The Evil Divide

The Evil Divide
Studio album by Death Angel
Publication (s)	May 27, 2016
Label (s)	Nuclear Blast
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	11
running time	45 min 13s
occupation	Singing : Mark Osegueda Guitar : Ted Aguilar Guitar: Rob Cavestany Bass : Damien Sisson Drums : Will Carroll
production	Jason Suecof
Studio (s)	AudioHammer Studios, Sanford
chronology The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) The Evil Divide Humanicide (2019)

The Evil Divide is the eighth studio album by the US thrash metal band Death Angel . The album was released on May 27, 2016 via Nuclear Blast .

Emergence

The band started working on their new album in 2015. The new songs were created both on tour and at home. According to singer Mark Osegueda, the band initially viewed the new album as the conclusion of a trilogy that began with the albums Relentless Retribution and The Dream Calls for Blood . It was only later that Osegueda and guitarist Rob Cavestany realized that the new songs stand alone musically and lyrically.

Recordings for the album began on October 1, 2015 at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford , Florida . The album was produced by Jason Suecof. For the first time since the album Act III , which was released in 1990 , the band was able to record three albums in a row with the same line-up. The mastering was done by Ted Jensen.

background

Track list
The Moth - 4:38 Cause for Alarm - 3:22 Lost - 4:57 Father of Lies - 5:05 Hell to Pay - 3:12 It Can't Be This - 4:16 Hatred United / United Hate - 5:17 Breakaway - 4:01 The Electric Cell - 4:38 Let the Pieces Fall - 5:47

The album title refers to the state of the world, which singer Mark Osegueda described as "catastrophic". According to Osegueda, parties and movements have established themselves around the world whose sole aim is to sow hatred among people. As an example, he cited Donald Trump , who was running for the Republican Party in the 2016 US presidential election when the album was released .

“However, I can't get into my head why Trump is so successful. He spreads hatred and agitation, and the herd runs blindly in his direction. This division of society has now reached a sad, even disgusting climax. On the other hand, this is perfect fuel for a metal record. "

- Mark Osegueda

Cause for Alarm is about people being easily influenced by the mass media . While television used to be responsible, according to Osegueda , this process has now shifted to the Internet . Osegueda described the phenomenon as brainwashing , and at the same time censorship was on the rise. Hatred United / United Hate is a wake up call to society to rebel against governments.

reception

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The Evil Divide   US 98 06/18/2016 (1 week)   DE 37 06/03/2016 (1 week)   CH 40 06/05/2016 (2 weeks)   AT 64 06/10/2016 (1 week)

Reviews

The German magazine Rock Hard named The Evil Divide “Album of the Month”. For Thomas Kupfer, Death Angel have "increasingly integrated melodic vocal parts and solos into the technically demanding thunderstorm of riffs - which is excellent for the quintet and which gives the album some aha moment". Kupfer rated the album with 8.5 out of ten points. According to Katrin Riedl from the German magazine Metal Hammer , Death Angel released The Evil Divide, an album "that is fresh, accomplished and versatile". The album is “entertaining and entertaining” and “balances the right balance between old school and modern”. Riedel awarded five out of seven points.

Chart placements

The album reached number 98 on the US album charts and sold around 6,000 times in the United States in the first week after its release . The album reached the highest chart placement in Germany, where it was ranked 37th. In Switzerland the album was number 40 and in Austria number 64. The Evil Divide was also Death Angel's first album to make it into the Austrian charts.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andrew Bansal: Death Angel Vocalist Talks About New Album 'The Evil Divide' & More. Metal Assault, accessed July 23, 2016 . 
2. ↑ DEATH ANGEL To Enter Studio Next Month To Begin Recording New Album. Blabbermouth.net , accessed July 23, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Tom Küppers: Definitely back . In: Metal Hammer , June 2016, page 54
4. ↑ Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach: The deep ditch . In: Rock Hard , June 2016, page 36
5. ^ Death Angel - Chart history. Billboard , accessed July 23, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Death Angel in the German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on July 23, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Death Angel in the Austrian charts. Hung Medien, accessed July 23, 2016 . 
8. ^ Death Angel in the Swiss hit parade. Hung Medien, accessed July 23, 2016 . 
9. ↑ Thomas Kupfer: Death Angel - The Evil Divide. Rock Hard, accessed October 21, 2018 . 
10. ^ Katrin Riedl: Death Angel - The Evil Divide. Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 23, 2016 . 
11. ↑ DEATH ANGEL's 'The Evil Divide' Cracks US Top 100. Blabbermouth.net, accessed on July 23, 2016 (English).