Review by Ben for Death Angel - Act III (1990)

I have to say I find everyone's fascination with Death Angel's debut album The Ultra-Violence to be a bit strange. It's a fine debut, and a thrashing beast of an album. But it wasn't all that memorable and certain parts were just annoying. Act III is to me where these Filipino relatives really got their stuff together. While they certainly don't keep the musicianship in check, it's far superior to everything they released beforehand. In fact, the band really cover a wide range of styles on Act III, with several ballads, funk and rock moments complimenting the shredding. The vocalist is also much improved and manages to cross all these genre movements with style.

Seemingly Endless Time is awesome, as are Stop, Stagnant and Falling Asleep. This album is an essential album for fans of thrash metal, but particularly those ones who don't mind a little bit of experimentation and variety in their music. Good stuff!