Steel Attack - Diabolic Sympony (2006)

"Oceans of fire, skies darker than black/Welcome to Hell, there's no turning back/It's time for you to die again again again/In sulphur flames, forever burning/Excuricating, forever yearing/To die for real to end this ever lasting pain."
Steel Attack's fifth album has them again focusing on the afterlife, mainly Hell, as can be seen by those lyrics to "Dreaming". DIABOLIC SYMPHONY is full of regret for a bad life, wanting to escape from eternal punihsment and then, finally, the opportunity of freedom with the concluding "The Other Side".
It's all good stuff, with a more steady musical approach than a fast one, highlights including the title track, "Invisible God", "Sanctimonious" and "Show Me The Way", while vocalist Ronny Hemlin roars suitably.
Steel Attack have become more progressive (to a degree) as their career has gone on, and they do it well, as they continue to indulge in broodings over death and its possible connotations.

***1/2