Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL have released their heavily anticipated new live record titled “The Bastard Tracks” today with Nuclear Blast. Recorded live at The Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco on May 22nd, 2021, and streamed live soon after, “The Bastard Tracks” is a deep cuts collection of rarely and never performed songs from the band’s celebrated catalog that’s available now digitally and on CD and Blu-Ray and will be released on vinyl on April 29th. 

In conjunction with the release the band has rolled out the live video for ‘The Absence of Light’, which can be viewed now below.

Commenting on the song, vocalist Mark Osegueda states: 
“’Absence of Light’ is a song that I have been championing for since the album that it is on called ‘Relentless Retribution’ was released in 2010. It’s an extremely dark song lyrically that sits on top of this thunderous and driving riff and beat. It is not a fast song by any means. But! It’s HEAVY!! DARK and HEAVY!!!
We finally took the time to re-familiarize ourselves with it and we were all surprised how HEAVY it sounded when we all played it together in the room! I’m pretty confident it will rear it’s DARK and HEAVY head in some future live sets. In front of an actual audience!”

Purchase “The Bastard Tracks” here: https://bfan.link/DeathAngelTBT

Commenting on the record, vocalist Mark Osegueda states:
“When we performed and filmed the songs for ‘The Bastard Tracks’ it was such a crazy time and having missed being able to perform live for so long was taking it’s toll on me to a certain degree as I have been a live performer for the majority of my life..
I must say…It was a pretty dark time. I know it was for so many of us…But! Music once again helped to pull us through it…It was a bit odd performing to no crowd…But! It felt great re-learning some deep tracks and getting on stage with the guys and unleashing this pent up aggression! And the response from everyone who tuned into it suggesting that we release it as an album was overwhelming! Well…Thanks to them here it is! I hope you enjoy it!”

Adding to that, guitarist Rob Cavestany says:
“Choosing and sequencing the songs for ‘The Bastard Tracks’ set list was quite a different trip. All of them had rarely (and in some instances never) been played live. We hadn’t performed in front of a live audience for over a year, the longest ever for this band. It was to be filmed live at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and then broadcast worldwide on the good ol’ inter-web! I could get into that…
From basically re-learning most of these songs to getting them as tight as they should be, we put our energy together and made it happen! I’m thankful for having had this goal to focus on during those (still) crazy earth crisis days. It gave us an important reason to get together at DA Studio and JAM! Literally the only time I’ve felt “normal” since 2020 was while we were jamming! Fortunately we’ve been able to do it a lot. Now, we proudly present the audio and visual recordings of those sessions. Turn it up!
P.S. – We cannot wait to exchange live energy with you as soon as possible!!”

Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL have announced plans to release a new live record titled “The Bastard Tracks” on Black Friday, November 26th with Nuclear Blast. Recorded live at The Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco on May 22nd, 2021, and streamed live soon after, “The Bastard Tracks” is a deep cuts collection of rarely and never performed songs from the band’s celebrated catalog that will be released digitally and on CD, Vinyl and Blu-Ray.

Pre-order “The Bastard Tracks” here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/deathangel-tbt

Commenting on the record, vocalist Mark Osegueda states:
“When we performed and filmed the songs for ‘The Bastard Tracks’ it was such a crazy time and having missed being able to perform live for so long was taking it’s toll on me to a certain degree as I have been a live performer for the majority of my life..

I must say…It was a pretty dark time. I know it was for so many of us…But! Music once again helped to pull us through it…It was a bit odd performing to no crowd…But! It felt great re-learning some deep tracks and getting on stage with the guys and unleashing this pent up aggression! And the response from everyone who tuned into it suggesting that we release it as an album was overwhelming! Well…Thanks to them here it is! I hope you enjoy it!” 

Adding to that, guitarist Rob Cavestany says:
“Choosing and sequencing the songs for ‘The Bastard Tracks’ set list was quite a different trip. All of them had rarely (and in some instances never) been played live. We hadn’t performed in front of a live audience for over a year, the longest ever for this band. It was to be filmed live at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and then broadcast worldwide on the good ol’ inter-web! I could get into that…

From basically re-learning most of these songs to getting them as tight as they should be, we put our energy together and made it happen! I’m thankful for having had this goal to focus on during those (still) crazy earth crisis days. It gave us an important reason to get together at DA Studio and JAM! Literally the only time I’ve felt “normal” since 2020 was while we were jamming! Fortunately we’ve been able to do it a lot. Now, we proudly present the audio and visual recordings of those sessions. Turn it up!
P.S. – We cannot wait to exchange live energy with you as soon as possible!!”

Today, the band has revealed the record’s first single and live music video for “Where They Lay.”

Osegueda says of the new track:
“‘Where They Lay’ is a prime example of a DEATH ANGEL Bastard track! We have rarely played this song live and I’m guessing the last time we did was 2010! I love the release I get singing this song. Namely because the screaming bits I do are so cathartic!!! And I need a release during these crazy times! And screaming is one of my favorite ways to get frustration out of my system!! I look forward to screaming in front of a live audience again soon!”

Cavestany adds:
“Rise! This empowering message echoes thru the entire song from the first note to the last.  Where They Lay is one of our pure thrash cuts with those chugging riffs, pounding grooves and vicious lyrics that incites head banging and thrashing!  It’s so fun to play on guitar, I love the percussive, rhythmic attack and the solos are so twangy.  I’m stoked to include it in the set and to launch it as the first single from our upcoming release ‘The Bastard Tracks.'”

WATCH THE LIVE VIDEO FOR “WHERE THEY LAY”:

DEATH ANGEL are celebrating the continued success of their latest album “Humanicide,” which was one of 2019’s most critically praised metal records and nominated for a “Best Metal Performance” GRAMMY AWARD. 

More from “Humanicide”:
“The Pack” (Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/p4dTl9CI3uU
“Humanicide” (Visualizer): https://youtu.be/OVDEMDxNNrQ
“Humanicide” (Guitar Playthrough): https://youtu.be/C5VwlqcQXnE
“I Came For Blood” (Music Video): https://youtu.be/BNuliOVJ8O8
 
Purchase & Stream “Humanicide” here: Nuclearblast.com/deathangel-humanicide

Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL have released a new animated video produced by Ben Clarkson for the song “Aggressor,” from their critically lauded album “Humanicide.” The video arrives just ahead of the band’s highly anticipated 7th annual “Another Death Angel XMas Show,” which takes place over 2 days on December 19th (8PM PT/11PM ET) and 20th (12PM PT/3PM ET). 

Commenting on the video, guitarist Rob Cavestany says:

“The idea started as a visualizer for the song but when we saw the footage we were hooked and knew it had to turn into a complete video. Ben did an incredible job of depicting the “Aggressor” concept and his artistic style is unique for Death Angel. The timing of this release couldn’t be better given the circumstances that surround us!  See for yourself…” 

The band will celebrate the holidays with “Another Death Angel XMas Show” live and streaming from The Great Northern in San Francisco on December 19th (8PM PT/11PM ET) and 20th (12PM PT/3PM ET). Tickets for the shows and a variety of VIP packages are on sale now!

Buy Tickets:
Saturday, December 19th – https://aftontickets.com/event/buybroadcastticket/204
Sunday, December 20th – https://aftontickets.com/event/buybroadcastticket/206

Commenting on the XMas shows the band says:

“The show must go on! The 7th Annual Death Angel Xmas show will be streamed from the Great Northern in San Francisco on two dates in December. In honor of this yearly tradition, we’re preparing to deliver a fully packed, high energy show that is sure to get you thrashing around on your living room floor! While we’ll miss seeing the faces of all the wonderful people that come out each and every year from near and far to help close out the year with us, we’re happy to be able to invite the rest of the world to be a part of this annual celebration of life and music.”

DEATH ANGEL are celebrating the continued success of their latest album “Humanicide,” which was one of 2019’s most critically praised metal records and nominated for a “Best Metal Performance” GRAMMY AWARD. 

Bay Area thrash giants DEATH ANGEL recently released a new EP titled “Under Pressure,” featuring their stunning take on rock legends  QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE’s iconic song of the same name. The EP also includes the new original song, “Faded Remains,” and two newly recorded acoustic versions of “Revelation Song” and “A Room With A View.” In a new trailer released today, guitarist Rob Cavestany and vocalist Mark Osegueda discuss their stripped down rendition of the fan favorite track “A Room With A View.“

WATCH DEATH ANGEL DISCUSS “A ROOM WITH A VIEW” (OFFICIAL TRAILER):

STREAM “A ROOM WITH A VIEW” (ACOUSTIC):

Guitarist Rob Cavestany comments on the song: 

“I’m pleased to bring “A Room With A View” back from the past as one of the tracks on our new “all acoustic” EP.  We rarely play it live these days, despite being one of our most popular and requested songs.  30 years after it was initially released on our 3rd album “Act III”,  it felt natural to play during these isolated times, staring out of my studio window, pondering the fate of humanity.  I hope both our old school and new fans will enjoy this stripped down version.”

More From “Under Pressure” EP:
“Under Pressure” (Official Video): https://youtu.be/-hCy1Y5_-k8
Death Angel Discuss “Under Pressure” (Official Trailer): https://youtu.be/C0fyn8P1bbA

Stream “Under Pressure” EP: www.nuclearblast.com/deathangel-underpressure

DEATH ANGEL are celebrating the continued success of their latest album “Humanicide,” which was one of 2019’s most critically praised metal records and nominated for a “Best Metal Performance” GRAMMY AWARD.

Purchase & Stream Humanicide here: Nuclearblast.com/deathangel-humanicide