After the Dream is the second album from UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 group Hydra Vein.

Significance

The follow-up to debut record Rather Death Than False of Faith

Rather Death Than False of Faith

Rather Death Than False Of Faith is the debut album from UK thrash metal group Hydra Vein.-Overview:Released to universally positive critical reviews in the metal press, Rather Death Than False Of Faith saw Hydra Vein hailed as the UK's answer to Slayer...

was again released to much critical acclaim. Whereas in some quarters, the band had been pigeon-holed as the UK's version of Slayer

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...

 after their debut, After The Dream saw the band continue to develop an individual personality all their own. Stand-out tracks "Born Through Ignorance" and "Turning Point" show-case the band at their snarling, savage best.

Track listing

1. "7-U-S-C"
2. "Pro Patria"
3. "Born Through Ignorance"
4. "Passed Present" /
5. "No Future"
6. "Turning Point"
7. "After The Dream"

Credits

• Mike Keen – vocals
• Damon Maddison – bass
• Nathan Maddison – drums
• Paul Bate – guitars
• Jon Balfour – guitars

• Dan Seagrave
  Dan Seagrave
  Daniel Seagrave is a British artist, who created many record covers for death metal bands especially in the early 1990s. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada. He grew up in Ravenshead, near Nottingham....
  
   – Cover artwork
• Richard Anderson-Peet
  Candy Flip
  Candy Flip were a British electronic dance band associated with the Madchester music scene in the early 1990s. They are best remembered for their cover version of The Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" which was a #3 hit in the UK Singles Chart....
  
   – Engineer/Producer