Relentless Retribution

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Relentless Retribution
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2010
Genre Thrash metal
Length56:40
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Jason Suecof
Death Angel chronology
Sonic German Beatdown – Live in Germany
(2009)
Relentless Retribution
(2010)
The Dream Calls for Blood
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7 [3]

Relentless Retribution is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel. The album was released September 3, 2010, in Europe (but not including the United Kingdom), on September 6 in the United Kingdom, and on September 14 in the United States. Its second track "Claws in So Deep" features an acoustic part performed by Rodrigo y Gabriela. [4] This is Death Angel's first album with bassist Damien Sisson and drummer Will Carroll (replacing original members Dennis Pepa and Andy Galeon respectively), and their first collaboration with Jason Suecof, who has since produced the band's subsequent albums. The album sold 2,700 copies in its first week in the U.S. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Rob Cavestany.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Relentless Revolution"Mark Osegueda4:28
2."Claws in So Deep"Cavestany7:44
3."Truce"Osegueda3:31
4."Into the Arms of Righteous Anger"Osegueda4:31
5."River of Rapture"Osegueda4:35
6."Absence of Light"Osegueda4:32
7."This Hate"Osegueda3:33
8."Death of the Meek"Osegueda5:15
9."Opponents at Sides"Cavestany6:21
10."I Chose the Sky"Osegueda4:06
11."Volcanic"Cavestany3:34
12."Where They Lay"Osegueda4:30
Total length:56:40

Personnel

Death Angel
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 86
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 95
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 45
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [9] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 70
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 48
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [12] 25
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 10

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