Reversed Records
Producer: Rob Shallcross
Now this is exciting. SoCal thrash metal band Dark Angel formed back in 1981, yet Extinction Level Event is only their fifth studio album. To be fair, they took breaks between ’92 and ’02, and again between ’05 and 2013. But Dark Angel is properly firing on all cylinders now, thanks in no small part to the pile-driving power of metal drummer extraordinaire Gene Hoglan (also of Death, Testament, Strapping Young Lad). Ron Rinehart’s vocals have never sounded so gloriously mangled and gnarly as they do on the title track and “Circular Firing Squad.” Turns out, this was worth the wait.
