We Have Arrived
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Overview
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.[2]
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.
The album's sound has been described as "amateurish" and its tracks as "uncultivated noise fests" lacking "technical discipline".[3]
Reception and legacy
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Dark Angel drummer Gene Hoglan has discredited the album, namely Don Doty's vocal performance. He said, "To be honest, I felt that the vocals on We Have Arrived were horrible — just bland and boring and it sounded like Don was singing through his nose. So I had no problem not having that voice in the band anymore [after Doty had left], and it gave us a shot to get somebody powerful."[5]
Track listing
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Personnel
- 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
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