SEVENTH SERVANT – Seventh Servant
Single
Independent
ICED
EARTH for my generation is a band that has marked us with their music and we
consider them as one of the leaders of the heavy/thrash metal sound. Some
really good musicians have passed from this band through the years and one of
them was the vocalist John Greely who was the singer of ICED EARTH in their
masterpiece album entitled “Night of the Stormrider” which is an album that I
listen to fanatically until now. So, I was more than surprised and felt
enthusiastic when my sister brought me to listen to his new band under the name
SEVENTH SERVANT.
SEVENTH
SERVANT is a three member band where John plays the guitars and does the vocals
with Ginger Sizemore on bass and Shawn Walker on drums. The band offers us here
two compositions entitled “Revelation of Jesus Christ” and “The Almighty One”.
Musically the band won’t disappoint the ICED EARTH fans at all, although
SEVENTH SERVANT have their own musical identity. So, you will listen here to two
compositions of top notch heavy/thrash metal; two compositions that balance
between the aggressiveness of speed/thrash music and the melodies you can find
in the traditional heavy metal sound. The melodies are really catchy and also
the way that John sings (which really differs from the way he sang in ICED
EARTH) give the band’s unique musical identity. Actually the imposing vocals of
John fit perfectly to the lyrics of this single since they have to do with the
revelation (or the apocalypse if you prefer) and gives them the necessary
dramatic/epic touch. Finally, I liked the use of keyboards on the background
for the same reason I mentioned above regarding John’s interpretation.
This
single is really a great release that balances between the melodies and the
aggressive speed/thrash riffs and has an atmosphere that immediately channels
to the listener. Also both of the songs are so good that the more you listen to
them, the more you enjoy them. SEVENTH SERVANT shows a lot of potential as a
band and surely I would like to listen to more music from them. Check them out…
Nick
“Verkaim” Parastatidis
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