Frolic Through the Park explained

Frolic Through the Park
Type:	studio
Artist:	Death Angel
Cover:	Death Angel frolic.jpg
Released:	July 5, 1988
Recorded:	March 1988
Studio:	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre:	Thrash metal
Length:	56:17
Label:	Restless/Enigma
Producer:	Davy Vain, Rob Cavestany, Andy Galeon
Prev Title:	The Ultra-Violence
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Act III
Next Year:	1990

Frolic Through the Park is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1988. This was the band's last full-length studio album released on Enigma Records before signing to Geffen Records in 1989.

Overview

Frolic Through the Park marked a change in style for Death Angel and is considered by many to be one of the band's darkest works. While retaining the speed and thrash roots of its predecessor The Ultra-Violence (1987), the album saw the band implement a more experimental and diverse direction, drawing elements and influences from funk, progressive, hard rock, hardcore punk and then-current music (particularly early U2).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The band would continue this experimentation on their next album, Act III (1990).

Despite being hailed as a fan favorite, and including one of their most popular songs "Bored" (in which its music video had heavy rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball), the members of Death Angel (particularly frontman Mark Osegueda and guitarist Rob Cavestany) have been very critical of this album, including its sound and production. In the band's documentary A Thrashumentuary, Cavestany referred to Frolic Through the Park as both their "bastard album" and an "odd album".^[5] While the band has rarely performed the majority of the album's songs live since their initial disbandment in 1991, "3rd Floor" and "Bored" are the only songs from Frolic Through the Park to have appeared in their live setlists more frequently after their comeback in 2001.

Osegueda revealed in a 2003 interview that the source of the title "Why You Do This" was a line in the film The Exorcist.^[6] "Bored" was used in a scene in the 1990 movie .

Reception and awards

Frolic Through the Park was ranked number eight in Loudwires top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".^[7]

Personnel

Death Angel

• Mark Osegueda – lead vocals
• Rob Cavestany – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
• Gus Pepa – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Dennis Pepa – bass, backing vocals
• Andy Galeon – drums, backing vocals, producer

Additional personnel;

• Bob Ross – "Shores of Sin" intro and outro

Production

• Davy Vain – producer, mixing with Death Angel
• Michael Rosen – engineer, mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diamonds & Rust: Death Angel – Act III. yourlastrites.com. July 31, 2020. May 11, 2021.
2. Web site: Voices From The Darkside. voicesfromthedarkside.de. May 11, 2021.
3. Web site: Death Angel – The Enigma Years (1987–1990). themidlandsrocks.com. May 11, 2021.
4. Web site: Death Angel – Frolic Through The Park Review – Metal-Nerd Blog. metalnerdblog.com. May 11, 2021.
5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Death Angel •• A Thrashumentary [2015] ]. YouTube.
6. Web site: Death Angel Cильнее, чем когда-либо . September 19, 2011 . Patarashov . Felix . April 29, 2003 . Russian Darkside webzine . Russian.
7. Web site: Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4 . Loudwire.com . October 8, 2015 . October 9, 2015.