"These songs are brazenly anthemic and instantly memorable, whether ballsy and vociferous or grandiose and mournful. Masterful stuff. 4 K's." - Kerrang!
Evilized, the new album by DREAM EVIL - featuring famed producer Fredrik Nordstцm (Dimmu Borgir, At The Gates, The Haunted) on guitar & keyboards - were voted the 2nd Best Newcomer Band in the Rock Hard Readers' Poll of 2002. Not only that, Evilized entered the National Swedish Top 100 Albums after European release at position #5! Great things keep happening for this power metal band from Sweden, and they're currently rounding up a European tour with HammerFall. Here's a message from guitarist Gus G. from the road:
"Hello Chosen Ones!!!
Kaufeuren and Stuttgart was great and we started getting better and better every night. After a day off in Oberhausen, we performed there. However, the venue was upgraded. 2,000 screaming metalheads showed up in Oberhausen and it was a true apotheosis!
Hamburg followed and we sure made some new fans there. Kцln was also crazy, the crowd was fucking loud and we had a very good gig there. Another day off in a cool hotel and Munich was next. That must have been one of the craziest, loudest and most hardcore audiences we have ever performed for. When we played "The Prophecy," the front rows turned into a moshpit!!!
Anyway, apart from the gigs we're having a great time on the road. We've become good friends with the guys from Masterplan. Of course we know the Hammerfall guys, as they're from Gothenburg as well. On our off days, we get to see some of Germany's most beautiful cities."
Evilized will be available in North America on March 25th.
Sweden's DREAM EVIL, featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordstrцm (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME), have set Jan. 27, 2003 as the release date through Century Media Records of their sophomore CD, titled "Evilized". Among the song titles set to appear on the upcoming CD are the following: Fight You 'til the End, Bad Dreams, Break the Chains, Live a Lie, Betrayed, Invisible, Fear the Night, Axe Swinger. 14 tracks are being recorded during the current sessions, which are taking place at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dream Evil are a Swedish-based all-star outfit of some of the most infamous musicians around, but this group performs the other type of metal Sweden is known for--power! And who might these all-stars be? They are: Niklas Isfeldt on vocals (best known for his back-up vocals on the first two HammerFall releases), the infamous producer and owner of Studio Fredman, Fredrik Nordstrцm (producer of such great acts as Hammerfall, In Flames, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir) on guitars and keyboards, Gus G. of Mystic Prophecy and Firewind on guitars, Peter Stеlfors on bass (known for composing a song on Hammerfall's Glory To The Brave) and Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Memento Mori, Notre Dame) on drums. The group's debut release, Dragonslayer, is eleven tracks of glorious power metal, with emotion-filled songs done by expert musicians. The band's first official show will be at the 2000 Decibel Festival on May 18th 2002 in Bengtsfors - Valhall, Sweden, and then they hope to bring their powerful music to the rest of Europe and beyond shortly thereafter.
