Gene Hoglan: Fans Will Think Dark Angel’s New Album is “Killer”

Back in April, Dark Angel released their first new single since 1991. It was a big deal and the first glimpse into the band’s forthcoming album Extinction Level Event. Now, in a recent interview with Altars of Metal, drummer Gene Hoglan says fans should get absolutely hyped for the new album’s eventual release.assed away at 58 years old back in 2023. According to Hoglan, Durkin’s presence will still be felt in the new record.

“The title track, ‘Extinction Level Event’, that is absolutely Jim’s song from top to bottom. I wrote the lyrics in the vocals for it, but musically that’s Jim. And I know we have another song where Jim was able to… Jim got together with Eric [Meyer, Dark Angel guitarist] and they wrote some stuff. Jim has a couple of songs that are going on to this record. And this song, ‘Extinction Level Event’, that’s one that Jim and I have worked on a little bit together.”

According to Hoglan, Durkin had been working on material for the new album all the way back in 2014, which is wild given how we’re only now hearing bits and pieces of it.

“The title track, ‘Extinction Level Event’, that is absolutely Jim’s song from top to bottom. I wrote the lyrics in the vocals for it, but musically that’s Jim. And I know we have another song where Jim was able to… Jim got together with Eric [Meyer, DARK ANGEL guitarist] and they wrote some stuff. Jim has a couple of songs that are going on to this record. And this song, ‘Extinction Level Event’, that’s one that Jim and I have worked on a little bit together.”

Ever since, the band’s released two singles: “Circular Firing Squad” and “Extinction Level Event.” With fans now getting to hear a bit of the new album ahead of its eventual release sometime in the near future. Hoglan was asked what he felt about the public perception of those two tracks.

“Well, I’ve gotta admit I don’t pay attention to anything from anybody. I’m never online. I do not go online, so I get reports from friends. All I know is my friends text me and they go, ‘We love the new songs.’ When we released the album cover, [they told me], ‘Hey, man, great album cover. We love the artwork.’ My management, the manager or whoever, or anybody else in the band, if they pay attention to what the world says, then they do. But I hear things from those who pay attention to that sort of thing, and I only hear the good. If the world is saying, ‘Oh, boo to DARK ANGEL,’ I never hear it, because I’m sitting here going, ‘Yay, DARK ANGEL.’ So it never gets to me.

“I’ve never done one thing ever in my career that has paid attention to what the outside world thinks. That’s how I’m able to maintain a real good tunnel vision to where it’s, like, the entire world could be telling me, ‘This is not the good way to go,’ but I’ll never know until I try it myself and win or fail at it, because I don’t listen to anything but this thing right here [points to his heart]. That’s the only thing I listen to. So there you go. But I think people are digging it. And if they’re not, hey, man — that’s why I say, give the entire album a chance. Give it a shot. Listen to it. And if you don’t like it after listening to the record, then hey, that’s my fault. Then I will take full responsibility for that. But I have a feeling people are gonna be going, like, ‘God, Lord almighty. This album’s killer.’ That’s the way I feel about it. So there you go.”

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