Act III is the third studio album by the thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1990 on Geffen Records. Regarded by many critics and fans as the band's finest effort, the album was produced by famed metal producer Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Savatage, Fates Warning and Loudness), and marked the first (and only) major label release by Death Angel. The album spawned the singles "Seemingly Endless Time" and "A Room with a View", with both songs receiving music videos and airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. Songs like "Discontinued" incorporate elements of funk.
On tour in support of Act III in 1991, the band suffered a serious tour bus crash in which drummer Andy Galeon was critically injured. During his yearlong recovery, singer Mark Osegueda left the band, effectively ending Death Angel. In 2001, the band reunited for Testament singer Chuck Billy's Thrash of the Titans benefit concert (minus Gus Pepa) and went on to release more albums.
Act III was successful in Europe, entering the album charts in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary and the Netherlands. Although the album failed to break the band in their native America, the music videos for its singles, "Seemingly Endless Time" and "A Room with a View", received regular rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball. In October 2020, Death Angel released an almost entirely acoustic version of "A Room With a View" on their Under Pressure EP.
Adam McCann of Metal Digest called Act III "an early 90's classic thrash album", and wrote, "There was something always a little bit more technical and progressive about Death Angel, but with Act III, the band found the perfect combination of thrash, technical and accessibility as they created a beast which saw the band achieve MTV heavy rotation with 'A Room With a View' and 'Seemingly Endless Time'. Check any list of the best heavy metal albums of all time and nine times out of ten, you'll find Act III."
Act III was listed as number 328 in the 2010 reference book, The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time.
Tracklist:
- Seemingly Endless Time 03:50
- Stop 05:10
- Veil of Deception 02:33
- The Organization 04:16
- Discontinued 05:51
- A Room with a View 04:41
- Stagnant 05:34
- EX-TC 03:05
- Disturbing the Peace 03:52
- Falling Asleep 05:57
Time: 44:49
Recording information:
Recorded September-October, 1989 at Dodge City Sound, California, USA.
Mixed in November, 1989 at Skip Saylor Recording, California, USA.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City, USA.
Max Norman – production, engineering, mixing in November 1989 at Skip Saylor Recording, Los Angeles, California
Stoli Jaeger – engineering
Chris "Holmes" Puram – second engineering
Rob Cavestany – mixing
Andy Galeon – mixing
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
Tom Zutaut – executive production
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