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Silent Night Fever

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A great CD from top to bottom; perfect blend of melodic Swedish riffs and brutal vocals. Fans of At the Gates would love this.

I don't know know why I waited so long to review this CD, considering I got it the day it was released. Getting down to business, over the past several months I have noticed one recurring theme when anyone mentions this band. Everyone who writes about it has a tendency to draw comparisions to In Flames. Granted, this band does have one current and one former member of In Flames in its line-up, but I really feel one should let the album stand on its own merit. For the record, I am not even a fan of In Flames. My main reasons for buying this were (1) I heard "Through the Virgin Sky" and I liked it and (2) Hans Nilsson is on drums. Having said that, I have probably played this CD in my car so many times that all my friends and my boyfriend are ready to strangle me if they have to listen to it one more time. For me, this is probably the best Death Metal album to come along in quite awhile. Unlike most of the bands arriving on the scene today, this music sounds totally fresh. There is just enough melody to make the songs instantly catchy, but it doesn't make them any less hard-hitting. Jocke (vocals) makes full use of a wide array of vocal styles. You have the typical Swedish Death "rasps", blackened screams, gutteral growling, and some clean vocals too. My only real complaint is that the album has only 9 tracks. I want more!!!

First of all, jesper(who plays guitar on this great album) is STILL in IN FLAMES. Just wanted to clear that up. I have also noticed on the 'net that people have said Dimension Zero are what In Flames used to be. That doesn't make any sense. DE and IF sound NOTHING alike. Not even IF's old stuff sounds like this. Come on, people. Use your ears.

Another things is that people hate the new in flames cd because of lack of solos but love DZ. Um, i hate to be the one to tell you this but DZ have little or no guitar solos, folks. Hypocrites. Sheesh.

anyway, DE is your typical melodic metal band. Which is a good thing since this genre is reeking of quality. This band is more brutal than your average melodic band though. They are really thrashy and the dude's death metal voice is really spasmatic and crazy. awesome stuff. There are plenty of good fast, thick riffs and pounding drums to go around.

The songs are short, to the point and just pummel you until your neck hurts from head banging. Instead of solos's some of the songs have a little melodic interlude which is very cool sounding.

The lyrics are more dark than most other bands such as dark tranquility and in flames. Jesper proves once again that he is one of the greatest guitar players of this genre of metal. He also plays bass on this cd which might explain why the bass isn't very special. It seems he just played it just to have some bass. No biggie though. On a more interesting note, Anders Friden(in flames singer..duh) produced this album. He did a good job because it sounds frickin great, folks.

Excellent cd.

I just bought this album, finally, and it is AMAZING. Dimension Zero, of course, is always compared to In Flames because of Jesper and Glenn, but that's only part of the whole picture. Though there are certainly patches that remind me of old In Flames, the vocals are much more black metal, and the overall sound is heavier. They kind of sound like a blend between old In Flames and the heaviest bits of Soilwork, in my opinion. If you're a fan of old Swedish melodic death metal, buy this now.

GUYS LISTEN...IF U ARE A BLOODY FAN OF THE NEW-WAVE OF SWEDISH DEATH METAL(NOT THE LATEST IN FLAMES,SOILWORK etc..)YOU M-U-S-T BUY THIS CD IMMEDIATELY!!ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS I'VE EVER HEARD AROUND THAT SCENE!!DIMENSION ZERO MEETS AT THE GATES!!CUTTING RIFFS,NOT SO MANY MELODIC THEMES,BRUTAL VOCALS AND AN UNSTOPPABLE DISC FROM THE BEGINNING TILL THE END!!
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Jesper Stromblad and Glenn Ljungstrom, current and former members of In Flames, respectively, team up on Silent Night Fever to bring together a thoroughly enjoyable, completely brutal new album, their first since their debut EP in 1996.

Stromblad isn't the only songwriter on this album, as was usually the case with In Flames; all three instrumentalists -- Jesper Stromblad (bass), Glenn Ljungstrom (guitars), and Henrik Nillson (drums) write the music, and vocalist Johann Gothberg contributes the lyrics. The album was produced by In Flames frontman Anders Friden.

From the opening riff, you know this album isn't going to be an In Flames rip-off. It's much more raw and thrash - Stromblad and Ljungstrom started this band as an outlet for this truly brutal music -- music that doesn't fit the sound of In Flames. Songs like Your Darkest Hour and Through the Virgin Sky are assaults on the senses that make you want to come back for more. The songs are relatively short for death metal (each song is around 3:30) but long enough that it gives the music a chance to fully develop and mature.

All in all, an amazing must-have sophomore release from these Swedish death metal pioneers.

Dimension Zero (Ex-members of In Flames) combine a pummeling late 80's speed thrash sound with more recent Swedish Melodic and death metal influences. Often much more brutal than their peers, if bands like At the Gates, Carnal Forge, Defleshed, etc are your thing, then you definitely wont be dissapointed by Silent Night Fever. Fans of more accessible lighter leanings of In Flames'/Soilwork's latest offerings beware!

This is not the USA Electronica Dimension Zero but a swedish Death Metal band called Dimension Zero. The music downloads on here are from the USA Dimension Zero so don't be confused like I was!

This is not the USA Electronica Dimension Zero but a swedish Death Metal band called Dimension Zero. The music downloads on here are from the USA Dimension Zero so don't be confused like I was!