| The Book of Heavy Metal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 July 2004 | |||
| Recorded | December 2003 and February 2004 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 49:55 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström | |||
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The Book of Heavy Metal is the third full-length album by the Swedish heavy metal band Dream Evil. This is the last album to feature Gus G. and Snowy Shaw. [1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Book of Heavy Metal (March of the Metallians)" | Snowy Shaw | Shaw | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Into the Moonlight" | Niklas Isfeldt, Shaw | Shaw | 4:19 |
| 3. | "The Sledge" | Shaw | Shaw, Fredrik Nordström | 2:59 |
| 4. | "No Way" | Shaw | Nordström, Gus G | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Crusaders' Anthem" | Isfeldt, Shaw | Isfeldt, Shaw, Nordström, Peter Stålfors | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Let's Make Rock" | Nordström, Gus G, Isfeldt, Stålfors, Shaw | Nordström, Gus G, Isfeldt, Stålfors, Shaw | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Tired" | Shaw | Nordström, Shaw | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Chosen Twice" | Shaw | Nordström, Shaw | 4:22 |
| 9. | "M.O.M." | Shaw | Shaw | 3:33 |
| 10. | "The Mirror" | Isfeldt, Stålfors | Isfeldt | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Only for the Night" | Shaw | Shaw | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Unbreakable Chain" | Shaw | Gus G, Shaw | 5:53 |
| Total length: | 49:55 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Enemy" (Japan bonus track) | Shaw | Nordström, Shaw | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Into the Moonlight" | Isfeldt, Shaw | Shaw | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Chapter 6" (Japan bonus track) | Shaw | Shaw | 4:03 |
| 4. | "No Way" | Shaw | Nordström, Gus G | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Crusaders' Anthem" | Isfeldt, Shaw | Isfeldt, Shaw, Nordström, Stålfors | 4:21 |
| 6. | "The Book of Heavy Metal (March of the Metallians)" | Shaw | Shaw | 5:25 |
| 7. | "The Sledge" | Shaw | Shaw, Nordström | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Tired" | Shaw | Nordström, Shaw | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Unbreakable Chain" | Shaw | Gus G, Shaw | 5:53 |
| 10. | "M.O.M." | Shaw | Shaw | 3:33 |
| 11. | "The Mirror" | Isfeldt, Stålfors | Isfeldt | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Only for the Night" | Shaw | Shaw | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Chosen Twice" | Shaw | Nordström, Shaw | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 53:14 | |||
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