Dragon-Scream of death

Metal Mind
1991/2008 Re-issue

Dragon’s third release has every song being about some element of a future apocalyptic world. The lyrics are about dying and suffering is far more alive on their previous album “Fallen Angel”. The speed comes in spurts mostly be intermingled with mid-tempo parts that are even heavier. Additionally they seemed a little more confident in adding short musical bursts incorporating slightly offbeat sounding parts. More than anything the playing here is easily tighter than on the previous album plus on this album seemed to know exactly what direction they wanted to go in. However they likely traded speed and raw aggression for a far more creative and interesting sound. For 1991 they were really reaching out a bit in their attempt to try and include different sounds. The vocals are more typical of death metal of the early 1990’s but far better and more consistent than on the previous album. It’s produced by the same person that did “Fallen Angel” yet this album has a much richer sound. The rhythm section really stands out here with the steady changes and the sound of the guitar is overall solid. There are a few times where it seems a little dry and dull, they normally would shortly pick up and move along after that. Yet it seems like some parts could have been speeded up a little more to make the songs more concise. Still this was a fine effort that saw a great of progress taking place in just one year’s time. As with the “Fallen Angel” re-issue Metal Mind have included bonus tracks and a lyric booklet with a band history and pictures.