*Artist: Seventh Calling
*Album: Monuments
*Year: 2007
*Genre: Heavy/Power Metal With Thrash Influences
*Country: USA (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
*Format: mp3@192
*Size: 68 Мб.
Tracklist:
01. Dark Angel
02. Silent Screams
03. Faces of Deception
04. Fight for Your Life
05. Dead Mind's Eye
06. Invasion
07. Mercyless
The Damnation Creation
08. The Process
09. Chaos
10. Insanity
11. Immortality
12. My Blood...Your Veins
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Total playing time: 49:20
Current line-up
Steve Handel - Vocals, Guitar
Lance Lange - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Rick Stallkamp - Bass, Vocals
Mason Neste - Drums
A blend of typical US metal, added with some Iced Earth and Judas Priest, and a touch of "keep it true" heavy metal. That's what you get from Seventh Calling. Original? Not really, but who needs originality anyway? If it is played like it should be, a lack of originality shouldn't be a problem.
When I first listened to this album, I feared this would be 'same old, same old', probably because of the two opening songs, 'cause when "Faces of Deception" began, my opinion turned 180°. The vocals sounded more raw and were less trying to be some ultra-high pitched US metalish vocals. Not only the vocals became better, but also the music was a bit more aggressive and thrashy. Like I said, it reminded me of some Iced Earth songs. After that comes the 'creepy' heavy metal song (nowadays a lot of groups have one) "Fight for Your Life", like it was first heard with Priest's "Night Crawler". I applaud such songs, and therefor this song's also my favorite on the album. In "Mercyless" the vocals just blow me out of my socks, I get ghoosebumps by hearing the aggressive tones and the song makes my brain tremble. This is pure Priest worship! When a band does it on a brilliant level like this, they have my sympathy and attention. After "Mercyless" the songs tend to go a bit off, but nothing te be real worried about.
A pure and true heavy metal album with no bullshit, played like pro's and with their heart's on the right place.
/Ревью by Nightwalker взято с www.metal-archives.com/
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