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"In the beginning"...
Available digitally, the 1984, 5-song EP release, was remastered for your listening pleasure from the Ariel vault.
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Listen to our brand new album: 
Two Voices Strong

Cover artwork: "Zechariahs Vision Of the Two Olive Trees and Menorah", Hebrew Bible, 1300

Licensed through: 
Free Christ Images.

Listen to
Sorrows to Seven 

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Formed by Steve Sawatsky 1983 in Victoria, B.C., Ariel had its genesis as a band of musicians relaying the gospel message through quality music.  

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Their first live show performance was held in August of 1983 in Victoria, to an enthusiastic audience, yielding the beginning of a solid fan base on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland of B.C. 

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Over the next 3 years, along with some lineup changes, Ariel forged ahead in compositional creativity playing across North America.


Ariel had recorded various demos with the culmination of it's first official self-titled release in 1986 with Ariel Records. The band roster at that time consisted of: Steve Sawatsky, Lisa Sawatsky, Ron Willes, and Bruce Davies

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Ariel continued to tour, supporting the debut release with radio airplay throughout Canada, the American college network and several European countries, eventually reaching as far as South Africa.

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Toward the end of 1989, due to time restraints, Ariel disbanded.

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After a hiatus of more than 30 years the original vision has been kept alive and is now being revitalized by 3 members of the original band lineup.

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May you enjoy the energy, sonic pleasure, and uplifting power of Ariel's next chapter.

Alternate artwork by Smokin' Turtle Designs

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