Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have set "Killing Season" as the title of their new album, due in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is being recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR). The group's guitarist Rob Cavestany has posted several photos from the recording studio on his MySpace page (free registration required to view photos).

In a recent interview with LivingForMetal.com, Cavestany stated about the upcoming CD, "This album's gonna be brutal, man, it's heavy but it's inspiration. We're not just doing this album so we can go party now and get out on tour you know. This is about working for you know my kid and our families and their futures."

DEATH ANGEL's latest CD, "The Art of Dying", was released in May 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records. The group's first studio album since 1990's "Act III" was recorded at SF Soundworks studios in San Francisco, California with producer Brian Joseph Dobbs (VOIVOD, MANMADEGOD).

Rhaaaaa putain en voilà une bonne nouvelle.
J'aime tellement DEATH ANGEL.

pourvu qu'il soit aussi bon que The Art Of Dying !!

en attendant que ça sorte quelques photos de l'enregistrement :

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1066265

si c'est aussi bon que the art of dying il va tourner un certain moment dans la platine![/url]

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany has issued the following update:

"Our new recording is done! 'Killing Season' was mixed at Studio 606 by Nick Raskulinecz and mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering by none other than Brian 'Big Bass' Gardner. It is slated for release on February 26 in the U.S. and February 29 in the rest of the world. Leap year 2008!

"Here is the track listing:

01. Lord of Hate
02. Sonic Beatdown
03. Dethroned
04. Carnival Justice
05. Buried Alive
06. Soulless
07. The Noose
08. When Worlds Collide
09. God vs God
10. Steal the Crown
11. Resurrection Machine

"Nick began mixing on November 7, I joined him at 606 on the 19th and we finished the mixes two days later… just in time for Tanksgibin! The masters were sent over to BGM in Hollywood on December 4th and I arrived the next day for the session with Brian. By 6pm that evening I was on my way to the Roxy with a reference CD in hand… just in time for the listening party!

"The party itself was a BLAST! On the Rox was loaded full of our friends, family and industry associates who enjoyed an open bar hosted by the U.S. division of our label, Nuclear Blast America. Everyone chopped it up as drinks were consumed in mass quantities, all the while ROCKING to our new album for the first time…

"Needless to say it was hella FUN! Totally elating to witness a bar room full of music fans partying to our latest offering of jams! Best of all, the entire band was there, working the crowd like we do and loving it! The night concluded in the usual scenario of laughter, hugs, puke and blackouts! Can't wait for the next one! Thanks to NB and all who attended!

"Next day was a hung-over blur of meetings and business dealing that eventually found me back at the mastering lab meeting up with BG to make a few adjustments and print the final master. Then I raced to airport, barely making my flight home with a copy of the finished disc in hand… just in time to get back home with the latest slab of Bay Area thrash metal completed on December 6th which happens to be the birthday of my original inspiration to play guitar… the late great Randy Rhoads. How's that for a good sign?

"Artwork should be done any day now (c'mon Hiro!) and of course Den will do the layout and turn it over to NB… then it's a wrap! Interviews have already started and we've heard some GREAT feedback from the press already so now 'Killing Season' has truly begun… stay tuned for more news soon, my friends! It is ON!!!"

un titre du nouvel album en écoute sur leur page myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/deathangel

je ne l'écouterais pa ce titre sur myspace!
D'ailleurs pour les groupes dont j'ai prévu d'acheter l'album à sa sortie je n'écouterais plus les titres mis sur les myspace! Ca me gache la première écoute "découverte" de l'album!
Et puis j'attends cet album depuis trop longtemps, ça peut encore attendre jusqu'au 29 février!
j'espère que ça sera du bon!

qu'il est bon d'entendre des groupes, 20 ans après leurs débuts, avoir toujours autant la foi et l'énergie.

Death Angel ce sont des bons. C'est tout.
Y a pas à chipoter.

ce nouveau titre, que je découvre sur le sampler RockHard est excellent.

l'album est vraiement... étonnant. Très dépouillé, l'esprit est parfois aux frontières du punk (un peu comme No sur le p'tit dernier). J'ai lu des kros qui parlaient de bon p'tit thrash old school, ça me surprend.

voici le lien pour l'écoute de l'album en entier :

http://www.myspace.com/deathangel

Oui c'est assez punk sur les bords cet album.
Effectivement. Assez surprenant dans l'ensemble. Difficile de me prononcer et d'émettre un avis dessus. Ca reste bon mais est ce meilleur que "Art of the dying". Rien n'est moins sur.

A réécouter en tout cas.

On se l'est fait hier sur la route pour aller voir Megadeth, c'est vraiment bien foutu et ça donne la peche !

Dennis PEPA se casse.


"I've been with DEATH ANGEL since its inception in the '80s and believe it is time for me to move on.
Throughout my career with the band, I've brought a punk-influenced edge to the DEATH ANGEL sound, and as an open-minded musician in need of change, I'd like to diversify and explore other opportunities within and beyond the genre of metal. The DEATH ANGEL guys are my family, both literally and figuratively speaking, and I wish them luck on their future endeavors. Many thanks go out to Nuclear Blast Records and the fans, who have extended their support and friendship — I look forward to being involved in new music projects and continuing to connect with all of you."

En ce moment, j'écoute en boucle "the art of dying". Quel album!!! On dirait que j'apprécie de plus en plus a chaque nouvelle écoute.

C'est vrai qu'il est énorme cet album. Un des meilleurs albums de thrash sortis ces dernières années.

Putain c'est une partie de l'âme de Death Angel qui s'envole avec Denis

oui, ça fait mal. Un putain de showman en plus

Hmm...
"Killing Season", un rapport quelconque avec un autre album de thrash assez célèbre ?
Sinon, dommage pour le bassiste. J'espère qu'ils tiendront le coup par la suite.

Le nouveau bassiste est Sammy Diosdado :

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the group's ranks. Sammy is a Bay Area native who previously played with the San Francisco hardcore band THE SICK and is a member of the rock and roll outfit ALL TIME HIGHS which is fronted by DEATH ANGEL singer Mark Osegueda. With his in-your-face punk assault on bass and on stage, he was the perfect fit to fill the shoes of former bassist and founding member Dennis Pepa.

Commented Osegueda: "I could not be more thrilled! People in the Bay Area who have seen Sammy on stage know what I'm talking about, and now it is time for the rest of the world to see! Sammy just plain ROCKS! So I urge all DEATH ANGEL fans to welcome Sammy to the DEATH ANGEL family, and come see us live when we come to your town that will be all the convincing you will need that we made the right choice!!!"

Diosdado joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for their performance at the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on November 29 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. According to photographer Alan Ralph, DEATH ANGEL had several musicians handling bass duties during different parts of the show, including Sammy, who was described by Osegueda as "the first white dude to ever play in DEATH ANGEL." Sammy played almost the first half of the set before Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) took over for one or two songs, followed by a guy named Damien Sisson (from the San Francisco band SCARECROW), who played the rest of the show with the group. TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Leper Messiah" during the concert, which also included performances by WILL HAVEN (with a special guest appearance by original singer Grady Avenell), PHALLUCY (featuring DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham, EIGHTFOURSEVEN and DEATH VALLEY HIGH.