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Bay Area thrash metal veterans Death Angel have released a new single, “The Never Was,” accompanied by an official lyric visualizer.
The track addresses self-centered individuals who repeatedly make conversations, personal tragedies and other people’s achievements about themselves.
Vocalist Mark Osegueda explained the inspiration behind the song.
“Lyrically it’s inspired by self centered people that feel the need to make every conversation, tragedy, including someone else’s success or even death all about themselves,” Osegueda said. “Especially now with social media they have a bigger outlet and platform to glorify what they feel is their brilliance and/or opinion on the matter while always circling back to themselves.”
He also compared the song’s message to Carly Simon’s classic “You’re So Vain.”
“This song is basically the Thrash Metal bastard spawn of ‘You’re So Vain’ by Carly Simon,” he added. “And I just wanted to express my disgust in that human trait the best way possible! Angry music!”
The lyric visualizer features original drawings and video production by Tamara Llenas of Aimed & Framed, with single artwork created by Mark Richards.
The release comes ahead of Death Angel’s upcoming Act III European tour, which begins December 1 in Brno, Czech Republic, and concludes December 13 in Hamburg, Germany.
The band will also hold its 11th annual Another Death Angel Xmas Show celebrations with performances in Los Angeles on December 17 and San Francisco on December 18.
In early 2027, Death Angel will bring the Act III tour to Australia for five dates beginning January 30 at Froth & Fury Festival in Adelaide.
Watch the official lyric visualizer for “The Never Was” below.
Death Angel tour dates:
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Act III European Tour:
December 1, 2026 – Brno, Czech Republic – Fleda
December 2, 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus
December 3, 2026 – Coesfeld, Germany – Fabrik
December 4, 2026 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
December 5, 2026 – Langenthal, Switzerland – Old Capitol
December 6, 2026 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk
December 8, 2026 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
December 9, 2026 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA Longhorn
December 10, 2026 – Langen, Germany – Neue Stadthalle
December 11, 2026 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
December 12, 2026 – Roskilde, Denmark – Gimle
December 13, 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
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11th Annual Another Death Angel Xmas Show:
December 17, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720
December 18, 2026 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
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Act III Australian Tour:
January 30, 2027 – Adelaide, Australia – Froth & Fury Festival
January 31, 2027 – Perth, Australia – Magnet House
February 3, 2027 – Melbourne, Australia – Max Watts
February 4, 2027 – Sydney, Australia – Manning
February 5, 2027 – Brisbane, Australia – Crowbar
Photo by Chris Beikirch
