''Time Does Not Heal'' is the fourth studio album by Dark Angel, released in 1991. It is the band's only album with former Viking guitarist Brett Eriksen, who had replaced Jim Durkin two years earlier. Although they had worked on another album just prior to their breakup in 1992, under the name ''Atrocity Exhibition'', ''Time Does Not Heal'' was Dark Angel's last studio album for 34 years until their 2025 comeback '' Extinction Level Event''. Eduardo Rivadavia of '' Loudwire'' said the album was "arguably the last essential album released during thrash metal's golden era."

Music

''Time Does Not Heal'' saw Dark Angel continuing the experimentation of its predecessor, '' Leave Scars'' (1989), introducing elements of technical and progressive, otherwise known as "technical thrash metal". It includes songs that are more than five minutes in length, odd time signatures and more complexity; similar to its predecessor, ''Time Does Not Heal'' abandoned the

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-related themes of their first two albums in favor of lyrics about social issues such as

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and apathy. Eduardo Rivadavia of '' Loudwire'' said the album "represents the apex of thinking man's thrash, while sacrificing not an ounce of ferocity while getting its point across."

Release and artwork

When the album was released, it came with a sticker, reading "9 songs, 67 minutes, 246 riffs!", a claim later verified by drummer Gene Hoglan.

Reception

''Time Does Not Heal'' received a positive review from

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's Eduardo Rivadavia, who gave the album a rating of four out of five, and called it "a veritable masterpiece of thinking-man's thrash metal." He continued: "With this true colossus of a record, the thrash stalwarts provided what many consider to be the definitive statement in progressive thrash metal. Just imagine what '' ...And Justice for All'' would have sounded like if Metallica had recorded it with the attitude of '' Kill 'Em All'', and you'll get the picture. Led by drummer, lyricist, sometime guitarist, and principal songwriter Gene Hoglan, the L.A. quintet packed more riffs (246 total, according to enthusiastic press releases of the time) into this ambitious, long-running disc, than most of their Bay Area neighbors had managed in their entire careers." Rivadavia also described ''Time Does Not Heal'' as "amazingly brutal thrash metal album", and concluded that "its sound brought into crisp focus by

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and Soundgarden producer Terry Date in ways never achieved on the band's ill-recorded earlier efforts."

Track listing

Credits

* Ron Rinehart - lead vocals * Eric Meyer - lead and rhythm guitars *Brett Eriksen - lead and rhythm guitars *Mike Gonzalez - bass * Gene Hoglan - drums, rhythm guitar

References

{{Authority control Dark Angel (band) albums 1991 albums Combat Records albums Albums produced by Terry Date