The Organization was an American
heavy metal band, formed in 1991 after the breakup of
thrash metal
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band
Death Angel
Death Angel is an American thrash metal band from Daly City, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. Death Angel has released nine studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and three live albums. The band has gone ...
.
They made an appearance at the
Dynamo Open Air festival in 1992.
The band incorporated elements of
metal
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,
funk
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, and
alt rock
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, and they released two albums in the early 1990s on their own label, Unsafe Unsane Recordings, which was distributed through
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
.
The band included the original line-up of musicians from Death Angel minus singer Mark Osegueda, who left the music business to go to college. The Organization disbanded after bassist Dennis Pepa left the band in 1995.
Discography
Demos
*''Home Job'' (1992)
Albums
*''The Organization''
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*''Savor the Flavor''
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References
External links
Biography at Encyclopaedia Metallum
Heavy metal musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 1991
Musical groups disestablished in 1995
1991 establishments in California
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