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“DEATH ANGEL have gone big yet again and delivered an album that is so incredibly fast, brutal and blister burning heavy – it’s a classic earspank for sure! Every song is a slice of heavy metal heaven and I’m very impressed – it’s the best album I’ve heard in 2013!” (Kirk Hammett, METALLICA)San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL have made part 1 of their track-by-track for The Dream Calls for Blood available here Watch vocalist Mark Osegueda as he explains the meanings behind the songs “Left for Dead”, “Son of the Morning”, “Fallen”, “The Dream Calls for Blood” and “Succubus”.Three years have passed since the release of DEATH ANGEL’s crushing Relentless Retribution album; three years of constant touring and on-the-road-songwriting. Now the band has returned with yet another visceral slice of thrash! The Dream Calls for Blood was recorded at AudioHammer Studios with Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER), and once again features cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL). The Dream Calls for Blood is out now and can be ordered in various formats, with or without an exclusive t-shirt design here: http://goo.gl/xipVSX. Check out the lyric video for the title track from The Dream Call for Blood here: The Dream Calls for Blood Track List:01. Left for Dead02. Son of the Morning03. Fallen04. The Dream Calls for Blood05. Succubus06. Execution / Don’t Save Me07. Caster of Shame08. Detonate09. Empty10. Territorial Instinct / BloodlustDIGIPAK BONUS TRACK11. Heaven and HellDIGIPAK BONUS DVDThe Making Of The Dream Calls for Blood GET ALBUM AT:Nuclear Blast: http://smarturl.it/DA-TDCFB-CDDVDiTunes: http://bit.ly/deathangelthedreamcallsforblood »The Dream Calls For Blood« Album Trailer Part 1: Part 2: DEATH ANGEL are pleased to announce the full support package for the upcoming European Tour, that will present the latest record to live audiences this fall. Accompanying the San Francisco based five piece will be German Thrash institution DEW SCENTED, Italian Groove monster EXTREMA and Roman Progressive force ADIMIRON. Be sure to catch DEATH ANGEL, DEW SCENTED, EXTREMA and ADIMIRON on the following dates: 26.11. PL Katowice - Mega Club27.11. CZ Prague - Nova Chmelnice28.11. D Karlsruhe - Substage29.11. IT Brescia - Arcicolony (EXTREMA main support)30.11. IT Gualtieri - Temprock Club (EXTREMA main support) 02.12. AT Vienna - Szene 04.12. D Munich - Backstage 06.12. D Erfurt - Centrum 07.12. BE Eeklo - Kubiek 08.12. FR Paris - La Maroquinerie 10.12. UK London - Underworld 11.12. DE Essen - Zeche Carl 12.12. NL Eindhoven Metal Meeting - Effenar Hall (without ADIMIRON)13.12. D Alsfeld - Stadthalle (without ADIMIRON)14.12. CH Bern - X-Mas Metal Meeting without ADIMIRON)15.12. D Geiselwind - Christmas Metal Meeting (without EXTREMA & ADIMIRON) Read more... then come back and comment below.

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