Unexpected Guest

Artist: Demon
Label: Dead Ringer
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 803341125629
EAN: 0803341125629
ASIN: B00007KS9M

Release Date: 2003-01-28

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superb singer, lame band.......2006-01-03

I started off with Demon's third album "The Plague", which I really like because of its diversity and well-written songs. The first problem with Demon is that the drummer sounds uninspired and monotonous and that you can hardly hear the bass player. The second problem is that writing a whole album about summoning up ghosts and the dangers involved can get a bit naive or childish as is the case with this one. Lines that go like: Toootal possessiooon, I think he's possessed ! illustrate the mediocrity of the lyrics... Dave Hill is a great singer though and only his voice saves the band. The guitars are very predictable and every song sounds like the other. As stated before "The Plague" is so much better on all levels and it shows that these guys can be captivating.

A classic.......2003-09-26

This is one of the best Heavy Metal albums ever released - in my opinion. I bought it already in 1983 and I have kept playing it occasionally since that day - for over 20 years now!

Demon took the metal world by storm with this album in the early 80's. Three of my ten metal favorites are on this album only: "Beyond the gates", "Have we been here before" and "Don't break the circle". The guitar solo of "Don't break the circle" is a solo that you can listen to a million times without getting tired of it. "Beyond the gates" is the best heavy metal piece I know of.

Demon plays catchy melodic but really heavy metal not really comparable to any other group.

After this album one of the group members died tragically and Demon somewhat changed the way they wrote lyrics and melodies. Also "Night of the demon" is a really good album but a bit newbie-styled.
Well worth the money though.

Give this album a chance - it's a gem!.......2003-01-29

Demon released "The unexpected guest" in 1982. Around this time bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead etc were in focus. Demon might be considered a heavy metal band but they don't sound like Maiden or Priest. It's kinda hard to describe the music 'cos I can't find any band to compare them with... The songs are well written, catchy and melodic but has nothing at all in common with so called pop-metal, hair-metal or whatever you choose to call it. The lyrics show a curiousity in life after death but has nothing to do with devil worship.

Sometimes I think reveiwers give albums 5 stars without even thinking about it - "if it's good, alright I'll give it a 5". But this album is in my opinion well worth 5 stars, or for that matter - [$$$]!

If you like this one, maybe you find the first one "Night of the demon" interesting but have in mind that "Night of the demon" isn't by far as good as "The unexpected guest". And if you decide to buy Demon's other albums - remember that you do it on your own risk of disappointment!!

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