Dreams of Death

Flotsam & Jetsam

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2005)
• Original Release Date: July 26, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crash Music
• ASIN: B0009Y8RAW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #153,467 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best album since High!, August 3, 2005

By	MetalMarc (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews

Good news is Flotsam & Jetsam are back with their best album since High. The main thing that this album has that My God and Unatural Selection lacked is good song writing. All of the songs on here are very well written and have a stronger sense of melody than the past two.

Standout tracks include the crushing and modern opener 'Straight to Hell' with a ultra melodic and catchy chorus. This song actually reminded me of Nevermore a little. 'Bleed' and 'Bathing in Red' are some of the best ballads they have written since 'Destructive Signs'. Yet all of the songs on this album are very good with the exception of 'Parasite,Paranoid' being just ok.

Erik A.K.'s vocals are a real treat as always. He has always been an incredible singer with his ability to sound agressive and melodic at the same time. Most thrash bands rely on a harsher vocal style so it's so refreshing to hear thrash metal with a real singing talent such as Erik.

Like I stated earlier this really is there best effort in quite a while and Flots prove they can still create great metal music. What really holds this album back from being a five star album is the flat production job. It's not terrible or something just a little flat by today's standards. Too bad a legendary band like Flotsam & Jetsam has been reduced to such a small label like Crash and obviously a small budget. Also only 7 songs (two tracks are just short segways) is a little short, a couple more songs would have been nice.

Hopefully this great band will continue making albums and stay relevant in the metal scene.

P.S. Cool Artwork by Travis Smith..........

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars one of the best of 2005., August 19, 2005

By	THE METAL HISTORIAN "djmaxx28" - See all my reviews

When I first saw that FLOTSAM AND JETSAM had a new cd out titled DREAMS OF DEATH, I assumed that it was going to be a "best of" type album. The title is the same as a song that appears on their second release, NO PLACE FOR DISGRACE.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was no mere retrospective of F&J`s history but is indeed a new album. An awesome album at that. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are back and this one is up there with their earlier classic releases. Also, and this is unique for this particular band, it is a concept album. Now some people may feel doubts about this being a concept, but this has a quality that only the truly great concept album have and that is that even though the songs on the disc are telling a story, each song stands out on it`s own.
STRAIGHT TO HELL is a powerful opener, following a breif intro. This song grabs you and hammers away letting you know that the FLOTZ is back. It`s truly an awesome tune and sure to find its spot amonst their earlier classics.
Other great tracks include LOOK IN HIS EYES, BLEED, and BATHING IN RED. They have matured and grown musically. This is the best that they have sounded in years. My only complaint is that the album is a bit short. But in this case, the songs featured on it are killers. The Metal Historian highly recommends. One of the best of `05.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good album for a great band, November 29, 2005

By	LL rock fan "limlu" (Tokyo) - See all my reviews

Dreams of Death- a concept album, if I got this right, this is about a man who realizes is a killer and then separates dreams from reality and drowns in sorrow. Eric sings great as usual and the lyrics are very smart. The band is tight and clean. I love the fact that the n. of songs is limited (a recent trend in metal) rather than including filler. A nice little CD that is currently on hot rotation on my Linn system in good company with the children of bodom, the great opeth, gamma ray and the new halloween!