Future (with T-Junction)
2010And Jesus Wept
2010Megamix 2010
2011The Depths Of Despair
2011Incoming
2011Just Know (with Tieum)
2011Shitty Rave Track (with Tieum)
2011Megamix 2011
2012Buckle Up And Kill
2012Eraser
2012Catastrophe (with Outblast & MC Tha Watcher) (Official 2012 Dominator Anthem)
2012Pagans (with Lowroller)
2012Santiago (with Miss K8)
2012The Desecrated
2012Megamix 2012
2013Don't Fuck With Me
2013From The Blackness
2013Street Fighter
2013Burn This MF Down
2013Just Like Me (with Tha Playah ft. MC Jeff)
2013Megamix 2013
2014Dirty Man (with Tieum)
2014Knock Knock
2014Wake Up Fucked Up (with Negative A)
2014Megamix 2014
2015Sock It (with Tieum)
2015Megamix 2015
2016Bogota (with Miss K8)
2016Order Of Hostility (Official Airforce Festival 2016 Anthem) (with Radical Redemption)
2016Fist In Your Face (with N-Vitral)
2016Megamix 2016
2017HOAX (with Furyan)
2017Blood For Blood (with Bodyshock ft. Tha Watcher)
2017Die Hard (with Outblast ft. Tha Watcher)
2017Megamix 2017
2018Tournament of Tyrants (Official Masters of Hardcore 2018 Anthem) (with Tha Watcher)
2018Pennywise
2018Creature
2018Hustlers (with System Overload)
2018Nocturnolz (with Nolz & Radical Redemption)
2019Critter
2019Bare Knuckle Fist (with N-Vitral)
2019Impact & Get It Lit (with Miss K8)
2019Rally Of Retribution (Official Dominator 2019 Anthem) (with Nolz)
2019Primal Instinct (with Stereotype)
2019Diabolic Dice
2019Soldier
2019Freddy
2019Attack of the Dice
2019Solid Stigma
2019Geto Tremble
2020Madrid
2020Mighty Methods
2020Born To Rule
2020R3VOLUTION
2020Virtual Disaster
2020Reprogrammer
2020Face My Style
2021Break Of Dawn
2021You Ain't Real
2021What Happened
2021Prophecy
2022Beyond Strength
2022The Other Side
2022Act On Impulse
2022Fist On Acid (Techno Mix) (with Reinier Zonneveld)
2022Bodybag (with Da Mouth of Madness)
2022The Deadly Fist (with Deadly Guns)

Remixes

YearOriginal artistTitle
2002OutblastHey Motherfuckers (Angerfist Remix)
2005Art Of Fighters vs. Nico & TettaI Became Hardcore (Angerfist Remix)
2005Human ResourceDominator (Outblast & Angerfist Remix)
2005Negative ASuck My Dick (Angerfist Remix)
2005Noize SuppressorBone Crusher (Angerfist Remix)
2005OutblastTime To Make A Stand (Outblast & Angerfist Mix)
2007 Paul Elstak You're a Hardcore Hooligan (Angerfist Remix)
2008Kasparov ft. MC RawWe Will Dominate (Angerfist Refix)
2009Tha PlayahMastah of Shock (Angerfist Remix)
2010 Korsakoff Unleash The Beast (Angerfist Remix)
2011HellsystemShut Up And Die (Angerfist Remix)
2011Marshall MastersI Like It Loud (Angerfist Remix)
2012NitrogeneticsPledge Of Resistance (Angerfist Remix)
2012Marshall Masters ft. The Ultimate MCI Like It Loud (Angerfist Remix)
2012Meccano TwinsComplex Man (Angerfist & Predator Remix)
2012Diss ReactionJiiieeehaaa (Angerfist Remix)
2012HellsystemShut Up & Die (Angerfist Remix)
2013Re-StyleRenovation (Angerfist Remix)
2013 Skrillex & Damian Marley Make It Bun Dem (Kid Morbid Remix)
2013 Neophyte & Evil Activities One of These Days (Angerfist Remix)
2015Counterfeit & Negative ASelf-Acclaimed Criminals (Angerfist Remix)
2015Satronica & UnexistFuck the System (Angerfist Remix)
2017Tha PlayahWhy So Serious? (Angerfist Remix)
2019Skrillex & Damian MarleyMake It Bun Dem (Angerfist 2019 Refix)

Free releases

YearTitle
2003There You Go
2003The Steel Finger
2003Sting Like A Scorpion
2004Reality
2004Rollin' The Drumz
2004The 36th Chamber
2004Kiss
2004Representin' Gangsta Shit (with Amnesys)
2004Back Into Time
2004Bad Boy
2004Bad Religion
2004Blow Your Brain Out
2004Criminal
2013Temple of Disease [7]

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