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12-year-old Andy Galeon and Dave Mustaine (1984)

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Death Angel, 1987.

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Thursday, September 23: Death Angel, “Evil Priest”

Much was made of Death Angel’s youth when The Ultra-Violence came out, and tracks like “Evil Priest” indeed sounded like a bunch of teenagers just having fun playing the thrash metal that was ruling their local scene. Nobody doubted the band’s chops, as the then-14 year old Andy Galeon was clearly capable of keeping up with drummers twice his age, while 19-year old Rob Cavestany was already a strong guitarist and (more important) a burgeoning talent as a writer. But while the overall amateurishness on display was totally in line with most of the second- and third-tier thrash that labels like Enigma, Combat and Relativity were releasing around 1987, Mark Osegueda’s buzzsaw whining put him squarely in Sean Killian territory, which wasn’t good for anyone. The aggression and technicality of golden era thrash was all over “Evil Priest”, and Death Angel very much proved themselves worthy of that period, but the tune was 1987 through and through, and the band would take a bit to fully grow into themselves.