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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Seventh Wonder - Become + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-04-2016 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.seventhwonder.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Seventh Wonder Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Become Label : Lion Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ When I first heard Seventh Wonder, I remarked at ║ │
│║ how refreshing it was to hear a band that wasn't ║ │
│║ complete and total garbage, as I had been ║ │
│║ hearing a lot of that at the time, searching ║ │
│║ this very site for bands all over the world. The ║ │
│║ intruiging thing about them is not the little ║ │
│║ shreddy solos or intricate break riffs, but ║ │
│║ rather that they are unique. I can't think of a ║ │
│║ single band that I closely associate them with, ║ │
│║ as they are their own entity. This album (being ║ │
│║ their debut full-length album) was remarkable, ║ │
│║ since most bands tend to emulate their ║ │
│║ influences for an album or two and then ║ │
│║ somewhere along the way pick up a personality ║ │
│║ and write their own stuff. But Seventh Wonder ║ │
│║ skipped the immaturity of pure emulation and ║ │
│║ channeled their influences into being only ║ │
│║ influences to the greater creative whole of the ║ │
│║ original composition. Needless to say, they're ║ │
│║ off to a good start, but they're not going to be ║ │
│║ the next Symphony X or Dream Theater without ║ │
│║ continuing to develop their creativity and ║ │
│║ compositional methods. ║ │
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│║ The album is, of course, a wonderful addition to ║ │
│║ any progressive-metaller's library, just as the ║ │
│║ aforementioned bands (and potential influences). ║ │
│║ While the album is unique, it is at times a ║ │
│║ little bland and lacking in energy, but it has a ║ │
│║ very unified and desirable sound. Overall, the ║ │
│║ tone of the album is rather light compared to ║ │
│║ many metal bands. For instance, "Temple in the ║ │
│║ Storm" is extremely light-hearted and ║ │
│║ inspirational compared to the average metal ║ │
│║ piece. That does not hold for the entire album, ║ │
│║ however; tracks such as "Like Him" and "The ║ │
│║ Damned" are faster and more aggressive, ║ │
│║ showcasing more technical skill but still ║ │
│║ artistic taste and talent. "Blinding My Eyes," ║ │
│║ though containing one of the cheesiest of all ║ │
│║ choral introductions, contains one of the ║ │
│║ catchiest interludes on the entire album that ║ │
│║ demonstrate the same technical skill. ║ │
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│║ As I've said already, the problem with this ║ │
│║ album is that it lacks feeling and emotion ║ │
│║ (something one doesn't often associate with ║ │
│║ metal, since one doesn't often take into ║ │
│║ consideration that metal is a form of music, ║ │
│║ which is a form of expression; therefore, metal ║ │
│║ should be expressive and not mindless technical ║ │
│║ passages riddled with grunting). Though the ║ │
│║ vocalist, Tommy Karevik, clearly demonstrates a ║ │
│║ passion for and through the music, he sometimes ║ │
│║ comes off as too mechanical. It is not something ║ │
│║ a little vibrato will cure, either--it is only a ║ │
│║ problem of delivery, something that a singer ║ │
│║ must perfect of the course of his career. Also, ║ │
│║ for a metal band, his vocals can often be a ║ │
│║ little to clean. Granted, they fit quite well ║ │
│║ with atmosphere of the music around them, but ║ │
│║ there are times when I personally would have ║ │
│║ liked to have heard some gravel in his throat. ║ │
│║ The guitars and basses (Johan Liefvendahl and ║ │
│║ Andreas Blomqvist, respectively) do an excellent ║ │
│║ job as far as playing emotively. For the most ║ │
│║ part, they use just the right amount of effects ║ │
│║ in all the right places, even though the more ║ │
│║ technical passages can sometimes seem forced or ║ │
│║ ground into precision when a a little precision ║ │
│║ could have been sacrificed for some emotive ║ │
│║ playing. The keyboards (myself being a ║ │
│║ guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist) come off a ║ │
│║ little flat on this album. Whenever featured, ║ │
│║ they take no liberties, but perform the music in ║ │
│║ too rigid a manner. No doubt the keyboardist, ║ │
│║ Andreas S÷derin, is skilled, talented, and fully ║ │
│║ capable of playing with the emotion that he ║ │
│║ leaves to be desired on this album. That is why ║ │
│║ it is a bit disappointing to hear rather ║ │
│║ uninteresting keyboard parts. The drums pull it ║ │
│║ all together, and I cannot stress the exactness ║ │
│║ with which Seventh Wonder is prone to performing ║ │
│║ with, especially the drummer--Johnny Sandin. It ║ │
│║ does not bother me one bit that the album is so ║ │
│║ exact. In fact, I enjoy it, because it shows a ║ │
│║ degree of musical maturity that eludes many ║ │
│║ metal bands. ║ │
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│║ Overall, this album is solid and completely ║ │
│║ worth delving into. It is full, unique, mostly ║ │
│║ emotive, and powerfully melodic. The writing ║ │
│║ abilities displayed on this album are quite ║ │
│║ incredible, to say the least. There is no doubt ║ │
│║ in my mind that this album would be a must-have. ║ │
│║ If you're searching for a good progressive metal ║ │
│║ band that's not all tritones and amelodic forced ║ │
│║ grunting, then look no further. This album has ║ │
│║ well-written and well-executed melodic and ║ │
│║ orchestrated themes as well as powerful metallic ║ │
│║ riffs placed strategically throughout. So ║ │
│║ prepare for one of the greatest rising ║ │
│║ progressive/power metal bands I've heard in a ║ │
│║ long time. They're well worth whatever you have ║ │
│║ to go through to get the album. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Day By Day [03:54] │
│ 02 - Like Him [05:31] │
│ 03 - The Damned [04:32] │
│ 04 - Temple In The Storm [06:17] │
│ 05 - Blinding My Eyes [03:51] │
│ 06 - The Secret [04:15] │
│ 07 - What I┤ve Become [08:40] │
│ 08 - In The Blink Of An Aye [07:38] │
│ 09 - Day By Day (Orchestral Bonus Track) [06:24] │
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│ Total Length : [51:02 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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