The Dream Calls for Blood is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel. 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.

Background 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.

Reception

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".

Track listing All music by Rob Cavestany, all lyrics by Mark Osegueda, except "Territorial Instinct / Bloodlust" music and lyrics by Rob Cavestany.

Personnel Death Angel Mark Osegueda – lead vocals Rob Cavestany – lead guitar, backing vocals Ted Aguilar – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, first and third guitar solo on track 6 Damien Sisson – bass Will Carroll – drums

Guest musician Jason Suecof – guitar solo on "Empty"

Production Rob Cavestany – production, additional engineering, mixing Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing Ronn Miller – assistant engineering Eyal Levi – additional engineering Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York Brent Elliot White – cover art Rob Kimura – CD layout design Nick Koljian – band photography

Charts Chart (2013)Peakposition Billboard 20072

Release history Region Date Label Format Europe October 11, 2013 Nuclear Blast CD, digital United Kingdom October 14, 2013 North America October 15, 2013

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