Death Angel - 1987

Bundled with the rarities release of 2005. 15 minutes of their first video contributions - A mock "live" show, some interviews and their first music video. I was about 14 when I heard the album "The Ultra Violence", their first album.... and the cool thing was the fact that their drummer Andy Galeon was the same age as me at that time.... Yes folks, the drummer was 14 years old at the recording of their first album, and the band had been together a few years at that point. Awesome.
A little more nostalgia for old school Thrash fans.
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[@5Be4Funk]

I remember Death Angel playing on the outdoor stage at Clayton Valley High School during lunch one day in 1985. The student body looked on in shock, amazement, disbelief, confusion, and fear..... except for the 20 or so rivethead stoners headbanging away wondering how far will Death Angel actually go. Who could have predicted they would become thrash legends doing 25th Anniversary shows of The Ultra Violence in 2012? Absolutely amazing. Couldn't have happened to a better group of guys either.

[@deathjug]

I went to high school with mark and rob, they were total rock stars at my high school, and mark was the high school president in 87 I think, which is hilarious and awesome. .to have a long haired metalhead as the school president! !

[@dmitriblaskowitz2051]

Well at 10:14 he says he's the senior class president so I'm guessing that's what you're thinking of.

[@aliotosf]

nathan williams south city high???

[@aliotosf]

Lincoln 94 here!

[@elpastyguerohfa6998]

Mark was senior class president at Clayton Valley high school 1986. I was a freshman

[@Easun36]

"Rockstar" is an insult. But cool story, must have been a great school!

[@chinister1978]

Still underrated thrash band in it's finest, proud Filipino here

[@timothymeadows8326]

Also , one of the best acoustic solos ever (imo) in Room with a View

[@kxnanh2609]

I am Vietnamese and saw these guys back in the 80s. I even crowd surfed on stage and walked backstage with the. because the security guards thought I was them.

[@strangersound]

One of best metal debuts ever. Still holds up today against anything.

[@russellmcgurn4217]

Agreed.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

Due to their age...I also take Forbidden as a successor for Bay Area Thrash debut...

[@necrowarlust1]

seeing death angel play live was one the best experiences in life.

[@Mike4metal]

howard rodriguez me too! I love death angel!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Mike4metal]

death Angel filmed this in Daly City at Andy”s parents House Just a Few blocks Away From my Families House! local brothers making History in Thrash Metal Scene! I Love those Guys! Proud to Know Them! kill as One!

[@VHSRetroTV]

Wow!! Never saw this.. I remember recording I'm bored with my VCR at my parent's house on MTV and seeing this.. Takes me back.. Awesome!!!!

[@jamesolivercalip2587]

My old hood Gellert Street, DALY CITY. I used to hear their rehearsals around 84-85 since I only lived a block away.

[@moonrunrs]

Brings back a lot of memories for me. I grew up in the bay area in the 80s and these guys were local celebrities; I'm the same age they are. I used to work at a shopping mall they hung out at and I saw them countless times at The Stone in the city. They made it really big by their 3rd album then disappeared. So sad. They could have been Metallica or Pantera.

[@jamesandlizzie2]

these fucking guys wrote songs and riffs like this between ages 14-19 at the time?! damn!

[@christhayil8354]

Rob is such an underrated and overlooked legend! He's probably about 14 years old here and is executing proper lead guitar solos. His solos are always thought out and add to the song, rather than scale shredding wankery!!!

[@taskmaster65]

You are certainly right about his talent. But Rob was born in 1968, he's probably the oldest at 19 here. Andy was 14 when The Ultra-Violence was recorded.

[@gianwinters]

I still listen to The UltraViolence to this day..

[@valkleinhans1]

and they're still doing this in their 50s!! Damn! Hats off to them

[@dethmetal1396]

Its crazy seeing Daly City in '87! That street that they're skating on is right behind where my dad grew up!

[@mdub2000]

yeah looks like its near Gellert park!

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

I used to go to a club close by top of the hill..thats where I got my first traffic ticket also..down the hill by the Bart station.close to the liquor store

[@Locoandchooch]

I remember when this album came out, I actually read a little snippet in “People” magazine about them and went out that day and bought the album. I miss Andy in the mix, great drummer.

[@TheMrHavish]

Cool seeing this video of DA when they were young. These guys had talent shining even at that young age. I saw them in concert last year as part of The Bay Strikes Back Tour in San Jose, CA, and they rocked it!

[@Surreal_Wizard]

Oct 10, 1987- my 18th birthday. At the Stone (long defunct San Francisco music club) it was openers Hellhound, Forbidden Evil, and THESE guys. One of the most legendary epic metal shows in history. All three bands just killed it. Still have great memories of that show- all this time gone by.

[@chriswatchingponies9877]

This was really cool ! Thanks ! I was 17 when The Ultra-Violence just blew me away. Raw, their technique. These young guys were my age. Living in Holland but they were like bros. I played the Voracious Souls video over and over and over again on my VHS. Coolest clip ever. Frolic Thru The Park, Act III, they twisted my mind. Awesome albums. One of the best metal bands ever. Raw, progressive, awesome.

[@22bryant]

yeah,riding the bart from daly city to concord was fun,i miss my home town,i miss those old metal days,bay area thrash metal the best

[@deathjug]

still the tightest, best live metal band to this day.cant wait for dec 17 show!

[@JadeDude1973]

lol this is so precious! I remember being a long-haired teen metal-head like these guys. Stars in my eyes, nothing in my head. ;) But they made it work for them, and they're still killin' it!

[@markanthonyllanto6346]

all filipino metal band and im proud to be filipino

[@SinisterSinemaProductions]

I believe Thrash Metal is one of the most diverse genres as far as ethnicities goes.

[@motorheadforlife9431]

True on that.

[@luiscirca2002]

@@SinisterSinemaProductions metal in general not just thrash

[@SinisterSinemaProductions]

@@luiscirca2002 Its just more out front in Thrash. They just seem to have more diversity in that scene. Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer, Death Angel, Metallica, Anthrax, Sepultura, Hirax and Testament, Havok, and Warbringer for example.

[@SuperStrik9]

Death Angel RULES!!!

[@Mike4metal]

Bay Area legends!!! This video was shot in Daly City!! Death angel are so special and so bad ass!! I adore them!!!!!!!

[@elvislad]

The Ultra Violence was insane when it came out,truly faster,clearer and cuntier than anything else out at the time,still stupidly good

[@81millionvotes]

Cuntier?😂

[@Kattatonik7_yt]

Frolic, Act III, and T. U. V. Were the soundtrack to growing up in my time. I met them in the crowd during Act III tour. Got a backstage pass. My Dad picked me up and made me leave wo going backstage. Boooooooooo.

[@BonesofGoldSkateboarding]

@@Kattatonik7_ytgood parenting right there 😅 sorry about that tho 😅

[@josebatres2828]

Increíble como en 1996 tuve en mis manos este grandioso álbum, claro en cassette, The ultra violence... No podía creer lo que mis oídos estaban escuchando, desde ese año soy fan de Death Angel, saludos cordiales desde ciudad de Guatemala, Centro América 😊

[@MrT090269]

This video blew me back as of beeing through all the same tough shit. You truely went all the way into becoming my favorit Metal Chuggers of all time. Death Angel You Rock!!!

[@ashley4372]

Saw them for the 3rd time a couple of nights ago, soooo cooool

[@tyblair9445]

The Bay Area "Big Four" 1) Death Angel 2) Exodus 3) The Legacy/ Testament 4) Violence

[@darksaber0013]

alak58 don’t mean to be a prick and correct you but slayer didn’t play in the Bay Area, mostly in LA

[@RacerXou1]

I was There. See the concert ; )

[@Mike4metal]

Ty Blair I totally agree but you have to add in Forbidden! Then it”s complete!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👍🏻

[@dylanrus8117]

Pleasure To Kill noice to see you again lol

[@russellmcgurn4217]

Chasin’ Charlie lol!!!!

[@SinisterSinemaProductions]

The Sisters of Mercy!!!! Fuck yeah

[@christinegp]

They were just babies! And so cool to see Mark O rocking a Sisters shirt.

[@highradicals]

I remember hearing the name of the band but I never guessed their background. I was reading a magazine about them and wow I was dumbfounded, what an awesome band. Too bad they couldn't stick together with the original lineup, but that's life

[@papakralle9157]

Seit Bestehen meiner Meinung nach eine der besten Trashbands der Welt. Gehört für mich definitiv zu den besten 5 Bands die ich kenne. Vor allem weil sie sich einerseits stets weiterentwickelt haben, sich aber im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen die sich "auf ihre Art weiterentwickelt haben", stets selber treu geblieben sind. Mir fällt jedenfalls keine Scheibe ein wo man sich lange fragen musste wer da am Werk ist oder was das sollte.

[@shredders4life532]

This is what every 14 year-old should watch

[@andythrash.]

I have been looking for this vid for agessss!!

[@muhammadnoorbinrohani39]

Death Angel is the worlds best thrash metal bands in USA & the worlds.

[@ricewinner2596]

Been to alot of there shows down here in SoCal years ago... Best live band ever!

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

bay area metal is the best

[@SpectreAnimations]

2:58 After he said that, he should've been like **cough** **cough** "metallica" **cough** **cough**

[@johnmcaulay5938]

Death Angel are Awesome. Real Thrash Metal band.

[@garygkc21]

I wish I was in high school in the bay area in 1983.

[@andreasullivan8669]

They were so young!

[@JohnBradydoesstuff]

Such an underrated band. ❤❤ ❤❤❤❤

[@pigebear]

Saw you live a few times . Cool to see this .

[@chrismkimmel1]

So proud to be from the Bay Area

[@teddyandersen5245]

I was at their concert in copenhagen when their drummer turned 16 🤘🤘🤘🤘 top rated concert. 👏💪😄

[@tomekgnu]

Pure joy of making music 🙂

[@stephenking2435]

Magnifico

[@htl3472]

I am so fucking glad I bought this and still own it!!!! So sick and headbanging!!!!! Still up to this date!!!!

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

Frisco metal.. Top of the hill thrashers

[@michaell.8985]

Death Angel 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@swirvinbirds1971]

I was cracking up how Andy kinda looked like Animal from the Muppets on the drums in the background. 😆

[@russellmcgurn4217]

Fuck these guys were like child prodigies! Brilliant musicians all!!

[@MrHEAVENWOOD]

Great video I was 18 old .....

[@elliehope266]

I love death Angel

[@Vinnay94]

Wow, I'm just listening to The Ultra Violence, I haven't heard much about Death Angel, but wow, the drummer andy was only 14 when they made ultra violence, kid has fucking talent. I did hear about the bus accident though in 'Get Thrashed', that's really sad considering they were still pretty young. BTW, they look Filipino, are they?

[@DarkturtleX]

They are xD

[@marcusroxas2542]

they were so young back then, i have the cassette the ultra violence

[@markfoley1458]

11:56 - man they really let it rip. I always loved that part of Voracious Souls. The UV, what a great fuking debut album.

[@heikkilatti1810]

So nice guys.

[@steveohotwingz177]

Great, great band!!!

[@edgarmelendez6345]

Proud of my home town Daly City!!!

[@smom25]

I remember first hearing there guy's, on a mixed tape, probably in 87 or so.

[@jamesandlizzie2]

87? was in fucking 6th grade! 12 years old, and these guys put out the ultraviolence? damn!

[@KMobile666]

THRASHER!!!

[@chuax77]

Legend!

[@MetalHeart8787]

I remember seeing the video for Bored & an interview from 1988. I did like them But the first tape I bought was Act 3 in 1990. wasn't wild about the Organization. But Glad they reformed in 2006?

[@edgarsanchez5690]

2001

[@guitarstorms]

that's was sooooooooooooooooooooo cool ..

[@austin332322]

It was an honor to meet Mark \m/

[@maguire296]

classic

[@TheQueenSpider]

I remember reading about them in the New Heavy Metal Review fanzine

[@rheylynjoyamboayan2527]

" Our Filipino background...." Oh wow!

[@THECLARENCES]

Bay Area legends! xoxo The Clarences

[@alexsaucedo8032]

DEATH ANGEL. 4. LIFE THRASHERS 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@LucasFerreira-jy9kw]

Wow,Andy was 15y

[@kingfillins4117]

Nice Cro-Mags t shirt...

[@diaboluspepito5103]

Hell yeah🤘

[@captainoblivious1]

LOL i cant stop laughing at how mark stroked the mic stand at 10:03

[@abrahamali1288]

Hail DEATH ANGEL

[@swaneelkalsi7402]

Wow

[@Standbackforscience]

Andy was 14 when they recorded Ultra Violence. 14. What was I doing at 14? Not recording a classic thrash album, that's for sure.

[@mgs1170]

Jesus, I love DA, but some of this commentary is goofy.Yeah, yeah, I know they were kids....

[@buckfuttler2877]

we were all goofy at 16 lol

[@Flaco-ip7cl]

The drummers looks just like my daughter..but she is half thai . When they are skating it looks like is top of the hill (daly city)

[@quincymaxwell8716]

The ultra violence is a good album

[@wrongshirts7375]

3:37 Did he just say Filipino? also. i Love Death Angel!!!!!!! Favorite of mine was DisContinued!

[@MrMultiSonnyboi]

yes

[@stanleyhall6801]

Saw these cats on haight street San Francisco way back

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

They are huge in Europe

[@adamsmashups4839]

I can't tell if Andys shirt says Corona or Coroner.When I was in grade 12,a friend of mine let me borrow The Ultra Violence.This surprised me since he was gay and was really in to Dead Or Alive,New Order,Alien Sex Fiend..

[@NEILSINGH-mh3ub]

isnt one of the members related to Kirk Hammett off MetallicA

[@burning255]

Drummer ftw

[@thrshr2112]

anywhere it's possible to find the full jam sesh?

[@cassifer129]

My dad became best friends with Gus and he almost became best man at my parents wedding

[@JTPrime08]

7:25, what's the name of that song? It sounds pretty rad and awsome.

[@georgbackert8050]

It´s the end of "Final Death"

[@romaincassignol]

Ultra cult documentary 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mattersburg71]

Gus Pepa looks a bit like Mike Torrao in this video!

[@tomekgnu]

Very thoughtful ideas starting from 1:10. This is actually what is preached by the Church (although not in most of sermons, unfortunately). It's about choosing beetween Heaven and Hell after you die. This idea sounds ridiculous to those who insist that is is God who throws people into Hell with His own hands. The idea is that a person makes this choice after they are confronted with what they've done their whole life.

[@kaunkatie2836]

I went to high school with them Dennis and the drummer (he was a white Irish guy) hmmm Dennis this is Cathy remember the twins Chris died in 2021 hope you are doing well

[@allenargosino721]

Filipino thrash metal!!!!!

[@cesarpp665]

Mark tá parecendo o Chuck Billy ai

[@w4r7]

real bay area metal. pinoys too!!!