Though they were immediately pegged as the runts of the Bay Area thrash metal scene for barely being old enough to drive, Death Angel quickly silenced most critics with their ambitious first album, The Ultra-Violence.
Technically on par with many of their older peers, the album still showed a lot of room for growth, however -- especially in the songwriting department.
"Evil Priest" and "Kill As One" thrash out convincingly enough, but "Mistress of Pain" and "Voracious Souls" are the only somewhat fully realized songs on the album.
And at over ten minutes, the yawn-inducing multi-part title track is the best example of the group's desperate desire to impress with quantity, instead of quality.
Thankfully, the band would continue to improve, and subsequent efforts saw them gradually fulfill their promise.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ThrashersDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany, Dennis Pepa | Death Angel | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 51 MB |
| 2 | Evil PriestDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany, Mark Osegueda | Death Angel | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Voracious SoulsDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany, Mark Osegueda | Death Angel | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | Kill as OneDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany | Death Angel | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | The Ultra-ViolenceDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany, Dennis Pepa | Death Angel | Play | 10:33 | 24 MB | 74 MB |
| 6 | Mistress of PainDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany | Death Angel | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Final DeathDeath Angel, Rob Cavestany | Death Angel | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 8 | I.P.F.S. | Death Angel | Play | 01:56 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 321 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Cavestany | Composer, Guitar, Mixing, Vocals |
| 2 | Death Angel | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Warren Dennis | Engineer |
| 4 | Robert Feist | Mixing Engineer |
| 5 | Andrew Galeon | Drums, Mixing |
| 6 | Ron Goudie | Mixing |
| 7 | Denis Hulett | Engineer |
| 8 | John Kliner | Assistant |
| 9 | Mark Leialoha | Photography |
| 10 | Mark Osegueda | Composer, Vocals |
| 11 | Dennis Pepa | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 12 | Gus Pepa | Guitar |
| 13 | Bryan Rutter | Assistant |
| 14 | Davy Vain | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |