Photos and review by Anthony Jacobsen
For the first time ever, Death Angel and Overkill shared the stage in a colossal shred fest of madness. To kick off the show, the heavy metal group Mothership from Texas fired off some tasty stoner rock riffs to ease the crowd into what was to come later in the show. The three piece band carried a familiar classic heavy sound perfectly through the venue. I would definitely recommend checking these guys out.
Death Angel was always a favorite of mine growing up listening to thrash. They are a perfect epitome of the embodiment of the early thrash sound from the Bay area. With technical riffs, harmonizing guitars, screechy lyrics, and lots of long hair, they are still a powerhouse of thrash metal. We like most, can't wait to hear the new album.
Its the dawn of the 80s, thrash is emerging from the depths of metal and from it rose Overkill and Death Angel, among many others, I guess I should mention Metallica and Slayer too haha. However, Overkill pioneered the earliest thrashy shred of sound that infected all the others right out of good old New Jersey. Right out of the gates, as Overkill took to the stage, mayhem ensued as bodies and legs where thrown to the roof and flew across the top of the crowd. Bodies crashing over top of the barricades as all of us in the pit taking photos scrambled to capture the insanity of the moment. Our time in the photo pit was cut short as chaos ensued and over took the area. As titans of their craft and decades of shredding, they still can dominate the stage, overpower a crowd, and hold true to the test of time of metal itself. Do not miss a chance to see them live, you will not regret it.
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