Death Angel Guitarist Speaks On New Album

LivingForMetal.com recently caught up with DEATH ANGEL frontman Rob Cavestany to discuss the band's career, their forthcoming studio album and Cavestany's new solo album, Lines On The Road. The following is an excerpt from the story:

DZ: I wanted to change gears here and touch on your new acoustic album. I had a chance to check out some songs on your MySpace site and I was interested in finding out where you got the inspiration for these songs, touring? Personal life? Family?

Rob: "Well not so much from the life on tour as just life. You know what you are just going through all the trials and tribulations that you have to go through as an individual and I just think that in this music especially lyrically it’s kind of something that everybody can relate too. It’s more to the human side of things."

DZ: And was this a reunion of sorts with Gus (Pepa / original Death Angel guitarist) or has he been in the picture after all this time?

Rob: "Well, sort of a reunion on record on album, yeah. But you know, Gus has been in the picture; we’ve been jamming behind the scenes all along ever since THE ORGANIZATION broke up and even THE SWARM. Gus would go, disappear, and do his own thing and all of a sudden, I don’t hear from Gus for a month and then one day 'Hello?' 'Yeah?' 'Gus? O, hey dude! What’s up?' And you know, that day he's at my house with his acoustic. We didn’t waste any time man, we just started jamming."

DZ: Having Ted (Aguilar) jamming with you after the reunion, I wanted to ask how has that transition been for you after Gus and you jamming all those years.

Rob: "Oh man awesome dude, awesome. Ted just slipped right in. And it’s funny man cuz Ted is more Death Angel than Gus is now, you know. Gus and his life just moved on to the point of where he transcended beyond the world of metal, he was departed from it for so long, and when we reformed I did talk to Gus. I tried to get him in to do the whole thing you know the five of us but he just very respectfully said, 'I’m sorry dude I just don’t feel comfortable.'"

DZ: Is this more reflective on the acoustic album and is this spilling over onto the new Death Angel songs?

Rob: "It's more in the sound not as much lyrically in a way that’s the fuel or the fire to it, but not in a family Disney sorta way. This album's gonna be brutal man, it's heavy but it's inspiration. We’re not just doing this album so we can go party now and get out on tour you know. This is about working for you know my kid and our families and their futures."

Source: BW&BK