The Book Of Heavy Metal - Dream Evil

The Book of Heavy Metal was Dream Evil's 3rd full-length album in their short but productive career, released in 2004. The first track and title track "The Book of Heavy Metal" flooded the KNAC airways and I couldn't get enough of it, despite being uninventive and the lyrics being cheesy this song is a headbanging essential full of power and thrills all the way and gets you singing along and attempting bizarre screams. The album is worth having just for that track but there is other good work on here as well, how about the similarly styled The Sledge for instance? Or perhaps the catchy Crusader's Anthem complete with superb guitar solos. If you want ...  Read the complete review

Swedish throwback metal band Dream Evil gets its mojo back for their third full-length release, even if it ends up being one of the downright silliest metal releases of the decade, this side of Manowar. Dominated by the popular title track that opens with a scream of "metaaaaaaaal" and plunges into a tasteless but ever so enjoyable headbanging riff, this album is a celebration of metal that doesn't accomplish anything new, but puts similar efforts by their contemporaries such as Primal Fear to shame. This is a damn fun album, but like its predecessor it tends towards similarity, with very few stand-out songs. 'Crusader's Anthem' is an effective slow ...  Read the complete review