Death Angel

Death Angel
Genre(s)
Thrash Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Violence, Rebellion, Insanity, Supernatural Evil
Origin Formed in Current label Status
United States of America (San Francisco, California) 1982 Nuclear Blast Records Active
Current line-up
Mark Osegueda - Vocals (1984-1991, 2001-) (Swarm (USA), Silver Circus, All Time Highs)
Ted Aguilar - Guitar (2001-) (Scarecrow (USA), S1ft, Mudface)
Rob Cavestany - Guitar (1982-1991, 2001-) (The Organization, Swarm (USA), Smokestack, The Past)
Sammy Diosdado - Bass (2009-)

Will Carroll - Live Drums (Warning S.F., Ulysses Siren, Old Grandad, Machine Head (USA), Warfare D.C., Vicious Rumors, Scarecrow (USA))
Former/past member(s)
Gus Pepa - Guitars (1982-1991) (The Organization, The Past)
Dennis Pepa - Bass (1982-1991, 2001-2008) (The Organization, Big Shrimp, The Past)
Andy Galeon - Drums (1982-1991, 2001-2009) (The Organization, Swarm (USA), Big Shrimp, Smokestack, The Past, Depressor (USA))
Additional notes
The Filipino act, originally comprising teen cousins guitarist Rob Cavestany, Dennis Pepa on bass, Andy Galeon on drums, marked their individuality with a good degree of technicality and soon carved out a niche fanbase on the San Francisco Metal scene. Although the band came together in 1982, very briefly being billed as Dark Theory prior to adopting the Death Angel title from a book cover, it would be five years before their first album the widely admired "The Ultra-Violence".

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SomberOracleJuly 18th, 2002
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Discography


Heavy Metal Insanity Demo, 1983
Kill As One Demo, 1986[1 review, 84%]
The Ultra-Violence Full-length, 1987[11 reviews, average 88%]
Frolic Through the Park Full-length, 1988[2 reviews, average 56%]
Bored Single, 1989
Fall From Grace Live album, 1990[2 reviews, average 55%]
Act III Full-length, 1990[10 reviews, average 79%]
The Art of Dying Full-length, 2004[9 reviews, average 83%]
Archives & Artifacts Boxed set, 2005[1 review, 65%]
The Long Road Home Best of/Compilation, 2007
Sonic Beatdown Single, 2008
Killing Season Full-length, 2008[7 reviews, average 69%]
Hi Five - Nuclear Blast Presents Thrash Metal Split, 2008
Sonic German Beatdown DVD, 2009
Sonic Beatdown - Live in Germany Live album, 2009


Links

Official
Death Angel
Death Angel @ Myspace
Death Angel @ Bebo

Labels
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast @ myspace

Official merchandise
Death Angel @ masters of metal
Death Angel T-Shirts
Death Angel Official Merch
Death Angel @ JSR Direct
Death Angel @ Star 500

Fan site
Death Angel @ Wikipedia
Death Angel @ FaceBook
Death Angel @ Metalseek
Interview (heavymetal.about.com)

Tablatures
Death Angel tablatures @ mysongbook.com
Tablature@metaltabs.com
death angel @ Doomish.com
Death Angel @ ultimate-guitar
Death Angel @ 911tabs
Death Angel @ Guitabs.net


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