We Have Arrived
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{{Infobox album
| name = We Have Arrived
| type = studio
| artist = Dark Angel
| cover = DARKANGEL-WeHaveArrived.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 1985{{Cite web|url=http://sendbackmystamps.org/2011/11/14/the-book-of-armageddon-1-ny-usa-1986/dark-angel-2-4/|title=Dark Angel 2 | Send Back My Stamps!}}
| studio = Track Record Studios, Hollywood, California{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1277327-Dark-Angel-We-Have-Arrived|title=Dark Angel - We Have Arrived|date=March 24, 1997|via=www.discogs.com}}
| genre = Thrash metal
| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=33}}
| label = Azra/Metal Storm
| producer = Dark Angel, Vadim Rubin, Mike Siegel
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Darkness Descends
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Axe Killer re-release cover
| type = studio
| cover = We_Have_Arrived_Cover.jpg
| border =
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We Have Arrived is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released in March 1985. It is the only Dark Angel album to feature Jack Schwartz on drums, as Gene Hoglan replaced him as their drummer on subsequent albums.
Overview
We Have Arrived has been reissued at least two times. In 1986, it was re-released by the French recording label Axe Killer in a 2,000 number limited edition. It was then re-released once again in 1997 by Axe Killer. The label attached to the plastic wrap says that this is a remastered edition, but there is no indication of it in the booklet.{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com |title=Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Home |publisher=The Metal Archives |date= |accessdate=March 14, 2012}}
As of 2023, We Have Arrived is the only studio album in Dark Angel's discography that has yet to be available on digital streaming services.
One of the songs from this album, "Merciless Death", was re-recorded for their next album Darkness Descends.
The album's sound has been described as "amateurish" and its tracks as "uncultivated noise fests" lacking "technical discipline".{{Citation |title=Darkness Descends - Dark Angel {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/darkness-descends-mw0000651141 |access-date=December 26, 2024 |language=en}}
Reception and legacy
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/we-have-arrived-mw0000841319 |title=Dark Anger - We Have Arrived review |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=June 9, 2021 }}
| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 5/10{{cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|author-link1=Martin Popoff|title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties|publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing|date=November 1, 2005|location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada|isbn=978-1894959315|page=84}}
| noprose = yes
}}
The album was met with mixed reactions. Reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album a 1.5 of 5 saying "Dark Angel's arrogantly titled debut We Have Arrived is as primitive as it gets" and that it "will only interest serious thrash enthusiasts."{{cn|date=March 2025}} Canadian journalist Martin Popoff compared the music on the album to the German thrash school and to early Slayer-style; he found sonic affinity with Death, but "loud, fast and crude in comparison".
Dark Angel drummer Gene Hoglan has discredited the album, namely Don Doty's vocal performance. He said, "To be honest, I felt that the vocals on We Have Arrived were horrible — just bland and boring and it sounded like Don was singing through his nose. So I had no problem not having that voice in the band anymore [after Doty had left], and it gave us a shot to get somebody powerful."{{Cite web |last=Kitts |first=Jeff |title=Dark Angel: Gene Hoglan Looks Back on Tumultuous Rise and Fall of Thrash Pioneers |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dark-angel-gene-hoglan-looks-back-tumultuous-rise-and-fall-thrash-pioneers/ |access-date=January 27, 2025 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side One
| title1 = We Have Arrived
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Merciless Death
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Falling from the Sky
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Welcome to the Slaughter House
| length4 = 5:23
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side Two
| title5 = No Tomorrow
| length5 = 6:31
| title6 = Hell's on Its Knees
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Vendetta
| length7 = 4:27
}}
Personnel
;Dark Angel
- Don Doty – vocals
- Eric Meyer – guitars
- Jim Durkin – guitars
- Rob Yahn – bass
- Jack Schwartz – drums
;Production
- Bill Metoyer – engineer
- Vadim Rubin, Mike Siegal – executive producers