DEATH ANGEL — Humanicide (review)

DEATH ANGEL — Humanicide album cover Album · 2019 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Humanicide" is the 9th full-length studio album by US, California based thrash metal act Death Angel. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Records in May 2019. It´s the successor to "The Evil Divide" from 2016 and features the same lineup as it´s predecessor. Rob Cavestany (guitars), Mark Osegueda (vocals), Ted Aguilar (guitars), Damien Sisson (bass), Will Carroll (drums).

Jason Suecof has again been chosen to produce, and in many ways "Humanicide" is a completely natural successor to "The Evil Divide (2016)". There hasn´t been much progression of musical style and Death Angel sounds unmistakably like themselves. The material are well written and very well performed thrash/heavy metal with the strong voice and delivery of Mark Osegueda in front (he is the type of thrash metal vocalist who can sing both raw and more melodic vocals). Some tracks are intense and aggressive thrashers, while other are more melodic and draws influence from traditional heavy metal and speed metal. The album is packed with powerful riffs and rhythms, and there are also several blistering guitar solos featured on the album.

The album is reasonably varied and the tracks are predominantly memorable and effectful, but to my ears it´s the musicianship which steals the light here. Death Angel are incredibly well playing and Osegueda is such a strong and versatile singer, who brings a little bit of originality to the band´s sound. The instrumental part of the music is not quite as original, but still well written and catchy. The sound production is powerful and detailed, and suits the material well, and upon conclusion "Humanicide" is yet another high quality thrash/heavy metal release by Death Angel and a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
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