''Killing Season'' is the fifth album by the American

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, released on February 26, 2008. Produced by

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(known for his work with

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), it is the follow-up to the band's first reunion album, 2004's '' The Art of Dying'', and marked the final Death Angel album to feature founding members Dennis Pepa (bass) and Andy Galeon (drums). ''Killing Season'' sold around 2,300 copies in its first week in the U.S.

Background

On August 11, 2006, bassist Dennis Pepa spoke to The Gauntlet about the band's plans for a fifth album. In February 2007, guitarist Rob Cavestany posted an update on the album. He writes: On September 8, 2007,

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reported that Death Angel would enter a studio in Los Angeles on September 16 to begin recording the album and

was confirmed as the producer. Also in September 2007, Cavestany posted another update on the album. On October 23, 2007,

reported that ''Killing Season'' would be the title of the album. It was also announced that Cavestany had just posted several photos from the recording studio on his MySpace page. On February 14, 2008, the entire album became available for streaming on the group's Myspace page.

Track listing

Personnel

;Death Angel *Mark Osegueda – lead vocals *Rob Cavestany – lead guitar, backing vocals, co-producer *Ted Aguilar – rhythm guitar *Dennis Pepa – bass, backing vocals, art direction *Andy Galeon – drums, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

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– gang vocals ;Production *

– producer, engineer, mixing *Paul Fig, John Loustenau – engineers *

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References

{{Authority control Nuclear Blast albums Death Angel albums 2008 albums Albums produced by Nick Raskulinecz