Editing Death Angel (section)

{{short description|American thrash metal band}}
{{about|the band|other uses|Death angel (disambiguation){{!}}Death angel}}
{{distinguish|Dark Angel (band)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Death Angel
| image           = Death Angel Metal Frenzy 2018 50.jpg
| caption         = Death Angel at Metal Frenzy 2018
| image_size      =
| landscape       = Yes
| origin          = [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre           = [[Thrash metal]]
| discography     = [[Death Angel discography]]
| years_active    = {{flatlist|
* 1982–1991
* 2001–present}}
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Enigma Records|Enigma]]
* [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
* [[Nuclear Blast]]}}
| spinoffs        = [[The Organization (band)|The Organization]]
| website         = {{url|deathangel.us}}
| current_members = <!--DO NOT CHANGE, AS MEMBERS ARE LISTED IN RECOMMENDED ORDER.-->Rob Cavestany<br/>Mark Osegueda<br/>Ted Aguilar<br/>Will Carroll<br/>Damien Sisson
| past_members    = <!--DO NOT CHANGE, AS MEMBERS ARE LISTED IN RECOMMENDED ORDER.-->Dennis Pepa<br/>Gus Pepa<br/>Andy Galeon<br/>[[Chris Kontos (drummer)|Chris Kontos]]<br />Sammy Diosdado
}}

'''Death Angel''' is an American [[thrash metal]] band from [[Daly City, California]], initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. They have released nine [[studio album]]s, two [[Demo (music)|demo tapes]], one [[box set]] and three [[live album]]s. The band has gone through several line-up changes, leaving guitarist Rob Cavestany as the only constant member; he and vocalist Mark Osegueda (who joined the group in 1984) are the only members who appear on all of their studio albums.

Death Angel was one of the most popular [[Bay Area thrash metal]] bands of the 1980s,<ref>{{cite web|title=Children of Bodom - The Observatory - March 2, 2014|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/children-of-bodom-the-observatory-march-2-2014-6603257|publisher=OC Weekly|date=March 3, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bonded by Blood: Five Bay Area Metal Bands that Changed the '80s|url=http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/07/13/five-of-the-bay-areas-raddest-metal-bands-from-the-80s/|publisher=kqed.org|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> and secured opening slots at club venues that decade, including opening for their peers [[Megadeth]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]], [[Mercyful Fate]] and [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]].<ref name="metallipromo">{{cite web|title=Death Angel Tour Dates|url=http://metallipromo.com/da.html|publisher=metallipromo.com|date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> They are also often credited as one of the leaders of the second wave of thrash metal movement from the 1980s,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/sacred-reich-announces-usa-tour-with-byzantine/|title=Sacred Reich announces "30 Years of Ignorance" USA tour with Byzantine as support|website=[[Metal Blade Records|metalblade.com]]|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> and considered one of the "Big Eight" of the genre (along with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], Testament, Exodus and Overkill),<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/death-angel-mn0000230845/biography|title=Death Angel Biography & History|work=[[AllMusic|allmusic.com]]|access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/testament_overkill_death_angel_and_suicidal_tendencies_reportedly_touring_together_next_year.html|title=Testament, Overkill, Death Angel and Suicidal Tendencies Reportedly Touring Together Next Year|publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com|date=July 16, 2018|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhead.it/?p=156619|title=DEATH ANGEL, un'unica data da headliner in Italia!|publisher=metalhead.it|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/the-v-club-to-host-san-fran-thrash-metal-unit/article_75cf0136-81e9-5735-ba08-f275df1aed4d.html|title=The V Club to host San Fran thrash metal unit Death Angel|date=April 23, 2019 |publisher=herald-dispatch.com|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> as well as one of the so-called "Big Six of Bay Area thrash metal" (alongside Exodus, Testament, [[Lȧȧz Rockit]], [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]] and [[Vio-lence]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metaladdicts.com/is-a-big-6-of-bay-area-thrash-metal-tour-in-the-works-never-say-never-says-vio-lence-guitarist/|title=Is A 'Big 6 of Bay Area Thrash Metal' Tour in the Works? 'Never Say Never', Says VIO-LENCE Guitarist &#124; Metal Addicts|date=September 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/the_big_6_of_bay_area_thrash_metal_tour_or_show_might_happen_one_day.html|title = 'The Big 6 of Bay Area Thrash Metal' Tour or Show Might Happen One Day}}</ref> Following the underground success of their first two studio albums, ''[[The Ultra-Violence]]'' (1987) and ''[[Frolic Through the Park]]'' (1988), Death Angel signed to [[Geffen Records]] in 1989, and released its only album for the label, ''[[Act III (Death Angel album)|Act III]]'', the following year.

While touring in support of ''Act III'', then-drummer Andy Galeon was injured in a bus accident and took over a year to fully recover. This resulted in the band's breakup in 1991. Death Angel reformed in 2001 (without original rhythm guitarist Gus Pepa) at the [[Thrash of the Titans]] benefit concert for Testament frontman [[Chuck Billy]], and the band has since released six more albums, including ''[[Humanicide]]'' (2019), whose title track gave Death Angel a [[Grammy Award]] nomination. They are currently working on their tenth studio album, which is tentatively due in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/death-angel-would-love-to-release-double-album-as-follow-up-to-humanicide|title=DEATH ANGEL 'Would Love' To Release Double Album As Follow-Up To 'Humanicide'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 22, 2024|date=July 22, 2024}}</ref> The band holds a semi-regular Christmas concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/deathang.php |title=Death Angel biography |publisher=metallian |date=21 December 2023 |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>