The Evil Divide

The Evil Divide
Studio album by Death Angel
Released	May 27, 2016
Recorded	2015–2016
Studio	AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida
Genre	Thrash metal [1]
Length	45:13
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jason Suecof
Death Angel chronology
The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) The Evil Divide (2016) Humanicide (2019)

The Evil Divide is the eighth studio album by the American thrash metal band Death Angel, released on May 27, 2016. ^[2] This album marked the first time since Act III (1990) that Death Angel had not made any personnel changes in three consecutive studio albums, and their third collaboration with longtime producer Jason Suecof.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	[1]

The Evil Divide has received positive reviews. Kevin Stewart-Panko of Metal Injection gave the album a rating of seven-and-a-half stars out of ten and calls it "a seriously angry sounding metal album. It gravitates from fast, blood-boiling thrash to mid-paced thrash, a swing that may not seem so wild on paper, but within the context of the ten songs here, presents noticeable worlds of divergence between song sequences and movements." ^[1]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Moth"	Rob Cavestany	4:38
2.	"Cause for Alarm"		3:22
3.	"Lost"		4:57
4.	"Father of Lies"		5:05
5.	"Hell to Pay"		3:12
6.	"It Can't Be This"		4:16
7.	"Hatred United / United Hate" (featuring Andreas Kisser)		5:17
8.	"Breakaway"		4:01
9.	"The Electric Cell"		4:38
10.	"Let the Pieces Fall"		5:47
Total length:			45:13

Limited digipak edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Wasteland" (The Mission cover)	Wayne Hussey	The Mission	5:18
Total length:				50:31

Personnel

Death Angel

• Mark Osegueda – lead vocals
• Rob Cavestany – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ted Aguilar – rhythm guitar
• Damien Sisson – bass
• Will Carroll – drums

Production

• Jason Suecof – production
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3]	80
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4]	64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5]	192
French Albums (SNEP) [6]	110
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7]	37
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [8]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	40
US Billboard 200 [10]	98

References

1. Stewart-Panko, Kevin (May 25, 2016). "Metal Injection Review". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
2. "DEATH ANGEL To Release 'The Evil Divide' Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
3. Ryan, Gavin (June 4, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Flume Has Australia's No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts – Ö3 Charts". Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved June 8, 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – Death Angel – The Evil Divide" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 22, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Death Angel – The Evil Divide" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
8. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Death Angel – The Evil Divide". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
10. "Death Angel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2016.