The Ultra-Violence

The Ultra-Violence is the debut studio album by the Bay Area thrash band Death Angel, released in 1987.[4] The album was recorded while all members were under 20, with drummer Andy Galeon just 14 years old.[5] The album is considered a classic in the thrash metal genre, listed as number 370 in the 2010 reference book, The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time.[6]

The Ultra-Violence
Studio album by Death Angel
Released	23 April 1987
Recorded	June 15-17, 1986
Studio	Banquet Sound Studios, Santa Rosa, California
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	45:20
Label	Restless/Enigma
Producer	Death Angel & Davy Vain
Death Angel chronology
Kill as One (1986) The Ultra-Violence (1987) Frolic through the Park (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]
Kerrang!	[3]

The title could be a reference to Stanley Kubrick's movie A Clockwork Orange.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Cavestany, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thrashers"	Cavestany, Dennis Pepa	7:12
2.	"Evil Priest"	Cavestany, Osegueda	4:54
3.	"Voracious Souls"	Cavestany, Osegueda	5:39
4.	"Kill as One"		5:00
5.	"The Ultra-Violence" (instrumental)	Cavestany, D. Pepa	10:33
6.	"Mistress of Pain"		4:04
7.	"Final Death"		6:04
8.	"I.P.F.S."		1:56

• Mark Osegueda claimed in a 2003 interview that "I.P.F.S." stood for "Intense Puke Feeling Syndrome," but it is unclear if this was meant to be taken seriously.[7]

Personnel

Death Angel

• Mark Osegueda - lead vocals
• Rob Cavestany - lead guitar, backing vocals, mixing
• Gus Pepa - rhythm guitar
• Dennis Pepa - bass, backing vocals
• Andy Galeon - drums, mixing

Additional musicians

• Arnie Tan - percussion

Production

• Davy Vain - producer
• Dennis Hulett, Warren Dennis - engineers
• Mixed at George Tobin Studios, Hollywood, California
• Engineer - Robert Feist

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Death Angel Ultra-Violence review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
3. Johnson, Howard (28 May 1987). "Ultra-Might". Kerrang!. No. 147. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 12.
4. "Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
5. Dick, Chris (27 May 2015). "Death Angel - "The Ultra-Violence"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
6. Popoff, Martin, ed. (2010). The top 500 heavy metal albums of all time. ECW Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781554902453.
7. Patarashov, Felix (29 April 2003). "Death Angel Cильнее, чем когда-либо" (in Russian). Russian Darkside webzine. Retrieved 2011-09-19.