Act III is the third studio album by the thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1990 on Geffen Records. Regarded by many critics and fans as the band's finest effort, the album was produced by famed metal producer Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Loudness), and marked the first (and only) major label release by Death Angel. The album spawned the singles "Seemingly Endless Time" and "A Room with a View", with both songs receiving music videos and airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball. Songs like "Discontinued" incorporate elements of funk.
On tour in support of Act III in 1991, the band suffered a serious tour bus crash in which drummer Andy Galeon was critically injured. During his yearlong recovery, singer Mark Osegueda left the band, effectively ending Death Angel. In 2001, the band reunited for Testament singer Chuck Billy's Thrash of the Titans benefit concert (minus Gus Pepa) and went on to release more albums.
Track listing
All songs written by Rob Cavestany, except where noted.
Act III Theatres was an American company that owned movie theater multiplexes and screens principally located in the states of Texas, Oregon and Washington. The company was in business from 1986 to 1997, when it was sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). Television producer Norman Lear owned a controlling stake in Act III Theatres through his company Act III Communications. At the time of sale in 1997, Act III Theaters consisted of 124 multiplex theaters operating 793 screens located primarily in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon, and was the tenth largest chain of cinemas in the United States.
Formation of Act III Theatres
Act III Theatres was launched in 1986 with the acquisition of Santikos Theatres in San Antonio, Texas. Scott C. Wallace, then a senior executive at AMC Theatres, brought the idea to Act III Communications' president Tom McGrath, having received a waiver from his current employer to pursue the transaction.
The group expanded in 1988 by acquiring Luxury Theaters in Portland, Oregon, from Tom Moyer. Luxury Theaters consisted of 87 cinemas operating 293 screens. The purchase price was $150 million. Subsequent to the acquisition of Luxury Theaters, the company's headquarters was relocated from San Antonio to Portland.
As your hands tightened around your throat I knew that this time you would kill me And like all the times before When I didn't struggle Because there was no use Again I succumbed Again the mask melts away