DEATH ANGEL

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: USA
Style: progressive groovy dynamic thrash metal

sophomore longplay [1988] by enthusiastic Bay Area crew showed significant evolution comparing to raw and energetic debut, moving towards more technical and experimental direction of thrash with progressive elements coming from bands like Toxik and Watchtower, featuring intricate riffs and tempo changes, and reflecting the band's ambition to push thrash metal's boundaries forth, while youthful, melodic approach of vocalist Mark Osegueda had similar traits of how Joey Belladonna used to attack the audience with Anthrax back in the day, so in spite of lack of cohesion at times, it remains a vast achievement of the genre; recent Dutch edition comes with three extra rare songs from demos, Kiss Cold Gin cover and authentic design