It's been quite a while since I've gone on a proper metal journey.
It is the year of #ThrashMetal and today happens to be #ThrashThursday so...

Welcome to my Death Angel #Metaljourney 🤘

🎵 Thrashers, Death Angel
💿 The Ultra-Violence, 1987
▶️ https://song.link/y/EjIb3JPIOXw

Thrashers by Death Angel

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2/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

On Death Angel's debut album you can hear a lot of early Metallica, very early Slayer, some Megadeth and the vocals are partly very Anthraxy.

What's not to like?

🎵 Final Death, Death Angel
💿 The Ultra-Violence, 1987
▶️ https://song.link/y/AowJM0A1o9A

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Final Death by Death Angel

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3/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Death Angel album number 2 is considered (another) thrash classic. It's "Frolic Through The Park" and has a very weird album cover.

And it has a speed metal song on it 👇

🎵 Why You Do This, Death Angel
💿 Frolic Through the Park, 1988
▶️ https://song.link/y/a0YGOxpL9Sw

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Why You Do This by Death Angel

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4/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

I gotta be honest, this album is way too long and I was getting bored.

But then this song came up and they pulled me back in again 👇

🎵 Cold Gin, Death Angel
💿️ Frolic Through the Park, 1988
▶️https://song.link/y/L__byNESWGg

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Cold Gin by Death Angel

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5/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Ok so far I was pretty underwhelmed with "Frolic Through the Park". It took a Kiss cover to get my attention and now the follow up track is easily my favourite song on this journey 👇

🎵 Mind Rape, Death Angel
💿️️ Frolic Through the Park, 1988
▶️ https://song.link/y/ROMW8m27m44

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Mind Rape by Death Angel

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6/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Ok I have to admit: I am not a huge fan of early Death Angel. And another spin of "Frolic Through The Park" doesn't change that.

🎵 Witches of Knave, Death Angel
💿️️️ Frolic Through the Park, 1988
▶️ https://song.link/y/x7CdHtDtMIE

There are quite some "first three albums"-metalheads. But I can't believe that anyone would say this about Death Angel. The first two albums are ok, not more.

Ranking:

1. The Ultra-Violence
2. Frolic Through the Park

Witches of Knave by Death Angel

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7/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Album number 3 is called "Act III" and it starts like a John Bush era Anthrax album.

2 minutes in and I already like it much more than any of the first two.

🎵 Seemingly Endless Time, Death Angel
💿 Act III, 1990
▶️ https://song.link/y/0sPEID-fl9Q

Funny thing: when song 1 remembered me of John Bush, song 2 is so clearly Joey Belladonna.

Props to Mark Osegueda for pulling this off!

Seemingly Endless Time by Death Angel

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8/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

...and just like that, there's a funk-metal song. This album is something else!

🎵 Discontinued, Death Angel
💿️ Act III, 1990
▶️ https://song.link/y/9-hOLbVU12Y

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Discontinued by Death Angel

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9/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

The only song on "Act III" I don't like is "Room With a View".
The rest is thrashtastic 🤘

Act III is at least 3 tiers above the first to and will have a very strong argument for being my #1 Death Angel album by the end of this journey.

🎵 Disturbing The Peace, Death Angel
💿️ Act III, 1990
▶️ https://song.link/y/ILpOA7Aw7d0

Ranking:

1. Act III
2. The Ultra-Violence
3. Frolic Through the Park

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Disturbing The Peace by Death Angel

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10/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

After a fantastic 3rd album Death Angel split up.
They regroup again and come back in 2004 with "The Art of Dying".

It starts with an absolute banger 👇

🎵 Thrown to the Wolves, Death Angel
💿 The Art of Dying, 2004
▶️ https://song.link/y/ej-MDXaYE58

Thrown to the Wolves by Death Angel

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11/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Wait, that's an unusual voice... Oh, that's drummer Andy Galeon on vocals! Is that a first? I haven't noticed before.

Anyhow, I'd have prefered Mark Osegueda on the mic, because to be honest, Andy didn't really add anything and Mark is a fantastic.
The same is valid for the following track Land of the Blood.

🎵 Spirit, Death Angel
💿 The Art of Dying, 2004
▶️ https://song.link/y/EuYAGA8_ITA

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Spirit by Death Angel

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12/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

A fantastic song closes a fantastic comeback album.

The album adds some serious groove while on the other hand speed metal elements are basically gone. All in all it's well balanced.

🎵 Word to the Wise by Death Angel
💿️ The Art of Dying, 2004
▶️ https://song.link/y/VcXv3ZV0_DM

Ranking:

1. Act III
2. The Art of Dying
3. The Ultra-Violence
4. Frolic Through the Park

Word to the Wise by Death Angel

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13/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

After "The Art of Dying" it is time for "Killing Season".

#ThrashMetal was revived in the 2000s, and Death Angel played their part in it.

🎵 Buried Alive, Death Angel
💿 Killing Season, 2008
▶️ https://song.link/y/hjvgHZ3cwI8

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Buried Alive by Death Angel

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14/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Here's what I have to say about "Killing Season":

Killing Season is a mad thrasher, holy cow!

🎵 Resurrection Machine, Death Angel
💿️ Killing Season, 2008
▶️ https://song.link/y/Vs8r8_Y295w

Ranking:

1. Act III
2. Killing Season
3. The Art of Dying
4. The Ultra-Violence
5. Frolic Through the Park

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Resurrection Machine by Death Angel

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15/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

Next up: Relentless Retribution

It has to be said: Mark Osegueda's vocals aged like fine wine. On the first few albums he was more like a Belladonna/Hetfield/Mustaine tribute act. But ever since their comeback he really found his own style. And it rips, he's one of the best.

🎵 Claws In So Deep by Death Angel
💿 Relentless Retribution, 2010
▶️ https://song.link/y/Ve7olfzgiyg

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Claws in so Deep by Death Angel

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16/n #DeathAngel #Metaljourney

While listening to this album I got a call from school that my kid got sick because of the heat. Because there is no AC in the school. If you read this in the future: there is a massive heatwave going on while I am typing this.

I finished "Relentless Retribution" today and again, it is a banger of an album.

🎵 Where They Lay, Death Angel
💿️ Relentless Retribution, 2010
▶️ https://song.link/y/1LLAtiwF4QU

Ranking:

1. Act III
2. Killing Season
3. Relentless Retribution
4. The Art of Dying
5. The Ultra-Violence
6. Frolic Through the Park

Where They Lay by Death Angel

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@derthomas Sorry to hear about Little Thomas, buddy. I hope he's OK. The heat is overwhelming when you're not used to it. When I was his age, I didn't do well with it either (still don't)...
@wendigo Austria is just not prepared for this, because there was no need for ACs. Yes, summers were hot in the past too, but not like this, not even remotely. And it's getting more extreme by the year.
Especially schools must be equipped with air conditioning, everything else is ridiculous.