Torrent: DREAM DEATH - JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1987/2021) [WMA] [FALLEN ANGEL] |
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W żadnym wypadku nie twierdzę, że 'Journey into Mystery' to medium bez skazy, ale dzięki porywającym riffom i ekscytującym utworom z pewnością mogę polecić fanom... cóż, praktycznie wszystkiego, co ciężkie!
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Long considered one of the underground classics of doom metal, this Pennsylvania band’s debut and only album is certainly a weighty and genuinely sinister affair. While not really belonging to the Sabbath school of doom, Dream Death were along with Medieval, Post Mortem and Blood Farmers, part of a school of thought that did not exclude punk snot and venom from the execution of the style. This basically means they have more deliberately rough edges than many in the genre, but also carry an organic feel that rounds out this record greatly. It’s a bit disconcerting at first how some of these songs shift passages one to the other within their frameworks, but after a short while the flow of “Back From The Dead” and “Divine In Agony become apparent. “Hear My Screams” dives in with a chugging pace and wonderfully malevolent (though hardly death metal) vocals from guitarist Brian Lawrence, also featuring a nice drum performance from Mike Smail. And man, listen to the distortion oozing from the guitars on “The Elder Race,” a slow and crawling number with visions of evil monks and Satanic rites dancing in it’s head. This record, despite the fact that far more mature and professional material would come from it’s some of it’s creators in their future guise as Penance, retains a unique aura and one singular to underground US metal of this era. Thus like Cirith Ungol and Brocas Helm, Dream Death are true cult cave dwellers in the shadows of metal’s mainstream presence, too obscure even for many fans who consider their tastes to be subterranean in it’s guise.
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Dream Death was one of the more interesting cult bands in the late 80s metal scene. Having had a short initial run, the band members eventually found greener pastures in Penance but have also enjoyed their status with a recent reunion. While 2013 would see the release of their sophomore album Somnium Excessum, this 1987 effort is the only full-length from their prime and has proved to be an influential though obscure listen.
It’s no exaggeration to say that Dream Death didn’t really fit into a particular scene in their early days. Their style of doom was more unhinged than Saint Vitus or Pentagram but wasn’t as extreme as the sludge and death/doom that they would help inspire. Instead, they played an odd fusion of doom and thrash metal with Celtic Frost, Slayer, Venom, and the obligatory Black Sabbath as influences.
These cues can be heard in the riffs and muddy production job, but the vocals are where it stands out the most. Clearly inspired by Tom G Warrior with some Tom Araya inflections here and there, guitarist/vocalist Brian Lawrence has a harsh bark with an almost spoken word approach. It can run the risk of sounding bland but it definitely fits the filthy atmosphere in a way that a standard death grunt just couldn’t.
The songwriting is also diverse and covers the doom to thrash spectrum, oftentimes in the same song. The opening “Back From The Dead” and “Dream Death” show more thrash, “The Elder Race” and “Sealed In Blood” offer the most doom, and other like “Bitterness & Hatred” and “Divine In Agony” are a little harder to predict. The results are a mixed bag as four songs are pretty much perfect and the others range from great to somewhat directionless.
A couple lesser songs bring it down a notch, but Journey Into Mystery should be seen as a classic doom release. While there are more influential efforts from this period, its uniqueness makes it worth checking out and it definitely grows on you with repeated listens. And since the band has put out a solid comeback, I suppose we can finally stop wondering what could’ve been.
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1. Back From The Dead 5:52
2. The Elder Race 5:34
3. Bitterness And Hatred 5:19
4. Black Edifice 4:44
5. Divine In Agony 5:38
6. Hear My Screams 4:20
7. Sealed In Blood 6:26
8. Dream Death 5:11
Vocals, Guitar - Brian Lawrence
Bass - Ted Williams
Drums - Mike Smail
Guitar - Terry Weston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9KALQeSlnc
SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!
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