Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice recently spoke with DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar in Montreal, Canada on their North American tour with Anthrax and Slayer
When asked about the good and bad in the recording process of their new album The Evil Divide
“The best moments were recording with producer Jason Suecof, he knows the band really well, this is our third album with him. He knows everyone individually, he knows how to push you to be the best, he gets great tones, He is an amazing musician. The bad part having to do it in Florida, that’s where he lives, it’s too hot, in the middle of nowhere, basically 12 hours in the studio and then go back to the rental house and crash out.”
When asked what they did different on the new album compared to the last album
“Relentless Retribution, The Dream Calls For Blood and The Evil Divide albums if you listen to them sonically they are different. We don’t want to make the same album twice. I think with this album, Rob Cavestany wrote the record he pushed it, the riffs are difficult to play they are intricate and interesting, technical but then again they are very familiar. When absorbing this record it sounded so different but familiar.”
When asked about the evolution of the bands style over the years
“Ultra-violence is the foundation of Death Angel and you build upon the foundation and you can sprinkle new influences as long as the foundation is there, then it will still be Death Angel.”
When asked about his muscial influences
“Number one has to be James Hetfield, Metallica, bottom line the guy writes the greatest riffs, writes the greatest vocal melodies and lyrics. But I do like guitar duos like Iron Maiden, Judas priest, Scorpions all the classics.”
San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, will release their eighth studio album, “The Evil Divide”, worldwide on May 27, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has released a music video for the track “Lost”, check out below. The clip was directed and edited by Tommy Jones for Videohammer Studios.
Comments vocalist Mark Osegueda: “The song ‘Lost’ is very personal to me and I believe it will resonate with many. As one who has been fortunate enough to be raised In the San Francisco Bay Area (an extremely diverse region), I have made friends with people from every religion, race, sexual orientation, and genre of music fan! One thing that no one can escape, no matter what one’s beliefs are, or how well you were raised, or educated, is that one point in your life that you felt apart, or alone.
“It is an awful and disparaging feeling. Some are fortunate enough to have only experienced a fleeting moment of that empty feeling. More often than not though, it’s much longer than a fleeting moment, and time moves no slower than when stuck in that feeling. I myself am not immune to that human experience. “I find the best release for me, and what makes me feel as though I belong / am doing something right / have a quality of life that is not measured by a monetary system, is creating music! “This song is for and about all who have ever been trapped in that dark hole of your own mind. This is ‘Lost’! You are not alone!”
Adds Jones: “When i first spoke to Mark about the lyrical context of the song, I realized that he was coming from 3 different mindsets, or 3 different narratives that would lead someone to feeling ‘Lost’. So there was a challenge to represent these 3 scenarios into the video for the song. They were pretty heavy, current social topics in the form of religious extremism, a bad relationship riddled with drug and physical abuse, and cyber and school bullying. Each of these situations, could make a person feel ‘Lost’ as to what’s right or what’s wrong, or a sense of being trapped in a situation that in your mind you know is wrong, but being stuck in it, makes you feel ‘Lost’. I also wanted the band to seem ‘Lost’ as if they were nowhere. So the setting of the video is that they are in complete never ending blackness.
“The rain was a necessity. With the power that Mark is belting out the lyrics ‘rain down on me’, it was a no brainier, I saw it in my head and needed to have him singing that last chorus in the rain. So we made it rain, yo!”
Receive “Lost”, “Hatred United / United Hate”, “Cause For Alarm”, “The Moth” when you pre-order The Evil Divide digitally via iTunes, Amazon and Google.
The Evil Divide was once again recorded at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, DEICIDE), who previously worked on 2010’s Relentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City. Artwork was created by Bob Tyrrell.
Three decades into their celebrated career, DEATH ANGEL remain as hungry as ever.
As a result, uncompromising urgency and unpredictability define the Bay Area thrash quintet’s eighth full-length album, The Evil Divide [Nuclear Blast]. The group—Mark Osegueda [vocals], Rob Cavestany [lead guitar], Ted Aguilar [guitar], Will Carroll [drums], and Damien Sisson [bass]—satiate the appetite for buzzsaw speed riffs, double bass mayhem, and scorching vocals over the course of ten new anthems.
The Evil Divide stands out as the culmination of thirty-plus years of music for DEATH ANGEL. It kicked off with legendary debut, The Ultra-Violence, in 1987. The classic Frolic Through The Park began to cement their legacy and even earned the distinction of landing on Loudwire’s list of the “Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released by The Big 4.” The group broke up following 1990’s Act III only to reunite in 2004 on Art of Dying for the next generation.
In 2008, DEATH ANGEL teamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz [Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush, Mastodon] for Killing Season recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606. In 2010, Relentless Retribution boasted a cameo from virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela, while 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood bowed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 5,400 copies first-week and earning the group’s first-ever entry onto that respective chart.
Beyond continued public praise from the likes of James Hetfield of Metallica and Robb Flynn of Machine Head, the band’s music has popped up everywhere from Carl’s Jr. commercials to Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Their fire burns brighter than ever in 2016.
SLAYER, with Special Guest ANTHRAX and DEATH ANGEL will join forces this fall for a seven week North American beat down. The dates start in Cleveland on September 9 and will hit both major and secondary markets across the continent. Confirmed dates are below. General on-sale begins this Friday, May 13 at 10:00AM local time.
“We are very excited to tour again with our fellow Kings Slayer on a thrash/metal extravaganza,” said Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante. “Two of the Big Four – now that’s a night of metal for all the Kings and Queens!”
Said Slayer‘s Kerry King, “It’s always super fun for us to tour with Anthrax. Frank is one of my best friends in the biz!! Put that together with Death Angel, and fans will probably see the best package this year. See you there!”
With more dates to be announced, here is the confirmed itinerary:
SEPTEMBER
9 Jacob’s Pavilion, Cleveland, OH
10 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Detroit, MI
12 Sound Academy, Toronto, ON
13 Metropolis, Montreal, QC
15 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
17/18 Rock Allegiance, Chester, PA*
20 Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN
22 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
27 Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
28 Fillmore, Miami, FL
30 Horseshoe Casino Tunica, Tunica, MS
OCTOBER
3 Norva, Norfolk, VA
5 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
7 Gas Monkey Live, Dallas, TX
8 ACL at the Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
10 Fillmore, Denver, CO
11 The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
13 The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
17 ENMAX Center, Lethbridge, AB
19 South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton, BC
20 Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, BC
23 Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
27 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, TX
* Slayer, Anthrax and Death Angel are all on this bill
San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, will release their eighth studio album, “The Evil Divide”, worldwide on May 27, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band have released their fourth in-studio video. In it, guitarists Ted Aguilar and Rob Cavestany talk about the drumming on “The Evil Divide”. Check out the episode below.
“The Evil Divide” was once again recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, DEICIDE), who previously worked on 2010’s Relentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City. Artwork was created by tattoo artist Bob Tyrrell.
San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, will release their eighth studio album, “The Evil Divide”, worldwide on May 27, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band have released their third in-studio video. In it, vocalist Mark Osegueda discusses the lyrics to the album. Check out the episode below.
“The Evil Divide” was once again recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, DEICIDE), who previously worked on 2010’s Relentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City. Artwork was created by tattoo artist Bob Tyrrell.
