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[Album]
4 May 2004
Thrash Metal
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TheBigBlack Review
(10 February 2024)
Releasing an album 14 years after your previous one is always a dangerous proposition, but when you add to the mix that your band has been inactive during the period and the style you play has been horrendously unfashionable for the last decade, the odds are really stacked against you. Even though they had started the band incredibly young, Death Angel had always been one of the more technical of the thrash breakthroughs of the 80s, and their comeback lets their precision and impeccable musicianship shine though - but there is nothing here that strays too far from being accessible to being unlistenable. The songs are beautifully crafted and immaculately produced, working within a wide range of heavy styles (but always close to their thrash metal roots). Some songs have punk-like undertones (reminiscent of Anthrax's 'Got The Time') whilst others, 'The Devil Incarnate' being a good example, have an infectious and catchy chorus, hooking the listener in. Just to mix it up a little more, Mark Oseguda (with his immediately recognisable voice) hands the mike to others, and all but one of the group sing lead vocals on one of the tracks. Final track 'Word To The Wise', sung by lead guitarist Rob Cavestany, is a wonderful breath of fresh air to end the album, sounding more like a mid-90s alternative rock song than a 1980s-style thrash anthem - but it somehow still works. |
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(1/1) 1.
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Death Angel - Thrown To The Wolves (07:26)
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(1/1) 2.
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Death Angel - 5 Steps Of Freedom (04:46)
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(1/1) 3.
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Death Angel - Thicker Than Blood (03:42)
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(1/1) 4.
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Death Angel - The Devil Incarnate (06:05)
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(1/1) 5.
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Death Angel - Famine (04:30)
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(1/1) 6.
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Death Angel - Prophecy (05:09)
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(1/1) 7.
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Death Angel - No (03:23)
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(1/1) 8.
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Death Angel - Spirit (06:23)
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(1/1) 9.
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Death Angel - Land Of Blood (03:37)
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(1/1) 10.
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Death Angel - Never Me (05:16)
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(1/1) 11.
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Death Angel - Word To The Wise (04:56)
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