Dark Angel - Leaves Scars

What do people think of this album? I feel it's pretty underrated, it often gets forgotten in between the classics Darkness Descends and Time Does Not Heal, but I think Leaves Scars is one hell of an album too. I really love the strange production and just find the whole thing to be a really heavy album. Songs like 'Never to Rise Again' and 'Older Than Time Itself', and also the awesome schizophrenic little cover of the 'Immigrant Song' are really killer thrash cuts.

Thoughts?

One of my all time favorite thrash/death albums. I even like the Led Zeppelin butchering!

It's a great album. I'd say it's just as classic as th others. I love Death Angel's first four. Sadly, I still don't have We Have Arrived on disc.

Who is Dark Angel?

kmorg wrote:

One of my all time favorite thrash/death albums. I even like the Led Zeppelin butchering!

What he said.

This is the album that got me into DA so it's my sentimental favorite. As good as it is, I have never really loved Darkness Descends. And only people like ult are lucky enough to have We Have Arrived.

spectrefate wrote:

This is the album that got me into DA so it's my sentimental favorite. As good as it is, I have never really loved Darkness Descends. And only people like ult are lucky enough to have We Have Arrived.

I wonder how much I'd get for my promo copy of WHA on ebay?

kmorg wrote:

spectrefate wrote:

This is the album that got me into DA so it's my sentimental favorite. As good as it is, I have never really loved Darkness Descends. And only people like ult are lucky enough to have We Have Arrived.

I wonder how much I'd get for my promo copy of WHA on ebay?

You have a promo copy of WHA on vinyl?



I have a vinyl copy of "Leave Scars" that is peronally autographed by Ron Rinehart.

Nah, not vinyl. On CD. It has different colors, or should I say lack of color, on the cover art.

kmorg wrote:

Nah, not vinyl. On CD. It has different colors, or should I say lack of color, on the cover art.

A shitload. I saw one go over 100 bucks once.

DeathCult wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Nah, not vinyl. On CD. It has different colors, or should I say lack of color, on the cover art.

A shitload. I saw one go over 100 bucks once.

Are you kidding? I'm tempted to sell it now. If only I could find a regular CD copy first.....

Nope, not kidding at all. If I wasnt such a nut about original presses I'd just buy the Axe Killer version of it for $20. But I keep waiting to snag one of the older ones, or even the digipak with the graveyard cover, but I usually dont see them for less than $60

DeathCult wrote:

the digipak with the graveyard cover...

That's the one I have.

DC where can you find an Axe Killer copy for $20?

I just answered my own question. I just ordered it from Amazon. Holy crap, I feel like a missing piece of me has been restored!

Some of the music is really good but the production is horrible!

I hate thrash albums where the drums and vocals are cranked.

ultmetal wrote:

DeathCult wrote:

the digipak with the graveyard cover...

That's the one I have.

You bastard!

I love Leave Scars! Very underrated album.

I enjoyed Leave Scars as well. They continued to improve, skill-wise, with each album, and they were all good. My favorite has always been Darkness Descends. I like that early youthful raw energy. Gene is a super-intelligent man. His lyrics on the '89 and '91 albums were among the best ever written in Thrash, even if I don't always agree with 'em. He was right there with vintage Hetfield for putting his creative ideas into words. They played here twice in '89 on the Leave Scars tour. I had to leave the first show in May because of sickness, but I caught them the 2nd time around...

OVERKILL/DARK ANGEL/WOLFSBANE
Monday, December 18, 1989
The Switch
Raleigh, NC

Good album, but it isn't their best.

Invader wrote:

Good album, but it isn't their best.

...and their best is?

ultmetal wrote:

Invader wrote:

Good album, but it isn't their best.

...and their best is?

In my opinion "Time Does Not Heal" is their best album.

Invader wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Invader wrote:

Good album, but it isn't their best.

...and their best is?

In my opinion "Time Does Not Heal" is their best album.

Agreed!

Ehh... I think they peaked with "We Have Arrived" and "Darkness Descends." Everything afterwards seems like they were trying too hard. Although "Time Does Not Heal" does have its moments.

I never understood why bands are crticized for "trying too hard".

You're supposed to try/work hard.

One can argue that thy tried in the wrong direction though, which I guess is what most people mean when they say that.