One of the best and most true bands ever !!!!!

One of the most under appreciated and under rated bands EVER. These guys dont get the recognition for their pure talent, execution, and pure energy they always produced. These guys deserve to be on the same level as Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Sodom, Nuclear Assault and that group. Amazing how many people dont know this band, a true shame.

Darkness Descends...what a brilliant album! Fantastic thrash and intelligent songs

Thank you very much for posting this! Dark Angel were one of my favorite hyper-speed band sback in the day! Hoglan is the man!

One of the most underated metal bands ever.

Dark Angel is the best thrash-metal band ever!!!

Dark Angel is one of the finest thrash bands.

MY FAVOURITE THRASH BAND!

Man, can't believe I never got to see them live. And they even opened with my favorite DA song, "Death of Innocence". And seeing those Jackson Rhoads guitars makes me wish I still had mine. Might have to pick up another for old times sake.

Dark Angel always!!!

The most underrated metal band of the 80's and they had the best drummer in metal Gene "the atomic clock" Hoglan

I've been looking for Pipeline and Imagrant song from these guys for forever. that version of Imigrant song is by far the best I've ever heard.

in this moment the best rock drummer

Massive respect and gratitude for uploading this fucking awesome Metal band.

Slayer is amazing and always has been

Great! King Gene rules!!!! What would i give to hear the Dark Angel albums newly recorded with a good sound and a good singer...

most underrated metal band ever.

Fucking life altering! I was blessed to witness the 80's metal years. So many awesome memories. This makes me want to drink and punch something. Gonna have to buy a case, get trashed, play all my old cassette tapes and re-live the days......Exciter,Dark Angel, Hallow's Eve, Helloween, Laaz Rockit, Exodus, Running Wild, Kreator, Piledriver, Onslaught, Nuclear Assault, Overkill....ahhhh the list goes on and on. Stay Metal!

No bullshit. That's why Dark Angel and real heavy metal is the best. Thanks zuchtschwein for the post.

Thanks for posting this FKN sick vid dude!!! Ive been a fan for many years and have Darkness Decends and Leave Scars but I have never seen a live vid of them. Cheers!!

I WORSHIP TWO ANGELS! ONE DARK AND ONE MORBID \m/ hails

man!! thanx for the post!! REAL THRASH RULEEEEEES!!!

Truly one of the best trash bands I listened to, still listening to it in the car, and I must say they given a very good example how to play trash music at the best

Gene was SUPERB!

should be mandatory viewing

Awesome show they put on Dark Angel/DEATH in New Haven CT back in the late 80's. I have a Dark Angel sticker from the tour and I'm never ever gonna sell it. A keepsake from one of the best shows I ever saw. DEATH fucking ruled...damn it all to hell!

Everytime I'm online and I want some thrash hit I come to this video on youtube... the real deal!

Amen to that.

levis, sleeveless shirts, jackson flying v guitars, this is real metal. great songs. anyone find a video for time does not heal or leave scars?

Oh my god. Animals. That's some serious live power.

IM SEEING THESE GUYS LIVE tonight=)

"internal combustion plutonic rage the bodies create their own hell" Dark Angel was brilliant. Too bad they were so underrated... Must have seen them 10 times in and around Los Angeles back in the day. I know Darkness Descends was a song about the 4 Dark Judges in Judge Dredd. but it definitely fits the clusterfuck in Iraq much better.

AMAZING! I've been looking for Dark Fucking Angel footage forever.

Fucking YEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!! These guys are the kings of the riff.

I listen to Slayer cause of the music and lyrics.

super awesom y re aspero

This is why i love youtube...

Darkness Descends!

All that's water under the bridge now. Jim Durkin, Eric Meyer and Gene Hoglan are friends with and respect Don.

I had this video from the Troc in Philly. It had Dark Angel,Death, and Forbidden. All the bands on that vid were impressive. This footage is from that vid.

dark angel é foda

Qué poder!

I actually hanged around with these guys back in 88 thru 90 at the rehearsal studios in the city of Vernon, suburb of Los Angeles. Gene Hoglan was a really nice friendly person and the best fucking drummer. Armored Saint and Megadeth rehearsed there too, but Dark Fucking Angel was the best.

Long live Eric Meyer, Long live Dark FUCKING Angel!!!

Super Dark Angel Super Gene Hoglan

One real thrash metal band

Dark Angel's sound is pure rape.cant describe their music different. Long Live True Metal.

it's ron this kicks ass!!!!

Gene is a machine on the drums \m/

Nikes..... Everywhere

"Harbinger of Doom" is the name of the intro to Darkness Descends, it wasn't printed on the first pressing of the album and they never corrected it.

The first song is Darkness Descends/ The death of Innocence.

No he became born again, got a job, a family and is enjoying his life.

I added Nuclear Assault because when that name is mentioned more often than not theyre known where as Dark Angel is brutally unknown even to the old school thrashers. At least the ones I know personally.

They're starting with the beginning of Darkness Descends and then switching over to the Death of Innocence

its my fav song by sepultura

Slayer kick ass, I'm sure everyone here can agree to that, but these guys were so fucking underrated, it's a crime. : (

or better yet BUY the album Theres a special edition with a black cover and an unorthodox box shape it's pretty cool

Yeah that's definitely one of them.

"Darkness Descends"

The song called: The Darkness Descends

YEAHHH THRASHERS MANIACS!!!

"Darkeness Descends"

On the Dreams of Damnation site, it shows Jim hanging out with Don, his kids and Rob Yahn in Don's living room. They may not be best friends, but there is respect. I doubt that Gene would hold a grudge, not sure about Eric but again Don left 20 years ago!

Gene the machine FTW

i was there ULTIMATE revenge opening band ALTAR!!!!

I'd take Pleasure to kill, coma of souls, or even enemy of god, over hordes of chaos

Jesus, this is fucking intense! Nothing like it today...

gotta remember Alice in Chains was a different animal back in 1991. They were more metal, and not so mainstream grunge yet. "We Die Young" is a bad ass tune. Testament is my fav. Why not have all 4? Now that is a pants-shitting, head-splitting event right there!

OMG-Dark Angel=Uber intensity.

i love that fucking riff man!

gene hoglan is amazing...

20 more metal heads till 100,000 viewers :)

i love that gun metal grey randy rhoads

OH GOD

Dark Angel would make Slayer sound pop

THE CITY IS GUILTY THE CRIME IS LIFE THE SENTENCE IS DEATH DARKNESS DESCENDS!!!!!! lml

@taylerwarren you're right!

the grey randy rhoads is awesome

Fuckin' wow! Dark Angel are a kick-ass live band. Why the fuck didn't they last longer? They had the same aggression as Exodus or Testament back then.

Fuck yeah. Dark FUCKING Angel.

@raveneros it is a medley darkness descends/death of innocence

Alter, wie geil ist das denn? *hyperventilier*

thats beyond fast!!! he ripped a stick during the song!!!

I couldn't recongnize when they were doing the chorus..!

I might have to go with Tortured Existence instead of Epidemic of Violence, but that album rules too.

Yea, Burzum is the fastest band I ever heard.

"Hoglan is also better than Dave Lombardo" times that by about a hundred and you're close. Only thing going for Slayer is being allot more catchy. I think that's why Slayer caught on so much better, even though Dark Angel trumps them in talent. I am always amazed by how little self proclaimed "Metal heads" don't know who Dark Angel is. Not that they're connected, but Death and Possessed too... Amazing how many fans of a genre don't know the people who created them, or made them great.

@burningempire666 You got it! First Ultimate Revenge had Slayer, Exodus, and Venom! Fortunately, I, STILL, have my VHS copies of Ultimate Revenge and Ultimate Revenge 2! I just Dark Angel were opening for Slayer and Megadeth-instead of Testament. In my opinion, if they WERE-the Carnage tour would (EASILY) "edge" out the Clash of The Titans tour! Especially when the Clash...tour had, of ALL bands, Alice In Chains (??) opening.

"Controversy creates interest", you're certainly right about that... Almost out of questions: What exactly was the reason behind the song "Worms"? I mean I like/love Leave scars, but that one song just doens't belong.... In the end Ron, Eric and Gene joined other bands right?, leaving brett and you, there was no trying to get other people for Dark Angel?

Actually Ron hurt his neck, which pretty much killed the reunion. Of course I think they could get a new vocalist like Exodus did and it would rule all hell!!! Why aren't the Ultimate Revenge videos on DVD?

was this the same show with Death? the stage looks the same. man, that would have been one hell of a fucking show. Death AND Dark Angel!

Where was this filmed? I hear the singer say something about Philadelphia, there's no way it sounds this good if it was filmed in the electric factory. I don't recognize the venue though. Faster and heavier than Slayer ever was!

Gotham City RULE! I highly reccomed checking out their "The Unknown" LP. Fucking CLASSIC. BATTLE BLADEEEEE

I'm new to DA so could someone please tell me the name of this song?

@SixStringedSavior since when did album length dictate quality? oh yeah thats right NEVER

@MapachewithSniper I agree or CAN'T argue THAT! I just wish THEY were opening for Slayer and Megadeth-instead of Testament!

exodus- bonded by blood sadus- chemical exposure razor- evil invaders nuclear assault- handle with care hallows eve- tales of terror destruction- released from agony (I have the Backpatch^^)

hail denim

First song is Death of Innocence