Humanicide
Studio album by
Death Angel
ReleasedMay 31, 2019
GenreThrash metal
Length45:01
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJason Suecof
Death Angel chronology
The Evil Divide
(2016) 		Humanicide
(2019)
Singles from Humanicide
  1. "Humanicide"
    Released: March 22, 2019[1]
  2. "The Pack"
    Released: April 26, 2019[2]

Humanicide is the ninth studio album by the American thrash metal band Death Angel, released on May 31, 2019.[1] Like their previous three studio albums, Humanicide was produced by Jason Suecof, while its release marks the first time the band had recorded more than three albums with the same lineup.

In November 2019, the title track was nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance", making it Death Angel's first ever Grammy nomination.[3]

In October 2020, Death Angel released an acoustic version of "Revelation Song" on their EP Under Pressure.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Osegueda, except where noted; all music is composed by Rob Cavestany, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Humanicide"  5:42
2."Divine Defector"  3:24
3."Aggressor"Rob Cavestany 5:11
4."I Came for Blood"  3:12
5."Immortal Behated"  6:08
6."Alive and Screaming" Ted Aguilar3:36
7."The Pack"Cavestany 3:33
8."Ghost of Me"  4:34
9."Revelation Song"  5:33
10."Of Rats and Men"  4:08
Total length:45:01
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."The Day I Walked Away"3:29
Total length:48:30

Personnel

Death Angel

Production

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 94
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 132
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 19
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 141
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 67
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 21

References

  1. ^ a b "DEATH ANGEL To Release 'Humanicide' Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "DEATH ANGEL: Lyric Video For New Song 'The Pack'". Blabbermouth.net. April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards 2020: List of nominees". BBC News. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Death Angel Surprise Release New EP Under Pressure Featuring a Cover of Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" -". mxdwn Music. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Death Angel – Humanicide" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Death Angel – Humanicide" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Death Angel – Humanicide" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 23, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 11, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Death Angel – Humanicide" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Death Angel". Oricon. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 23: del 31 May 2019 al 6.6.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Death Angel – Humanicide". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2019.


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