DIMENSION ZERO SILENT NIGHT FEVER
Century Media - 2002
By Rodrigo Escandón
Dimension Zero was formed back in 1996 by the original In Flames guitar duo of Jesper Störmblad and Glenn Ljungström. Its purpose was to release music that was heavier than what In Flames was doing and that release ended up being Penetrations from the Lost World. It was a 20-minute EP that begged for more and unfortunately it appeared that all we would get was that release. Luckily last year, Glenn and Jesper teamed up once again with vocalist Jocke Göthberg and drummer Hans Nilsson to record a new full-length album and the anticipation for this release grew by the day. Silent Night Fever was the finished product and once again we are treated to an album filled with excellent raw, brutal and pure Swedish death metal songs that hit the spot right whenever you need to get an added dose of energy.
With a total time of just over 31 minutes the pace of Silent Night Fever is fast, unrelenting and does not let you have a breather until the last song Slow Silence. Anders Frieden produced the album and he has kept things simple in order to maintain the desired raw sound by the band. There is barely any pause between songs, which enhances the effect of this album not letting you go from its grasp. The opener Silent Night Fever hits you like a ton of bricks with its excellent drumming, brutal vocals and razor sharp guitars. The Murder Inn has a thrash feel to it and its one of the few songs that feature a resemblance of a guitar solo. That is one of the biggest differences between the version of Through the Virgin Sky in Silent Night Fever and from Penetrations from the Lost World. This song continues to be one of their best but undoubtedly the best song is Your Darkest Hour that features a twin melodic guitar intro and outro and then some incredible fast drumming and guitar riffing throughout the song especially right before the chorus where Jocke sings Coming down slow Another great song is Not Even Dead in which Jocke actually sings in a cleaner and melodic voice during parts of the song that manages to differentiate the song from the rest of the album.
Silent Night Fever is the sort of album that leaves you begging for more and the only solution is to play it again. I really have not found another band that plays like Dimension Zero and it would be a real shame that this band takes another long break before releasing another album.
Century Media Website
Dimension Zero Official Website
Century Media - 2002
By Rodrigo Escandón
Dimension Zero was formed back in 1996 by the original In Flames guitar duo of Jesper Störmblad and Glenn Ljungström. Its purpose was to release music that was heavier than what In Flames was doing and that release ended up being Penetrations from the Lost World. It was a 20-minute EP that begged for more and unfortunately it appeared that all we would get was that release. Luckily last year, Glenn and Jesper teamed up once again with vocalist Jocke Göthberg and drummer Hans Nilsson to record a new full-length album and the anticipation for this release grew by the day. Silent Night Fever was the finished product and once again we are treated to an album filled with excellent raw, brutal and pure Swedish death metal songs that hit the spot right whenever you need to get an added dose of energy.
With a total time of just over 31 minutes the pace of Silent Night Fever is fast, unrelenting and does not let you have a breather until the last song Slow Silence. Anders Frieden produced the album and he has kept things simple in order to maintain the desired raw sound by the band. There is barely any pause between songs, which enhances the effect of this album not letting you go from its grasp. The opener Silent Night Fever hits you like a ton of bricks with its excellent drumming, brutal vocals and razor sharp guitars. The Murder Inn has a thrash feel to it and its one of the few songs that feature a resemblance of a guitar solo. That is one of the biggest differences between the version of Through the Virgin Sky in Silent Night Fever and from Penetrations from the Lost World. This song continues to be one of their best but undoubtedly the best song is Your Darkest Hour that features a twin melodic guitar intro and outro and then some incredible fast drumming and guitar riffing throughout the song especially right before the chorus where Jocke sings Coming down slow Another great song is Not Even Dead in which Jocke actually sings in a cleaner and melodic voice during parts of the song that manages to differentiate the song from the rest of the album.
Silent Night Fever is the sort of album that leaves you begging for more and the only solution is to play it again. I really have not found another band that plays like Dimension Zero and it would be a real shame that this band takes another long break before releasing another album.
Century Media Website
Dimension Zero Official Website
