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Not that I never heard them before...just didn't paid attention. I always have been a late metalhead. I start too late for my age and I have been discovering bands long after they have gone or loose magic.
For years the closest I was to thrash was Metallica, Megadeth and Metal Church. Testament, Kreator, Coroner, Death Angel, Pariah came too late into my life and I'm still discovering stuff.
So the complete Death Angel was made in the last year or so, which was good because it came with the release of their new album so in a sense I never had the gap old thrashers had waiting for it.
Again I didn't got them in due order but I'm gonna to present them here as it should.
"The Ultra-Violence": well fing young Philipino cousins decide to carry on like so many Bay-area bands on the day (hey the drummer was even underage). Nevertheless the debut (which hard fans still long for) was a fine specimen in the sub-genre. From the opening anthem 'Thrashers' to the amazing instrumental 'The Ultra-Violence' (10:32 no shit ), the album was all thrash is about especially the one that came form the West coast of USA.
"Frolic Through The Park": what we can call (as for my other tread) the Armored Saint effect. Great debut, bad follow-up. Why some bands burn all their fuel in the debut and then get off on the next? Beats me. Not that FTTP doesn't have its moments, '3rd Floor', 'Confused', 'Shores Of Sin' deliver, but the rest especially the cover of KISS 'Cold Gin' (why KISS, why? my apologies to their fans but for me few songs are worthy to be heard much less covered). In any case FTTP failed to be thrash as can be.
"Act III": one up and one to the side. The album is better than its predecessor, but is not the debut. The band decided to left the blueprint of standard thrash band an begun to experiment with different arrangements and sounds (which probably pissed all hard fans). Since was the first DA I ever heard it stil have a special place in my heart. 'Seemingly Endless Time', 'Dicsontinued', 'A Room With A View', 'Stagnant' are good songs, good metal and the album works for me. Also is present 'The Organization' a song which became the moniker of the band after Osegueda (singer) left the band and they continued as a funk outfit (I have both album by The "O" and are interesting but not even worth to have in any collection, I got them cheap and I'm not going to cover them here).
"The Art Of Dying": 2004 came (14 years!) and the band minus Gus Pepa (replaced by Ted Aguilar) hoint to deliver a new DA album. The album came with lots of expectations and lots of bad rep as soon as hit the stores. Maybe because I was expecting shit is why i'm so fascinated whit the new album. No, is not the debut (hence the hate of hard fans), is not FTTP either or The "O" albums in a sense is a natural progression of "Act III". The problem of the album is inconsistence. Four songs shouldn't be there, 'The Devil Incarnate' and 'Famine' which are not enterily thrash, nor funk (I don't like much weird mixtures), and 'Never Me' and 'Word To The Wise' which are weak compared to the rest (reminds me of Anthrax early John Bush stuff). The rest of the album shines, 'Thrown To the Wolves', 'Thicker Than Blood', 'No' and 'Spirit' (the latter two my faves) are pure uncompromised speed metal, and the album worth just for them.
If you read the inspiration part of the bboklet you'll undertans than this band refuses any longer to be cast as single-minded, one-track metalheads. Good or bad, I do respect them and I do like the album.
For years the closest I was to thrash was Metallica, Megadeth and Metal Church. Testament, Kreator, Coroner, Death Angel, Pariah came too late into my life and I'm still discovering stuff.
So the complete Death Angel was made in the last year or so, which was good because it came with the release of their new album so in a sense I never had the gap old thrashers had waiting for it.
Again I didn't got them in due order but I'm gonna to present them here as it should."The Ultra-Violence": well fing young Philipino cousins decide to carry on like so many Bay-area bands on the day (hey the drummer was even underage). Nevertheless the debut (which hard fans still long for) was a fine specimen in the sub-genre. From the opening anthem 'Thrashers' to the amazing instrumental 'The Ultra-Violence' (10:32 no shit
), the album was all thrash is about especially the one that came form the West coast of USA."Frolic Through The Park": what we can call (as for my other tread) the Armored Saint effect. Great debut, bad follow-up. Why some bands burn all their fuel in the debut and then get off on the next? Beats me. Not that FTTP doesn't have its moments, '3rd Floor', 'Confused', 'Shores Of Sin' deliver, but the rest especially the cover of KISS 'Cold Gin' (why KISS, why? my apologies to their fans but for me few songs are worthy to be heard much less covered). In any case FTTP failed to be thrash as can be.
"Act III": one up and one to the side. The album is better than its predecessor, but is not the debut. The band decided to left the blueprint of standard thrash band an begun to experiment with different arrangements and sounds (which probably pissed all hard fans). Since was the first DA I ever heard it stil have a special place in my heart. 'Seemingly Endless Time', 'Dicsontinued', 'A Room With A View', 'Stagnant' are good songs, good metal and the album works for me. Also is present 'The Organization' a song which became the moniker of the band after Osegueda (singer) left the band and they continued as a funk outfit (I have both album by The "O" and are interesting but not even worth to have in any collection, I got them cheap and I'm not going to cover them here).
"The Art Of Dying": 2004 came (14 years!) and the band minus Gus Pepa (replaced by Ted Aguilar) hoint to deliver a new DA album. The album came with lots of expectations and lots of bad rep as soon as hit the stores. Maybe because I was expecting shit is why i'm so fascinated whit the new album. No, is not the debut (hence the hate of hard fans), is not FTTP either or The "O" albums in a sense is a natural progression of "Act III". The problem of the album is inconsistence. Four songs shouldn't be there, 'The Devil Incarnate' and 'Famine' which are not enterily thrash, nor funk (I don't like much weird mixtures), and 'Never Me' and 'Word To The Wise' which are weak compared to the rest (reminds me of Anthrax early John Bush stuff). The rest of the album shines, 'Thrown To the Wolves', 'Thicker Than Blood', 'No' and 'Spirit' (the latter two my faves) are pure uncompromised speed metal, and the album worth just for them.
If you read the inspiration part of the bboklet you'll undertans than this band refuses any longer to be cast as single-minded, one-track metalheads. Good or bad, I do respect them and I do like the album.
