The Ultra-Violence

The Ultra-Violence
Studio album by Death Angel
Released	23 April 1987
Recorded	Banquet Sound Studios, Santa Rosa, California, June 15-17, 1986
Genre	Thrash metal, speed metal
Length	45:20
Label	Restless/Enigma
Producer	Death Angel & Davy Vain
Death Angel chronology
Kill As One (1986) The Ultra-Violence (1987) Frolic through the Park (1988)

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The Ultra-Violence is the debut studio album by the Bay Area thrash band Death Angel, released in 1987.^[3] The album was recorded while all members were under 20, with drummer Andy Galeon just 14 years old. The album sold 40,000 copies in just four months. A snippet of the title track "The Ultra Violence" can be heard on a Carl's Jr. commercial for their Jalapeño Turkey Burger.

The title could be a reference to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Rob Cavestany, except where noted.

1. "Thrashers" (Cavestany, Dennis Pepa) – 7:12
2. "Evil Priest" (Cavestany, Osegueda) – 4:54
3. "Voracious Souls" (Cavestany, Osegueda) – 5:39
4. "Kill as One" – 5:00
5. "The Ultra-Violence" (Cavestany, Pepa) – 10:33 (instrumental)
6. "Mistress of Pain" – 4:04
7. "Final Death" – 6:04
8. "I.P.F.S." – 1:56

• Mark Osegueda claimed in a 2003 interview that "I.P.F.S." stood for "Intense Puke Feeling Syndrome," but it is unclear if this was meant to be taken seriously.^[4]

Credits

• Mark Osegueda - Vocals
• Rob Cavestany - Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Gus Pepa - Guitars
• Dennis Pepa - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Andy Galeon - Drums
• Arnie Tan - Percussion

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