┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + 7 Seals - Moribund + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Mar-17-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2008 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.7-seals.de ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : 7 Seals Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Moribund Label : Self Released ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 7 Seals is a new band from Germany and ║ │ │║ 'Moribund' is their full-length debut. As you ║ │ │║ could probably guess by the cover artwork, ║ │ │║ they're a symphonic power metal band and ║ │ │║ 'Moribund' is a concept album, based on one of ║ │ │║ the most significant heroic epics of the late ║ │ │║ Middle Ages (Das Nibelungenlied). Although the ║ │ │║ band isn't directly comparable to one band, they ║ │ │║ definitely belong in the circle that contains ║ │ │║ Rhapsody of Fire, Six Magics, Thy Majestie, ║ │ │║ Derdian, Seyminhol, Divinefire, Ekzistencia, ║ │ │║ Final Chapter, Bride Adorned, Holy Knights, ║ │ │║ Kyrie Eleison and Masterpiece. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One thing that surprised me right from the start ║ │ │║ with 'Moribund' is that it has a tremendously ║ │ │║ powerful production, something that really ║ │ │║ enhances the quality of symphonic power metal ║ │ │║ CDs. It's an epic and somewhat intense CD, with ║ │ │║ lots of pounding and catchy riffs, but it isn't ║ │ │║ as bombastic as what you'd expect from Rhapsody ║ │ │║ of Fire and some of the other aforementioned ║ │ │║ bands. 7 Seals does a great job of not taking ║ │ │║ any aspect of their music over the top, and the ║ │ │║ CD can be listened to at any given time, ║ │ │║ regardless of what type of mood I might be in. ║ │ │║ The CD is decently long (just over 60 minutes), ║ │ │║ but there are many twists and turns, its quality ║ │ │║ is consistent, and overall it flows very well. ║ │ │║ There's also a nice balance of slow, mid-paced ║ │ │║ and fast-paced songs, and this well-executed ║ │ │║ balance of tempo is also a bit surprising, as ║ │ │║ this is only the band's debut. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Vocally, 7 Seals features Markus Wagner, who has ║ │ │║ a fairly low voice and he's probably most ║ │ │║ comparable to Matt Barlow of Iced Earth fame ║ │ │║ (when Matt is at his clearest and less ║ │ │║ rough/aggressive), so don't expect a high- ║ │ │║ pitched vocalist like what we get from most of ║ │ │║ the Italian bands previously mentioned. There's ║ │ │║ quite a bit of "guest" female vocals present, by ║ │ │║ Sabrina Grochocki of the new ║ │ │║ symphonic/gothic/power metal band Stormgarde, ║ │ │║ who is currently getting ready to release their ║ │ │║ full-length debut 'The answer'. Unlike Markus, ║ │ │║ Sabrina does have a high voice, though it's not ║ │ │║ of the soprano/operatic type. The 2 vocalists ║ │ │║ fit together very well, and just like the CD's ║ │ │║ musical side, the vocal side is well balanced. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I don't have any absolute-favorite songs from ║ │ │║ 'Moribund', but at the same time, there aren't ║ │ │║ any songs that I don't like. Really, this is a ║ │ │║ consistently strong CD and an excellent start ║ │ │║ for the band. There are a handful of promising ║ │ │║ symphonic power metal bands right now ║ │ │║ (Masterpiece, Kyrie Eleison, Ekzistencia, etc.), ║ │ │║ and 7 Seals can definitely be added to the list, ║ │ │║ as they're easily competitive in the style and ║ │ │║ already have all of the ingredients in place to ║ │ │║ improve even more. So watch out for this band ║ │ │║ and know that 'Moribund' is highly recommended ║ │ │║ to fans of symphonic power metal! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ LINE-UP ║ │ │║ Markus Wagner: vocals ║ │ │║ Gotz von Selle: guitars ║ │ │║ Dominic Fiekens: guitars ║ │ │║ Thomas Luther: bass ║ │ │║ Daniel Kleemann: drums ║ │ │║ Sabrina Grochocki: guest vocals ║ │ │║ Ross Thompson: guest vocals ║ │ │║ Juan Roos: guest vocals ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Mooncurse Demo 2005 1 (80%) ║ │ │║ Moribund-Every Kingdom Has to Pass Full-length ║ │ │║ 2008tes ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Prologue [01:27] │ │ 02 - To Forests Wild And Free [06:37] │ │ 03 - Treasure Of The Elder [06:33] │ │ 04 - Unforeseen Alliance [06:00] │ │ 05 - The Isle Of Fire And Ice [09:12] │ │ 06 - Fortune And Deceit [03:37] │ │ 07 - Prelude To Perdition [00:53] │ │ 08 - A Fateful Conspiracy [05:12] │ │ 09 - Farewell [02:30] │ │ 10 - A Gift To The Nymph [06:58] │ │ 11 - The Fierce King Of The Huns [05:22] │ │ 12 - Moribund [04:32] │ │ 13 - Epilogue [01:48] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [60:41 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘