Riff Police! Pull Over! #111: Death Angel Vs Nirvana!

July 1988 saw the release of the hilariously titled “Frolic Through The Park“, the sophomore album from San Francisco bay area Thrash Metallers Death Angel. It’s earned the band the leap to major label Geffen Records and being a more diverse album that the bands debut including a cover of “Cold Gin” by Kiss seemed to give them more appeal, while tipping their hat in thanks to MTV, who played single “Bored” regularly on the program. It had impact, after all we’ve already cited Mastodon in episode #54 of this very series as being influenced by it…

…a year after the release of the whammy bar heavy “Frolic Through The Park” came “Bleach” from Nirvana in June 1989. A seminal album in its own right, introducing the band to the World. A steady seller predominantly after its successor “Nevermind“, we’re going to focus on the fight against the boss from the under paid and under appreciated shop floor worker that is “Big Cheese“. Why? Because it’s main riff can be heard as clear as a bell during the opening segment of “Shores Of Sin” by Death Angel…