Here’s your weekly look at the best of the new releases out tomorrow including: Stone Sour, Death Angel (pictured), Oceansize, Fury UK and Atrocity.
We review and rate the best in new music right here every Sunday – enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
Often overlooked in favour of thrash metal’s so-called big four, the mighty Death Angel have always been regulars on the rushonrock turntables and we’re stoked to see the Californian crew on the brink of releasing a sixth studio album.
We’ve been well into Mark Osegueda and his men ever since the Bay Area band’s Frolic Through The Park found its way into our vinyl collection. And if 2008′s Killing Season proved the boys were back then one look at the newly unveiled artwork for September’s Relentless Retribution suggests their finest hour could be on the horizon.
Even the name is classic Death Angel and Osegueda said: “I haven’t been as excited about the cover artwork on any other Death Angel album as I am for this one! It fits the whole theme of the album! Angry and aggressive! Read the rest of this entry »
Valentine’s Day may be all about red roses, big hearts and sloppy kisses but not if you’re a member of HIM or Dommin. We look at two of rock’s chief anti-love protagonists and a whole load of other stuff this week.
There’s the long awaited Best Of from our favourite Scando sleaze kings Backyard Babies (pictured) and the debut solo album from Cradle Of Filth crooner Sarah Jezebel Deva.
Throw in some seriously heavy shit from Rising Records’ label mates Sworn Amongst and With Chaos In Her Wake and there’s plenty to keep the metal heads out there happy. Plus we check out a snappy debut from buzz band Straight Lines – fresh from a triumphant 2009 touring with Kids In Glass Houses, The Automatic and Motorhead. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time to go back to the future on rushonrock and this week we’re taking a look at the heavier stuff in the shape of Bay Area thrash legends Death Angel. Often overlooked but potentially better than Metallica, these guys really rocked…and still do!
Now…2008: Killing Season (Nuclear Blast) proved there was still plenty of life left in the old thrash beast as Death Angel followed up 2004′s The Art Of Dying with a record which better reflected their talents as purveyors of very loud and yet truly melodic thrash metal.
In a year when Metallica and Trivium would both grab the headlines with thumping new releases, this varied album fell by the wayside and yet it remains one of rushonrock‘s records of the year.
Mixing the trademark power of DA’s renowned rhythm section with vocal sections which fully showcase singer Mark Osegueda’s magnificent range, it’s a sensational return to top form.
Tracks like Lord Of Hate and The Noose grip the listener with their sheer intensity but album closer Resurrection Machine offers the best evidence yet that DA are back in a very big way. It’s classic thrash with an epic feel and stands out as the key track on this landmark release.
rushonrock rated: 8/10 Killing Time
…And Then 1990: Act III (Geffen) is often viewed by fans of the thrash genre as inferior to 1988′s Frolic Through The Park and yet it boasts some of the best heavy metal writing you’ll ever come across as Death Angel mature into a genuinely frightening music machine.
The atmopsheric opener Seemingly Endless Time sticks long and hard in the memory but things get bigger, better and more bombastic as the record develops. Max Norman’s production brings the best out of the band and A Room With A View is as good as anything any of DA’s thrash peers produced – Metallica included.
The very term thrash might put off the average rushonrock reader but we don’t care how loud a record is as long as it rocks. And there are enough unique melodies and hummable hooks scattered across Act III to make even the most hardened sceptic sit up and take notice.
If you fancy dipping in then try Veil Of Deception for size. It’s track number three and it is an all encompassing DA song which should have you demanding more. If not then what the hell’s wrong with ya!!!
rushonrock rated: 9/10 Act Of God
November looks like being the biggest month yet for your favourite new rock site with new visitors logging on by the hundreds every day. And here’s why. In the next few weeks we’ll be carrying exclusive interviews with Tesla, Stone Gods, Thunder, Edguy and Marshall Law - and later today we’ll post part two of our mighty Mike Monroe interview.
Throw in the fact that we’re going to be reviewing blazing hot gigs by Extreme, Hot Leg, Airbourne and Thunder between now and the end of the month and you’d be mad not to make rushonrock your first stop for all things rock. With weekly blogs, album reviews and nostalgia by the bucket load we want to give you all the rock you’ve been missing for the past 20 years – and more.
Marillion fans can’t afford to miss out on our review of the band’s new official bootleg set and if you like you music heavier than 80s metal stars Mammoth then you’ll just love our look at Death Angel as they are now and as they were then. It’s all here and all new. Enjoy.
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