Dream Evil: dragonslayer

What are your thoughts on this album?

I bought it very recently, and it instantly became a favourite.

Cheesy, i know, but very fun and memorable.

Plus, Gus G's solos are splendid

I even think it's better than Book of Heavy Metal.

I think it's their weakest album. Still a good one though.

I think Dream Evil is a good band musically, but the tongue in cheek thing wore thin with me pretty quickly.

This is my favorite from them despite the uber-cheesy lyrics. And I still get a kick out of the way they say "We were chasing the dra-gawn".

I like it but there are better releases from them, Evilized and The Book Of Heavy Metal, the 2 that followed.

I'm with Shawn, and I also thought this was their best one. Not a fan though.

Have to say I think dragonslayer is Dream Evils best album. Every tune a fist pumping power metal classic with some awesome guitar work from Gus G.

Was into Dream Evil for quite a while, managed to see them live twice and was enjoying them up to the book of heavy metal. After that Gus G left and the albums seemed to sound a bit like they are going through the motions and have run out of ideas. Maybe it's me and I keep buying their albums but after a couple of listens I never go back.

Same with firewind. To me they just sound plain boring these days. I love everything up to and including the premonition but the last two have been very meh!

Great Band and these guys are one of the more memorable metal bands out there even if the lyrics are what most ppl consider cheese... Gus G shines in this band... I don't like this album any less or any more than the 2 that followed.

Only have Book of Heavy Metal but i'd be open to getting this. I like cheese.

Wayne wrote:

Have to say I think dragonslayer is Dream Evils best album. Every tune a fist pumping power metal classic with some awesome guitar work from Gus G.

Was into Dream Evil for quite a while, managed to see them live twice and was enjoying them up to the book of heavy metal. After that Gus G left and the albums seemed to sound a bit like they are going through the motions and have run out of ideas. Maybe it's me and I keep buying their albums but after a couple of listens I never go back.

Same with firewind. To me they just sound plain boring these days. I love everything up to and including the premonition but the last two have been very meh!

I totally agree on all counts. Once Gus G left Dream Evil, they just seemed kinda boring. And I always thought that about Firewind; they have some really great songs here and there but these days I just find it tedioius to sit down and listen to a Firewind album all the way through.

But "Dragonslayer" still "floats my boat"; maybe it's nostalgia or just how familiar I am with the album but I still get into this one.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Only have Book of Heavy Metal but i'd be open to getting this. I like cheese.

I'm a cheesaholic myself. Book is great as is the last one, In The Night. Don't have anything else though except Gold Metal In Metal, a live album.

DallasBlack wrote:

Gold Metal In Metal, a live album.

Also a compilation disc of unreleased tracks, b-sides, and japanese bonus tracks. A worthwhile purchase, I think.

007 wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Gold Metal In Metal, a live album.

Also a compilation disc of unreleased tracks, b-sides, and japanese bonus tracks. A worthwhile purchase, I think.

It made me a fan.

I only have Evilized, United, and the Children Of The Night single, which I really dig, but I've never thought they were cheesy in any regard. Considering how many of you do think the lyrics are cheesy just shows again that I really don't pay attention to lyrics these days. Haha.

Still need to get "in the night". Read some very good reviews about it.