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Item: Dying Day
Author: NecRoSarX

Dying Day

(1990)

Reviewed by NecRoSarX

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Label R.E.X. MusicDead Zine2002

hard rock heavy metal melodic metal progressive metal

I was one of the lucky little peons that not only located this CD, but got it for free because a former Christian disc jockey that goes to my church approached me to rummage through his stash and take whatever catches my eye. Cha-CHING! Instant review material for Dead (not to mention potential e-mail threats from those in the staff here).

Anyway, I have to agree totally with D-Lister's assessment that Haven's sound on Your Dying Day is something of a Queensryche/Dokken hybrid. And, to demonstrate my full metal geekiness, I would say the Dokken influences sound a lot from the Under Lock and Key and Tooth and Nail albums, especially with the opening of "Deliver Me", whereas the Queensryche would be found squarely under the Operation: Mindcrime banner at times, especially on "Murder". Very progressive and artsy. Not to mention slow. Anyhoo, Your Dying Day is a very good slab of classic 80s metal from the early 90s (try to figure that one out without giving yourself a subdural hematoma), and is a true find, considering the afore-mentioned rarity of the CD version. But, if you do happen on this, check out "On Judgment Day", "Below The Game", "The Calling", "America" and "Escape", for all you metal heads. And, good luck with your search...

8/10