Frolic Through the Park

Frolic Through the Park is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1988. This was the band's last full-length studio album released on Enigma Records before signing to Geffen Records in 1989.

Frolic Through the Park
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 5, 1988
RecordedMarch 1988
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreThrash metal
Length56:17
LabelRestless/Enigma
ProducerDavy Vain, Rob Cavestany, Andy Galeon
Death Angel chronology
The Ultra-Violence
(1987)
Frolic Through the Park
(1988)
Act III
(1990)
Singles from Frolic Through the Park
  1. "Bored"
    Released: 1988

Mark Osegueda revealed in a 2003 interview that the source of the title "Why You Do This" was a line in the film The Exorcist.[1] The song "Bored" was used in a scene in the 1990 movie Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

Reception and awards

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[3]
Kerrang!4.25/5[4]

Frolic Through the Park was ranked number eight in Loudwire's top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."3rd Floor"Mark OseguedaRob Cavestany4:58
2."Road Mutants"CavestanyCavestany, Dennis Pepa3:45
3."Why You Do This"OseguedaCavestany5:33
4."Bored"CavestanyCavestany3:29
5."Devil's Metal" (CD bonus track)CavestanyCavestany5:31
6."Confused"CavestanyCavestany, Gus Pepa7:26
7."Guilty of Innocence"CavestanyCavestany4:26
8."Open Up"CavestanyCavestany5:45
9."Shores of Sin"CavestanyCavestany, D. Pepa6:30
10."Cold Gin" (Kiss cover)Ace FrehleyFrehley4:23
11."Mind Rape"Andy GaleonCavestany5:32

Personnel

Death Angel
  • Mark Osegueda - lead vocals
  • Rob Cavestany - lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
  • Gus Pepa - rhythm guitar
  • Dennis Pepa - bass, backing vocals
  • Andy Galeon - drums, backing vocals, producer
Additional personnel;
  • Bob Ross - "Shores of Sin" intro and outro
Production
  • Davy Vain - producer, mixing with Death Angel
  • Michael Rosen - engineer, mixing

References

  1. Patarashov, Felix (29 April 2003). "Death Angel Cильнее, чем когда-либо" (in Russian). Russian Darkside webzine. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Death Angel Frolic Through the Park review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  3. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. Kaye, Don (25 June 1988). "Death Angel - 'Frolic Through the Park'". Kerrang!. No. 193.
  5. "Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4". Loudwire.com. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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