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Everything on Dreamland's second album is a notch "more"
- more melodies, driven by more rhythm and more good old
times' spirit. Creating once more the perfect marriage between
catchy melodies and straight forward speed-attacks. "Eye
For An Eye" is the successor of their 2005 debut "Future's
Calling".
While the debut showed the potential and the musicianship
of DREAMLAND the band sharpened their own style with their
second album. Less “German Metal made in Sweden“, more
US Power metal like it was played in the early Eighties.
Think of unforgettable albums like „Under Lock And Key“ or
„Back For The Attack“ - if you ever waited for Don Dokken to
re-unite with his old guitar player and songwriting side-kick
and add an album to this line of classics, you'll have to listen
to those young Swedes!
„Eye For An Eye“ must not be missing in any well-sorted
collection of Hard Rock and Melodic Metal! With the catchy
'Children of Tomorrow' you can literally see the headbangers
in the ballroom before your inner eye. 'Secret Signs' nearly
reaches Dokken's classic 'Kiss Of Death'. And not to forget
about the ice-melting ballads you will raise your lighter and
sway your arms to like 'Reverse Deny' or ‘Spread Your Wings’.
Neither the brilliant title track 'Eye For An Eye' - but hey, what
else do you expect when you know that no one less but
HammerFall singer Joacim Cans is adding his extraordinary
skills to the vocal recordings - to even increase the outstanding
voice of Joacim Lundberg.
One more thing changed since the debut, Jesse Lindskog
(also in Dragonland) took place on the drum stool. He is
driving band and album with his ability to vary between
pounding double bass and keeping the ballads in time.
Production-wise, Dreamland didn't change the well-tried team
of the previous recordings and stuck to well-known producer
Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) for the main frame and
Joacim Cans of HammerFall fame for handling the production
of the vocals.
Dreamland are back with 11 heavy, pulsating anthems that will make you sing not only in the shower for days.
Line-Up:
Joacim Lundberg – Vocals
Eric Rauti – Guitar
Johan Eriksson – Guitar
Mats Rendlert – Bass
Jesse Lindskog – Drums
Tracklisting:
01. Eye For An Eye
02. Carousel Of Pain
03. Reverse Deny
04. Secret Signs
05. Chosen Ones
06. Spread Your Wings
07. Shadows Of The Night
08. Heavenly Designed
09. Children Of Tomorrow
10. Forever And Ever
11. Revolution In Paradise
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