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Dream Child
12+ albums
frenchPower metalProgressive metalheavy metalprogressive power metal
about
lt seems that the times are right again for Melodic Metal, the recent success of bands like Manowar, Angra and Hammerfall being the proof and without a doubt DREAM CHILD is well placed to take part of the booty. But DREAM CHILD didn't jump on the bandwagon because since June 90 this melodic Power/Prog Metal outfit based in Annecy (French Alps near Switzerland) never ceased to work hard to perfect and impose its music. The first two years permitted the band to write songs and test them live in various places like pubs, clubs and even arenas. In June 92, their 1st official demo is released. "First Visions" permitted them to gain massive and positive response from the media (press and radio) from all over the world. They saw the band as the taking over of bands like Sortilege and one being able to compete with foreign bands. This craze for DREAM CHILD pushed NSR, a French label, to propose a contract to the band in 93, and in February 94 both parties agreed on a deal. To keep the band known to media and fans, NSR allowed DREAM CHILD to use their studio to record a new demo. "Create a New World", in may 94. What a good move it was, because the excellent feedback continued, and this while recording the 1st album, giving confidence to the band. A vague period of negociations with labels and distributors followed. The band profited from this delay by playing live (among others as guests for Vanden Plas, Crematory) and to increase their level of musicianship and songwriting. In F
