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| 4.0 excellent | KILL | February 18th 11 |
"uses the same James Hetfield "eah" at the end of every line."
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| 5.0 classic | grungethrash91 | April 7th 10 |
This is by far the best thrash album in terms of technicallity, and musicainship. It think this band has somthing in common with sadus in that they both have released an album or two that has more riffs and complexity than any of the big four put out in their entire careers. Every song is epic, dripping with intricate and precise riffs, that make just about any other metal album out there sound somewhat shabby. I dare say that the guys in metallica couldnt even comprehend how to write music with such complexity, as thay lacked the abillity. If AJFA was metallica at their most sophisticated, its not that impressive compared to this masterpeice.I find it funny AJFA is considered a landmark of progressive thrash, as only a few songs on the album are even thrash, and it isnt really that technical, or progressive. But THIS is progressive/Technical thrash done the right way.If there were a perfect example of human creative potentail being fulfilled it would be this entire album. I believe that this has hardly been matched or surpassed since it's realease. If you really think that metallica and salyer and the rest of the big four are the final word on thrash, not only do you lack knowlege of the genre, but you also display characterisitcs of a poser, a follower, and a fool. i dont care how you look at it, from technicality, to musicianship there are numerous thrash bands such as Dark Angel that were more talented than the big four. they just didnt get any credit. it seems like all some people know is what mtv put in their heads. Anybody who considers this less than worthy knows nothing about complex or sophisticated music, and has no buisness even commenting here.
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| 1.5 very poor | jk2two | March 20th 10 |
Worst vocal performance ever, the guy has a range of 4 notes and uses the same James Hetfield "eah" at the end of every line. Musically this album is fine, but once the vocals start it makes me want to shut it off - and I usually do.
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| 2.0 poor | Bedex | December 14th 19 |
Two tracks in I thought this would be the one DA album that isn't bad. Track 1 is actually cool, it is far proggier, more instrumental, has no annoying vox, it's riffy but also melodic in place, it's almost a jam really. Sounds like a different band. The first half of 2, although the vox isn't the best, feels quite cool and dark too. Then starting from the middle of the track, things go downhill. The goodness of 1 is never seen again, and DA return to their speedy boring thrash style, with vox that at that point feel completely out of date and seem sometimes like they will never stop, and riffs that are only occasionally catchy, eg on 4 and 9, but can also feel contrived eg on 5, or just don't mark you at all which is most of the record. 6-8 is so annoying I started skipping it. I guess because of 1 this is the best Dark Angel album, but it's still a 2.0
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| 3.0 good | ManiacBlasphemer | October 10th 19 |
Less is more. Don't believe Malmsteen fans that more is more. In this case, less is more. And somebody should have told the band this. It is never a good idea to cram up 246 riffs into your music if you have no idea how to properly structure them to make a cohesive album. As a result, some sections of this album can be labeled riff salads. Because that is what they are. Disjointed sections glued together by unrelated riff melodies. Nevertheless, there are a few notable tracks, such as the opener, tracks 3-5 and track 8. The singer was a poor choice, but then again I can't blame him, the music is so over the place sometimes that it is hard to hit the notes. However this goofy vocalist would have been more suitable for power metal bands, not for a technical thrash band. The vocalist on DD would have been more appropriate for this music. I've seen these guys live back in the early 1990s and they had more tuning and synch problems than 100 early black metal bands combined. Every band member was playing their own song in their own concert, despite being on the same stage. Ridiculous.
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| 4.0 excellent | Resident Metalhead Piranha | June 2nd 17 |
Dark Angel get darker and more technical and ambitious on their fourth album Time Does Not Heal, and from the opening title track alone, the changes are front and center. Gene Hoglan has truly molded into one of metal's best drummers and shows incredible precision and skill with his playing, and the progressive nature of the song is exciting, but once again, when their vocalist kicks in, it almost lets the album down. Thankfully, everything going on behind him is good enough to almost overlook his better tuned but still unimpressive vocals. The album is a bit long, and Ron's vocals are marginally better from Leave Scars, but from an artistic standpoint, this is a noteworthy album and one that will heal any wounds from its flaws in time.
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| 4.0 excellent | BRAman22 | September 25th 14 |
Time Does Not Heal is a pretty solid thrashy death metal album.
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| 4.0 excellent | FirstStrikeIsDeadly | April 26th 14 |
Amazing riffage abound! Two big problems though. One, the vocals take some getting used to and are just not great overall. The guy is often off-tune and has very little range in terms of pitch or vowels. Two, the last few songs don't live up to the rest of the album's lofty standards. Also, avoid the "Black Edition" of this, which comes with a couple live bonus tracks, sounds like ass thanks to "remastering"; AKA senseless brickwalling. All that being said, if you're a fan of more extreme thrash metal, get this and Darkness Descends. The last song is about the movie Bambi!
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| 0.0 | trainofconsequence | September 26th 13 |
The crowning achievement of technical/progressive thrash metal. Sure, this isnt as good as albums such as Black future or Nothingface or Think This, but its definitely more ambitious and thats what makes it so good. Almost a 5/5, this is a magnificent release that fans of guitar work in excess (the sheer fucking amount of riffs) will jizz their pants over
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| 0.0 | Matthaios | September 17th 13 |
"9 songs, 67 minutes, 246 riffs." That was the tagline released with Dark Angel's seminal fourth and final release and boy, does this album live up to the hype. It really packs a punch. Reign In Blood contained 10 songs and ran for a total of 28 minutes, so that tells you what an audacious album this is. Riff after riff, song after song, it's very intoxicating, combining the ferocity of Thrash with Progressive, Dark Angel may have invented a new sub-genre: Technical Thrash Metal. Anyone in search or metal bands and albums that flew under the radar, Time Does Not Heal is a great example of a Thrash album that deserves more credibility, a brutal but brilliant release sure to impress any Thrash-head.
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| 2.0 poor | Fernando Alves STAFF | January 12th 12 |
Sometimes having 678439 riffs per song on an album it's just not enough. Mediocre songwriting.
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| 0.0 | IvanStarr | April 7th 11 |
I love Darkness Descends and Leave Scars, unfortunately Time Does Not Heal is an abomination. Ron Rineheart has the worst vocal performance of his time in Dark Angel on this album, not to mention the 246 riffs that are extremely boring and contain zero direction. Time Does Not Heal is a prime example of potential and possibilities lost in the shuffle of music that contains zero direction.
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| 3.0 good | sup | June 2nd 24 |
as the title, cover, and the fact they never put out another lp suggests, a very mid thrash album, unnecessarily long and entirely middle of the road
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| 3.5 great | nbats | August 13th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Mitch | March 28th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | November 26th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Elmo | July 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | RoxSta | November 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | November 6th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | September 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | sevhar | June 6th 21 |
| 3.5 great | JKoppe | February 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Source | July 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | jmal00 | September 25th 19 |
| 3.5 great | BeeRyan | September 3rd 19 |
| 3.0 good | remi | July 18th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | June 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Mac55 | March 5th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Korgull | February 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Apathya | February 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | kkarron | January 29th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | January 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Casavir | December 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | blou52 | December 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | September 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Flave | February 12th 18 |
| 2.5 average | ArvidL | January 26th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | smaugman | December 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | September 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | July 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Donchivo | December 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Brumas | November 27th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | zero00 | November 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tib | October 13th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rakkie | May 23rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | "Tab" | April 28th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Joglin | March 21st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Aion | March 8th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | February 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | LepreCon | September 2nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | ludo22 | April 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | zdebo3 | March 30th 14 |
| 3.5 great | facupm | March 11th 14 |
| 2.5 average | denislg | November 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Fra | September 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smial | September 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dask | December 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marth | August 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Aether | June 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Thor | April 18th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Zool | August 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ev0ken | April 25th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | nkbr | April 10th 11 |
| 3.0 good | MO | March 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Bazzoe | December 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Enex | November 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | September 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | kayowas | February 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | quaazi | August 23rd 09 |
| 3.0 good | met65 | July 3rd 09 |
| 2.5 average | Rawar | December 12th 07 |
| 1.0 awful | Mikesn EMERITUS | October 1st 07 |
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