We Have Arrived (album)

We Have Arrived
Studio album by Dark Angel
Released November 5, 1984
Genre Thrash metal, speed metal
Length 33:33
Label Azra/Metalstorm
Producer Dark Angel
Dark Angel chronology
We Have Arrived
(1985)		 Darkness Descends
(1986)
Axe Killer re-release cover

We Have Arrived is the debut studio album by thrash metal band, Dark Angel, released in November 5, 1984. In 1986 it was re-released by the French recording label Axe Killer in a 2,000 number limited edition. It was then re-released once again in 2007 by Axe Killer. The label attached to the plastic wrap says that this is a remastered edition, but there is no indication of it in the booklet.[1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Sputnikmusic [3]
Metal Storm [4]

The album was met with mixed reactions. Reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic gave the album a 1.5 of 5 saying "Dark Angel's arrogantly titled debut We Have Arrived is as primitive as it gets." and "The album will only interest serious thrash enthusiasts."

An anonymous reviewer from Metal Storm gave the album a 7.3 of 10 rating saying "It is good, aggressive thrash metal, with rather varied riffs."

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "We Have Arrived"   4:07
2. "Merciless Death"   4:28
3. "Falling From The Sky"   4:23
4. "Welcome To The Slaughter House"   5:23
5. "No Tomorrow"   6:31
6. "Hell On Its Knees"   4:14
7. "Vendetta"   4:27
Total length:
 33:33

Personnel

Dark Angel
Production

References

  1. ^ http://www.metal-archives.com
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ Metal Storm review
Dark Angel
Ron Rinehart  · Eric Meyer  · Danyael Williams  · Gene Hoglan
Don Doty  · Jim Drabos  · Jim Durkin  · Brett Eriksen  · Cris McCarthy  · Rob Yahn  · Mike Gonzalez  · Mike Andrade  · Jack Schwartz  · Lee Rausch
Studio albums
We Have Arrived (1985)  · Darkness Descends (1986)  · Leave Scars (1989)  · Time Does Not Heal (1991)
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