The Dream Calls for Blood [CD/DVD]

by Death Angel

Overview

Running strong since the early '80s with only a few moments of hiatus, Death Angel remain a powerhouse of tight and shiny thrash metal on their seventh studio album, The Dream Calls for Blood. Not just pivotal in the development of their genre, Death Angel still sound visceral and hungry decades into their work, a rare case of a band getting sharper as it goes instead of mellowing. Leadoff track "Left for Dead" lulls the listener into a false sense of security with a gentle, spacy guitar figure before blasting into the most caustic thrash riffing and a flow chart of complex time changes, breakdowns, and chugging patterns as brutal as the lyrical content. The title track is another standout, with dry, heavy, painful riffing, unthinkably precise drumming, and some surprising sounds by way of bass grooves and weird interjected sound effect-like samples. Vocalist Mark Osegueda (the only remaining original member at this point) bounces between his trademark howl and a Mustaine-like spoken/sneered vocal on tracks like "Detonate." Things slow down for only a moment on the acoustic intro to "Execution/Don't Save Me," but pick up speed and aggression almost immediately before the dust settles. One of the biggest strengths of the songs is their unexpected catchiness. Rather than a blur of anguish and forgettable cast-off riffs, almost all of the tunes sound as inspired as the most classic moments of the thrash/death metal genre, ranking The Dream Calls for Blood in the top tier of extremely inventive and exciting metal albums. [One version of the CD added a "making of 'The Dream Calls for Blood'" DVD.] ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2013
Label:	Nuclear Blast
UPC:	0727361298685
Rank:	64495

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Left for Dead
2. Son of the Morning
3. Fallen
4. The Dream Calls for Blood
5. Succubus
6. Execution: Don't Save Me
7. Caster of Shame
8. Detonate
9. Empty
10. Territorial Instinct: Bloodlust
11. Heaven and Hell

Disc 2

12. The Making of "The Dream Calls for Blood"

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Death Angel   Primary Artist
Jason Suecof   Guitar,Soloist,Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Mark Osegueda   Composer,Lyricist
Ronn Miller   Assistant Engineer,Drum Technician
Ronnie James Dio   Composer
Jaap Wagemaker   A&R
Gerardo Martinez   A&R
Rob Kimura   Design
Brent Elliott White   Cover Art
Thilo Fehlinger   Drum Engineering
Nick Koljian   Band Photo
Jeremy Frost   Guitar Technician
Tony Iommi   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Bill Ward   Composer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Rob Cavestany   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Slipcover Concept,Music Preproduction
Eyal Levi   Engineer
Jason Suecof   Mixing,Producer