Death Angel have released the following statement in regards to the departure of longtime drummer Andy Galeon:

"As some of you may have already heard, Death Angel's long time drummer and original member Andrew Galeon has decided that it is time for him to move on from the band. While we are sad to see him go, we wish him nothing but success. Not only has he been an integral part of Death Angel from day one, but he's also family and a friend and we will miss him. All the best to you, Brother.

As for the future of Death Angel, THE SHOW GOES ON! Old friend and long time fixture of the Bay Area metal scene, Will Carroll (Scarecrow, Old Grandad, Vicious Rumors, etc.), will be handling the drum duties for the upcoming local shows in June and the Summer Madness Tour in Europe with Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin. Will's been jamming with us for over a month now and is tearing it up! We look forward to hitting the stage with him very soon. We'll be performing songs from "Frolic Through The Park" and "Act III" that we haven't played live since back in the day so prepare for a dose of some serious old school thrash!"

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Official press release

Five years after the acclaimed comeback album "The Art Of Dying", and the following album "Killing Season", the legendary and one of the most influential bands of the Bay Area Thrash Metal scene Death Angel will release a DVD with two full length concerts filmed in Germany.

The DVD was filmed live at Rockhard Festival 2007 and in Adelsheim in 2008. It contains some of the new songs, two clips and a lot of old Death Angel stuff which is still seriously cult. This is the first live DVD ever in the history of Death Angel and it also contains a live CD."

"Sonic German Beatdown" cover art] tracklist:

DVD:

Disc I:
01. Intro
02. Seemingly Endless Time
03. Voracious Souls
04. Mistress Of Pain
05. Ex-Tc
06. 3rd Floor
07. Thrown To The Wolves
08. 5 Steps Of Freedom
09. Thicker Than Blood
10. The Devil Incarnate
11. Disturbing The Peace
12. Stagnant
13. The Ultra Violence
14. Bored
15. Kill As One

Disc II:
01. Lord Of Hate
02. Evil Priest
03. Sonic Beatdown
04. Dethroned
05. Voracious Souls
06. Carnival Justice
07. Buried Alive
08. Soulless
09. When Worlds Collide
10. Seemingly Endless Time
11. God Vs. God
12. Steal The Crown
13. Devil Incarnate
14. 3rd Floor
15. Kill As One
16. Resurrection Machine
17. Thrown To The Wolves

Bonus video clips:

18. Thicker Than Blood
19. Dethroned

CD:

01. Intro
02. Seemingly Endless Time
03. Voracious Souls
04. Mistress Of Pain
05. EX-TC
06. 3rd Floor
07. Thrown To The Wolves
08. 5 Steps Of Freedom
09. Thicker Than Blood
10. The Devil Incarnate
11. Disturbing The Peace
12. Stagnant
13. The Ultra Violence
14. Bored
15. Kill As One

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Death Angel

Bay Area Thrashers Death Angel have issued the following statement about their new bass player:

"Death Angel is pleased to announce, and welcome new bassist Sammy Diosdado to the line up! A bay area native who formerly played with the S.F. Hardcore band The Sick. Also in San Francisco's Punk n' Roll outfit "All Time Highs!" featuring Mark Osegueda from Death Angel on lead vocals. 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 who brought the punk attitude to Death Angel on albums, and on stage!"

Vocalist Mark Osegueda states: "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!"

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Death Angel have issued the following update:

"As many of you may or may not know, Dennis has departed from the band. We wish him all the best. So now it's time for someone new to join the pack! We are now accepting applications for this position... do you have what it takes? If you wanna give it a shot, please send bio, photo, demo and or link to your website / myspace page so we can check you out! Send your info to: deathangelbass gmail com

We look forward to hearing from you. Oh yeah, better have your passport in order as we are doing a week of dates in Australia in March and who knows what else... let's Jam!"

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

According to a posting on the fasterlouder.com forum, US Bay Area Trashers Death Angel and Heavy Metallers Armored Saint will team up for an Australian tour in March next year.

The dates are as follows:

March 10 - Brisbane - The Tivoli Theatre
March 11 - Melbourne - Billboard The Venue
March 12 - Sydney - The Forum
March 13 - Adelaide - HQ
March 15 - Perth - The Capitol

Tickets go on sale on November 7 at 9:00 a.m.

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Source:	fasterlouder.com.au
Band profile:	Death Angel
Event:	Death Angel + Armored Saint: Australian Tour 2009

San Francisco Bay Area Thrashers Death Angel are pleased to announce their first full US tour since their initial split 18 years ago! The band will embark on a co-headlining tour this May/June with God Forbid that will include Soilent Green and Light This City. Dubbed the "In Thrash We Trust" tour, this will mark the bands first tour in support of their critically acclaimed "Killing Season" record.

A visibly excited founding guitarist, Rob Cavestany, eagerly offered a few words about the event: "Death Angel is teaming up with God Forbid to hit the road and we couldn't be more stoked! "In Thrash We Trust" will be the first full blown tour of the states that Death Angel has done since the 'ACT III tour' in 1990 and we are gonna bring it! Also on the bill are Soilent Green and Light This City so you better prepare to get thrashed all night long! Can't wait to see you all very soon! "Killing Season" has begun!!!"

Confirmed Dates:

5/01-Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop (with Testament)
5/02-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's (with Testament)
5/03-Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
5/04-Long Island, NY @ Crazy Donkey
5/07-Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
5/08-Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
5/09-Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
5/10-Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out
5/13-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
5/14-Seminole, FL @ Boomerz
5/16-Houston, TX @ TBA
5/17-Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
5/18-San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
5/19-El Paso, TX @ Chic's
5/21-Farmington, NM @ Gator's
5/23-Las Vegas, NV @ Jillian's
5/24-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
5/25-San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
5/26-Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome
5/27-Modesto, CA @ Fat Cats
5/28-Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
5/30-Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
5/31-Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
6/02-Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
6/05-Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
6/06-Mokena (Chicago), IL @ The Pearl Room
6/07-Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
6/08-Toronto, ON @ Opera House
6/11-New York, NY @ BB Kings

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Source:	blogs.guitarworld.com
Band profile:	Death Angel
Event:	In Thrash We Trust Tour

Death Angel's new album, entitled "Killing Season", can now be streamed in its entirety at the group's MySpace page (here). The stream will last until February 22.

Due on February 26, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Killing Season" was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has previously worked with Foo Fighters, Rush, Velvet Revolver, Shadows Fall and Stone Sour, among other acts.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Nuclear Blast Records USA have released an e-card for Death Angel's upcoming album "Killing Season". Check it out at this location. "Killing Season" will be released on February 26th

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Source:	nuclearblastusa.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Legendary Bay Area Thrashers Death Angel have reported that " 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 US and February 29 in the rest of the world. Leap year 2008!"

Here is the tracklisting:

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

To read more about the album, go to this location.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Rob Cavestany, guitarist and vocalist of Bay Area Thrashers Death Angel has announced the following statement:

"Greetings Fellow Earthlings!

I am thrilled to announce that Death Angel will enter the studio to begin tracking our new album on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Velvet Revolver, Shadows Fall, Stone Sour) in Los Angeles.

Nick came up and did pre-production with us at our studio in Oakland and we had a BLAST. The vibe is certainly ON and we are beyond excited to start tracking with him! Recording should be complete by the end of October and mixed by November. This will undoubtedly be our best sounding record ever!

This album is gonna be insane. The songs are so fuckin heavy and wicked! Musically brutal. Brutally musical. This shit will wake you up!

Here we go into the beautiful twilight zone of recording the album? See you on the other side!"

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Source:	deathangel.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Guitarist Rob Cavestany of Bay Area Thrash Titans Death Angel has issued the following update:

"We've been jamming out at our studio in Oakland, creating a new album which we plan to release later this year. Good vibes are flowing! Can't wait for you to feel it?

"We're pretty much going to lay low on the live shows until we get the album completed. In fact, we did not plan to do any shows at all before summer but then we got invited to play in the Philippines! 'Pulp Summer Slam Seven' takes place at Amoranto Stadium in Manila and we can't wait to hit that outdoor stage in the sizzling heat? it's gonna be insane!

"OK, maybe one or two of the summer festivals in Europe; it's torture passing those up!

"Other than that, it's all about getting that 'studio tan,' but you can bet your sweet ass that we'll be coming your way after we drop our new disc on ya? I also want to thank each and every one of you who continue to support and enjoy our music. You make us feel so warm and fuzzy."

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Source:	thegauntlet.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Death Angel bassist Dennis Pepa has been working on a remix of the song 'Famine' from the band's comeback album, "The Art Of Dying". It is now available for download at Yousendit.com but will only be available for a limited time. Go to this location to check it out. It is a free downlaod but registration may be required.

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Source:	deathangel.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

This is a message from Mark Osegueda, frontman of Death Angel, posted on the band's website:

"Hey Guys!! It's Mark here. Thank you for all the support. You guys Fucking rule!!! Just letting you know that I have a new band. Don't get me wrong. I still sing for Death Angel. But while there is this bit of down time. I needed to keep busy. So new is this band that we don't even have a name yet. But I'm lovin it. And it's fun as hell playing again. Probably won't start playing out till early next year. The Music is more straight ahead Balls out rock. (Mc5/ The Bronx) short punchy songs. Very in your face!! For those of you from the Bay Area. The band consists of a couple of guys from Lica-sto, a guy from Tres Pistolas, a guy who was in The Sick, and The OOzies, and a guy from Death Angel!!(me). We have like 6 songs, and more keep coming fast. I'll keep you all posted. But I assure you this does not mean Death Angel is dead. I can't wait to be on stage again with them. But Music is my life, and I can only stay still for so long!! I also can't wait to play out with these guys. It's F*cking Fun man!! Until then, I'll keep you posted. I miss every one of you beautiful mother fucker's.
See you soon. But never soon enough for me."

Source:	deathangel.com
Band profile:	Death Angel

Maximum Metal (www.maximummetal.com) recently spoke with Rob Cavestany Of DEATH ANGEL about the new CD "The Art of Dying" which will hit the stores on April 27, 2004 (Europe, South America) and May 4, 2004 (United States, Australia).

Rob says the band will tour, but no U.S. dates have been set up as of yet. It was also noted that Ryko will release more Death Angel material in the future and that a new video has been completed:

"It will be the 'Kill As One' demo and 'The Ultra Violence' and some additional artwork added as well. Some old pics and flyers with it as well. At the same time will be the reissue of 'Frolic Through The Park' with three unreleased older songs on that plus additional art to that. Then there will be an eleven song CD of Death Angel material that was never released, then all three will be available in a box-set with a DVD of videos of that era, with older rare footage of shows and us messing around and stuff."

We just did a video for "Thicker Than Blood" and sent that over to Nuclear Blast to do whatever they need to do to get that on the air. Nuclear Blast is in contact with MTV2 to get it on there."

Rob even commented on bands like The Darkness bringing back the 80s:

"...they are bringing back the poser shit that I was never into back then. There is no old substance musically to me. If you are bringing back Van Halen you better bring back some riffs, some big Van Halen guitar boy."

Band profile:

Death Angel

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Hello to all the DEATH ANGEL fans out there. Happy New Year (better late than never, right).

"We've been locked away at SF Soundworks in San Francisco recording a new album. We've been in here since Jan. 3rd & we are almost done with basic tracking) with a few days off before we start mixing it all down). We have 13 complete songs (one being an instrumental). Here are some titles (which we been showcasing live): '5 Steps of Freedom', 'The Devil Incarnate' & 'Prophecy'. But one song that really sticks out for me is 'Thrown to the Wolves'. Man, this song is so INSANE!!! It sounds like it would have been off 'The Ultra Violence'.

"Brian Joseph Dobbs is doing a OUTSTANDING job producing this album. The tones are HUGE & the vibe is all good. Brian really pushes us to do our best & to capture the best performances from us. Right on Dobbs!!!!

"That's it for now. I will update you all when we start mixing. Along with more pics and maybe the title of the album (which is very close to being finalize). For now, enjoy these pics from the basic tracking days. Can't wait for all of you to hear this album."

DEATH ANGEL's their first CD since 1990's "Act III" is tentatively due this spring through Nuclear Blast Records.