Act III (Death Angel album)

Act III is the third studio album by the thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1990 on Geffen Records. Regarded by many critics and fans as the band's finest effort, the album was produced by famed metal producer Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Savatage, Fates Warning and Loudness), and marked the first (and only) major label release by Death Angel. The album is listed as number 328 in the 2010 reference book, The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time.[3] The album spawned the singles "Seemingly Endless Time" and "A Room with a View", with both songs receiving music videos and airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. Songs like "Discontinued" incorporate elements of funk. This is also the final Death Angel studio album to feature guitarist Gus Pepa.

Act III
Studio album by
Death Angel
ReleasedApril 10, 1990
RecordedSeptember–October 1989
StudioDodge City Sound, Burbank, California
GenreThrash metal
Length44:54
LabelGeffen
ProducerMax Norman, Tom Zutaut
Death Angel chronology
Frolic Through the Park
(1988)		 Act III
(1990)		 Fall from Grace
(1990)
Singles from Act III
  1. "Seemingly Endless Time"
    Released: 1990
  2. "A Room with a View"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]

On tour in support of Act III in 1991, the band suffered a serious tour bus crash in which drummer Andy Galeon was critically injured. During his yearlong recovery, singer Mark Osegueda left the band, effectively ending Death Angel and making Act III their last proper studio album for more than a decade. The band would reunite in 2001 and has continued to release more albums.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Seemingly Endless Time"Rob CavestanyCavestany3:49
2."Stop"Cavestany, Mark OseguedaCavestany5:10
3."Veil of Deception"CavestanyCavestany2:35
4."The Organization"Andy GaleonGaleon, Cavestany4:16
5."Discontinued"GaleonCavestany, Galeon, Gus Pepa, Dennis Pepa5:50
6."A Room with a View"CavestanyCavestany4:42
7."Stagnant"CavestanyGaleon, Cavestany5:33
8."EX-TC"OseguedaCavestany3:06
9."Disturbing the Peace"CavestanyCavestany3:53
10."Falling Asleep"CavestanyCavestany5:54

Personnel
Death Angel
  • Mark Osegueda – lead vocals
  • Rob Cavestany – lead guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Gus Pepa – rhythm guitar
  • Dennis Pepa – bass, backing vocals on track 6
  • Andy Galeon – drums, backing vocals, mixing
Production
  • Max Norman – producer, engineer, mixing in November 1989 at Skip Saylor Recording, Los Angeles, California
  • Stoli Jaeger – engineer
  • Chris "Holmes" Puram – second engineer
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
  • Tom Zutaut – executive producer
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References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Death Angel - Act III review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. Popoff, Martin, ed. (2010). The top 500 heavy metal albums of all time. ECW Press. p. 277. ISBN 9781554902453.
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