{"id":563,"date":"2001-10-25T01:41:00","date_gmt":"2001-10-25T01:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2024-03-26T01:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:42:23","slug":"death-angel-returns-from-uh-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Death Angel returns from, uh, death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sacramento never gave&nbsp;<strong>Death Angel<\/strong>\u2014or&nbsp;<strong>Swarm<\/strong>, the latest incarnation of Death Angel\u2014much love. Even during DA\u2019s heyday on the Restless\/Enigma and Geffen labels, when the band was selling out 300-500 capacity clubs around the U.S., attendance was far from stellar in the Valley. Death Angel, five Filipino dudes with long manes and a penchant for speed metal \u00e0 la early&nbsp;<strong>Megadeth<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Metallica<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Speedway<\/strong>, might have gone completely unnoticed if it wasn\u2019t for such (then) up-and-coming acts as&nbsp;<strong>Habeas Corpus<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Deftones<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Brutal Groove<\/strong>, along with the help of the now-defunct&nbsp;<strong>Cattle Club<\/strong>.On the flipside, a recent Friday CD release party for Swarm was nothing short of a heavy-metal homecoming, held in its hometown of San Francisco at a club called the Pound. After the recent success of&nbsp;<strong>Chuck Billy<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cThrash of the Titans\u201d\u2014a benefit for the ailing frontman of Bay Area band&nbsp;<strong>Testament<\/strong>\u2014it would seem that the resurgence of late \u201980s\/early \u201990s metal is back, hearkening back to the days of good old thrash metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wingnut<\/strong>, the night\u2019s support act, featured the talents of&nbsp;<strong>Dave<\/strong>&nbsp;(ex-<strong>High Gain<\/strong>) and&nbsp;<strong>Tim Solyan<\/strong>&nbsp;(ex-<strong>Victim\u2019s Family<\/strong>), served up a hearty dish of&nbsp;<strong>Helmet<\/strong>-like fare from both of their self-produced releases. Eric Lee (bass guitar\/backing vocals) prowled around the stage resembling something out of&nbsp;<strong>Maurice Sendak<\/strong>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Where the Wild Things Are<\/em>&nbsp;and laid a nice foundation for the plodding rhythms of guitarist&nbsp;<strong>Greg Clecak<\/strong>. \u201cFresh Eggs,\u201d the night\u2019s closing track, was simply crushing and could have been mistaken for a&nbsp;<strong>Jesus Lizard<\/strong>&nbsp;outtake (sans Dave\u2019s clean vocals).By the time Swarm hit the stage, at roughly midnight, the Pound\u2019s patrons were ready to implode from anticipation. The evening\u2019s show didn\u2019t disappoint and revolved around the release of the band\u2019s new EP on the Industrial Strength Records, which showcases a more straight-ahead rock sound when compared to Death Angel\u2019s brand of speed metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not even singer\u00a0<strong>Mark Osegueda<\/strong>\u2019s heartfelt dedication to the victims of New York\u2019s holocaust could keep the band\u2019s affable fans from smiling. Such songs such as \u201cBleed\u201d and \u201cHeaven\u2019s Cage\u201d showed off Osegueda\u2019s pipes and\u00a0<strong>Rob Cavestany<\/strong>\u2019s fretwork.\u00a0<strong>Andy Galeon<\/strong>\u00a0(drummer) played a slightly scaled-down kit (compared to his Death Angel days); he worked well with bassist\u00a0<strong>Michael Isaiah<\/strong>. The song \u201cDark Western\u201d was, easily, the night\u2019s showstopper.After a recent, successful national tour with Jerry Cantrell (ex-Alice in Chains), Swarm\u2019s audience should have broadened immensely. Perhaps the new album, a mix of sludgy rock and nu-metal, will get these talented young lads the recognition and kudos they deserve. Interested folks can visit the band\u2019s Web site at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swarminfo.com\/\">www.swarminfo.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrialstrengthrec.com\/\">www.industrialstrengthrec.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(SN&amp;R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento never gave&nbsp;Death Angel\u2014or&nbsp;Swarm, the latest incarnation of Death Angel\u2014much love. Even during DA\u2019s heyday on the Restless\/Enigma and Geffen labels, when the band was selling out 300-500 capacity clubs around the U.S., attendance was far from stellar in the Valley. 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