DARK ANGEL We Have Arrived LP Vinyl 1987 Brazil Thrash sodom heavy metal kreator

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ARTIST: Dark Angel
TITLE: We Have Arrived

LABEL: Point Rock – PRD 02
RECORD GRADING: VG SLEEVE GRADING: VG+

NOTES: Original Brazilian 1987 pressing on POINT ROCK records. Includes insert. Mega rare. 
Dark Angel's debut album, We Have Arrived, released in 1985, marked the ferocious arrival of this Los Angeles thrash metal band. Featuring the raw and aggressive guitar work of Jim Durkin and Eric Meyer, the driving bass of Rob Yahn, and the intense drumming of Jack Schwartz (though famously replaced by the legendary Gene Hoglan shortly after its recording, Hoglan is often credited due to his subsequent prominent role), the album is a testament to early thrash's unbridled energy. Vocalist Don Doty delivered a snarling, visceral performance, embodying the band's no-holds-barred approach. While perhaps not as technically refined as their later, more renowned work, We Have Arrived established Dark Angel as a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning thrash metal scene, laying the groundwork for their more extreme and complex sound to come.
The album itself is a snapshot of the raw, unpolished intensity that characterized the first wave of thrash. It’s notable for its relentless speed, aggressive riffs, and a lyrical focus on themes of violence, destruction, and horror. While some critics might point to its comparatively "primitive" sound compared to their later, more acclaimed Darkness Descends, We Have Arrived is essential listening for anyone seeking to understand the foundational elements of extreme metal. It captures the spirit of underground metal in the mid-1980s, a period when bands were pushing the boundaries of speed and aggression, creating a sound that would deeply influence the trajectory of both thrash and death metal.
Here are 50 similar albums, primarily focusing on thrash metal and early death metal from the 1980s, emphasizing speed, aggression, and raw energy:
Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983) Exodus - Bonded by Blood (1985) Kreator - Endless Pain (1985) Possessed - Seven Churches (1985) Destruction - Infernal Overkill (1985) Sodom - In the Sign of Evil (1984) Slayer - Hell Awaits (1985) Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983) Whiplash - Power and Pain (1986) Razor - Evil Invaders (1985) Deathrow - Satan's Gift (1986) Nuclear Assault - Game Over (1986) Sepultura - Morbid Visions (1986) Holy Terror - Terror and Submission (1987) Sadus - Illusions (Chemical Exposure) (1988) Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death (1990) (recorded 1988) Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage (1985) Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare (1988) Testament - The Legacy (1987) Overkill - Feel the Fire (1985) Coroner - R.I.P. (1987) Artillery - Fear of Tomorrow (1985) Toxik - World Circus (1987) Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence (1987) Forbidden - Forbidden Evil (1988) Voivod - War and Pain (1984) Demolition Hammer - Pulverizing Lethality (1989) Onslaught - Power from Hell (1985) Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis (1988) Sacrifice - Torment in Fire (1986) Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse (1985) Iron Angel - Hellish Crossfire (1985) Living Death - Vengeance of Hell (1984) Violent Force - Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow (1985) Messiah - Hymn to Abraxas (1986) Bathory - Bathory (1984) Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales (1984) Destruction - Eternal Devastation (1986) Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty (1986) Kreator - Pleasure to Kill (1986) Dark Angel - Darkness Descends (1986) Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986) Cryptic Slaughter - Convicted (1986) Impetigo - Ultimo Mondo Cannibale (1990) (early death/grind, but with similar raw energy) Necrodeath - Into the Macabre (1987) Atomkraft - Future Warriors (1985) Protector - Misanthropy (1987) Insanity - Death After Death (1990) (recorded 1985-86, highly influential death/thrash) Merciless - The Awakening (1990)





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