Frolic Through the Park

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.

Frolic Through the Park
Studio album by Death Angel
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
Death Angel chronology
The Ultra-Violence (1987) Frolic Through the Park (1988) Act III (1990)
Singles from Frolic Through the Park
"Bored" Released: 1988

Mark Osegueda revealed in a 2003 interview that the source of the title "Why You Do This" was a line in the film The Exorcist.[1] The song "Bored" was used in a scene in the 1990 movie Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

Reception and awards

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[3]
Kerrang!	4.25/5[4]

Frolic Through the Park was ranked number eight in Loudwire's top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"3rd Floor"	Mark Osegueda	Rob Cavestany	4:58
2.	"Road Mutants"	Cavestany	Cavestany, Dennis Pepa	3:45
3.	"Why You Do This"	Osegueda	Cavestany	5:33
4.	"Bored"	Cavestany	Cavestany	3:29
5.	"Devil's Metal" (CD bonus track)	Cavestany	Cavestany	5:31
6.	"Confused"	Cavestany	Cavestany, Gus Pepa	7:26
7.	"Guilty of Innocence"	Cavestany	Cavestany	4:26
8.	"Open Up"	Cavestany	Cavestany	5:45
9.	"Shores of Sin"	Cavestany	Cavestany, D. Pepa	6:30
10.	"Cold Gin" (Kiss cover)	Ace Frehley	Frehley	4:23
11.	"Mind Rape"	Andy Galeon	Cavestany	5:32

Personnel

Death Angel

• Mark Osegueda - lead vocals
• Rob Cavestany - lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
• Gus Pepa - rhythm guitar
• 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

References

1. Patarashov, Felix (29 April 2003). "Death Angel Cильнее, чем когда-либо" (in Russian). Russian Darkside webzine. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Death Angel Frolic Through the Park review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
3. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
4. Kaye, Don (25 June 1988). "Death Angel - 'Frolic Through the Park'". Kerrang!. No. 193.
5. "Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4". Loudwire.com. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.