We Have Arrived is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released in March 1985.[1] It is the only Dark Angel album to feature Jack Schwartz on drums, as Gene Hoglan replaced him as their drummer on subsequent albums.
| We Have Arrived | ||||
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| Released | March 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1984[1] | |||
| Studio | Track Record Studios, Hollywood, California[2] | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 33:33 | |||
| Label | Azra/Metal Storm | |||
| Producer | Dark Angel, Vadim Rubin, Mike Siegel | |||
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| Axe Killer re-release cover | ||||
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Overview edit
We Have Arrived has been reissued at least two times. In 1986, it was re-released by the French recording label Axe Killer in a 2,000 number limited edition. It was then re-released once again in 1997 by Axe Killer. The label attached to the plastic wrap says that this is a remastered edition, but there is no indication of it in the booklet.[3]
As of 2023, We Have Arrived is the only studio album in Dark Angel's discography that has yet to be available on digital streaming services.
One of the songs from this album, "Merciless Death", was re-recorded for their next album Darkness Descends.
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[5] |
The album was met with mixed reactions. Reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album a 1.5 of 5 saying "Dark Angel's arrogantly titled debut We Have Arrived is as primitive as it gets" and that it "will only interest serious thrash enthusiasts." Canadian journalist Martin Popoff compared the music on the album to the German thrash school and to early Slayer-style; he found sonic affinity with Death, but "loud, fast and crude in comparison".[5]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Have Arrived" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Merciless Death" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Falling from the Sky" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Welcome to the Slaughter House" | 5:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "No Tomorrow" | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Hell's on Its Knees" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Vendetta" | 4:27 |
Personnel edit
- Dark Angel
- Don Doty – vocals
- Eric Meyer – guitars
- Jim Durkin – guitars
- Rob Yahn – bass
- Jack Schwartz – drums
- Production
- Bill Metoyer – engineer
- Vadim Rubin, Mike Siegal – executive producers
References edit
- ^ a b c Dark Angel 2 | Send Back My Stamps!
- ^ Dark Angel (3) - We Have Arrived (CD, Album) at Discogs
- ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Home". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dark Anger - We Have Arrived review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1894959315.