| The Ultra-Violence | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Death Angel |
| Cover: | DeathAngel TheUltra-Violence.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 23 April 1987 |
| Recorded: | June 15–17, 1986 |
| Studio: | Banquet Sound Studios, Santa Rosa, California |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 45:20 |
| Label: | Restless/Enigma |
| Producer: | Death Angel and Davy Vain |
| Prev Title: | Kill as One |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Frolic Through the Park |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
The Ultra-Violence is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1987.[1] The album was recorded while all members were under 20, with drummer Andy Galeon just 14 years old.[2] It was mixed at George Tobin Studios in Hollywood, California.
The Ultra-Violence is considered a classic in the thrash metal genre, listed as number 370 in the 2010 reference book, The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Adam McCann of Metal Digest wrote, "Punching their way out of the trenches of the Bay Area and following in the footsteps of the likes of Testament and Exodus, Death Angel delivered a beast of an album with many Death Angel fans still saying that The Ultra-Violence is their favourite album. The then snot-nosed kids showed how amazingly talented they were as they suddenly found themselves going toe to toe with their older peers and being able to come out on top with excellent songs and electrifying live performances."[4]