The success of the band's first recording,
Penetrations From the Lost World
, inspired a more detailed, musically realized effort the second time around for Sweden's
Dimension Zero
. Guitarists
Jesper Stroemblad
and
Glenn Ljungstroem
drive the
Century Media
release
Silent Night Fever
with their lightning-fast riffs, infused with dynamic harmony treatments and occasionally clean, arpeggiated breakdowns. Drummer
Hans Nilsson
matches the intensity with double-kick finesse and precision that are impressive to say the least.
Jocke Goethberg
's
death metal
screaming also figures very prominently in the
mix. While such relentless vocal work can often overwhelm music of this kind, everything coalesces on this, the group's first full-length effort, making it one of the better Swedish
releases of 2002. Highlights include the murderous
"They Are Waiting to Take Us"
"Until You Die,"
but all nine songs in this collection maintain an equally high
metal
standard. ~ Vincent Jeffries