DARK ANGEL

Release Year: 2008
Artist Origin: USA
Style: intense extreme speed thrash metal

the culminating fourth and final album [1991] of American speed/thrash metal legend from Los Angeles continues the progression of all previous efforts, usually considered as their most impressive record ever as well due to crisper, more polished sound, featuring extremely fast, dynamic, dramatic, heavy and primarily lengthy compositions where songs often exceed seven minute mark, full of characteristic odd time signatures and extended instrumental parts, sometimes also bravely entering technically demanding dark death metal regions, with lyrics discussing social and psychological issues, while Gene Hoglan firmly proves why he is considered among the best metal drummers in the world; recent European re-issue comes with two live bonuses from California, recorded in spring of 1989