#95
March 1985
Dark Angel
We Have Arrived
Genre: Speed Metal
2 out of 5
Highlights:
No Tomorrow
You know what? Just cuz you wanna be a speed metal band doesn’t mean you can be that speed metal hero you hope to be.
And if you announce that you “have arrived” with your album title, you better live up that declaration.
Dark Angel HAS, indeed, arrived.
In the bargain bin.
Well, that’s not entirely fair. I did quite enjoy the thrash of “No Tomorrow” and was somewhat surprised at the relatively competent acoustic part of “Hell’s On It’s Knees”. It does a completely expected pivot to thrash, how could they not? It’s not like they could sustain anything close to traditional song construction out side staccato lyric spitting and shrieking. But the opening was a nice diversion.
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