| The Dream Calls for Blood | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Death Angel |
| Cover: | Death Angel - The Dream Calls for Blood cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | April–May 2013 |
| Studio: | Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, Spiderville Studios, Oakland, California |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 47:25 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Jason Suecof, Rob Cavestany |
| Prev Title: | Relentless Retribution |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | The Evil Divide |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
The Dream Calls for Blood is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel.[1] It was released on October 11, 2013, via Nuclear Blast. The album sold 5,400 copies in the U.S in its first week of release and reached number 72 on the Billboard 200, marking the first time in Death Angel's history that they cracked the Top 100 on the American charts.[2]
Guitarist Rob Cavestany described the album's title as "basically our motto" and further explained that:
The album features a guest guitar solo by the album's producer, Jason Suecof.[3]
The Dream Calls for Blood has been well received by critics. Writing for About.com, Neil Pretorius praised the album as "another triumph for a band that clearly still has a lot of gas left in the tank" and for "throw[ing] down the gauntlet to the thrash scene at large". AllMusic's Fred Thomas also praised the band for remaining a "powerhouse of tight and shiny thrash metal" this late in its career, observing that Death Angel "still sound visceral and hungry decades into their work, a rare case of a band getting sharper as it goes instead of mellowing". While Greg Pratt suggested in Exclaim! that the album's length was too long, he applauded the album's "super-tight rhythm section, killer guitar work and excellent vocals". Metal Forces' Neil Arnold noted that the album is a more "straight-laced" thrash album in contrast with the band's more experimental fare, which he claimed stands as "simple proof that Death Angel rules the thrash scene".
All music by Rob Cavestany, all lyrics by Mark Osegueda, except "Territorial Instinct / Bloodlust" music and lyrics by Rob Cavestany.[3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | October 11, 2013 | Nuclear Blast | CD, digital |
| United Kingdom | October 14, 2013 | ||
| North America | October 15, 2013 |