Gold Medal In Metal (Alive And Archive/+DVD) - Dream Evil

Advantages: Some true gems are found here
Disadvantages: The album tend to repeat itself

...Just 1 year after their debut record was released comes this second record. The year is 1998 and once again the crusaders of melodic heavymetal from Sweden will once again sing about how to defeat evil dragons and fight for your people and die with pride in battles. Joacim Cans, the leadsinger of Hammerfall, is nowadays also the leadsinger of the american heavymetal band called 'Warlord' and the guitarist Stefan Elmgreen just released an album with his recently founded band 'Rising Force'. Hammerfall still keeps going on though, and they will release their 4th full-lengt studio album in October 2002. 1: Heeding the call - The album gets the best start an album can get. This song is probably their best known song and has been released on single, live version as b-side on a single and the live-video of this song will be found... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant album
Disadvantages: None

...breakdown. Repentance: This song continues the AA Saga. Compared to the previous songs in the saga(The Glass Prison / This Dying Soul / The Root of All Evil) this song is a bit of a rest break and is mellow throughout. Best moment of this song is the slowish solo by Petrucci at 4:40. This song features various guest singers in the prog/metal world, such as Steve Hogarth, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Chris Jericho, Corey Taylor and more. Prophets of War: This song has lyrics of a political nature as can probably guess by the trackname. The song has a bit of a Muse vibe to it. The main hook of this song is very catchy, "Is it time to make a change, are we closer than before, can we help them break away, are we profiting from war?". The Ministry of Lost Souls: This song is one of the more mellow songs of the cd. For the most... Read review

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Advantages: 80s influenced and anthemic, girls are doing what they want, great for a sing a long
Disadvantages: few weak links, wouldn't have minded maintaining the escapism in regards to feelings, etc.

...**What follows is a long review. Track by track, best lyrics from each song, practically a warts-and-all observation. Written in the throes of sobriety, along with better moments of inebriation. Don't say I didn't warn you.** This is the latest offering from Californian stone-fox group The Donnas since they parted with their label after what I felt was a fairly lacklustre album, Gold Medal. That could just be me though, maybe I have to listen to it more (or download more tracks, since I didn't think it was good enough to warrant buying). Although 'Fall Behind Me' among a coupla other tracks were cool, the video for 'I Don't Wanna Know' felt so low budget I was embarrased for the girls and it seemed that the label had their attentions elsewhere. Gold Medal didn't have the same kinda attitude as Spend The Night or previous albums... Read review

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