SEVEN 13: Unleashed CD bewitching blend of progressive, Hard rock, goth and rock. CHECK audio

Description

Unleashed is the latest release from theatrical rockers Seven 13. Their unique music juxtaposes hope and apocalyptic concepts. They meld contemporary styles with classic rock rifts. Their approach is a bewitching blend of progressive, alternative, goth and rock. Seven 13 writes lyrics that are honest and provocative combined with dramatic instrumentation. ‘Drink’ is an intoxicating mixture of haunting vocals, skilled guitars, edgy beats and precise piano. ‘Venus’ is out of this world, combining piano with compelling vocals, blending with a subtle beat and later exploding into a guitar jam and than orbiting back to the original format and than another cool guitar part. This song goes full circle with its musical twist and turns. ‘Dianne’ also features passionate piano work that is bold as it mixes with a beguiling beat and completed with haunting vocals. Seven 13 is an innovative and passionate band and their potential has been Unleashed on this CD!

Track listing
1. Drink!
2. Out of Control
3. Haunted
4. Don’t You Wish
5. Outcasts
6. Whenever You Close Your Eyes
7. Venus
8. If You Want Me
9. Dianne
10. You Could Be Mine
11. Falling   http://chirb.it/G0zpAC How many CDs have great songs like this, all the way to track 11??? not many, ha?

Playing time: 49 min.

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Album notes:
The debut album by Boston Seven 13 is a convincing platter of melodic hard rock with a progressive edge. The songs lack some originality, but they are well written and well performed, plus a handful of melodies will actually stay with you after two or three spins. The group sound is dominated and defined by lead singer Kenneth Michael and guitarist Justin Ballard. Michael pushes his pleasant voice intentionally too hard to give it that typical heavy metal roughness, trying to emulate Metallica James Hetfield it seems. Ballard crunchy riffs and solos (nothing spectacular in that department) fill the sound spectrum, close to obliterating Amanda Adams’ piano contributions — the wild card in the context of this group. The rhythm section of Brian Verrochi and Bryan Bales delivers the goods, anchoring the music in a squared-down hard prog base. “”Drink!,”” “”Out of Control,”” and “”Whenever You Close Your Eyes”” provide the best moments, while “”Venus”” and “”Dianne”” are too trapped in genre cliches to grab attention. It funny how some of these songs seem to have been written with a pop group in mind and later dressed up in heavy metal fashion. Production is good for a debut album, although the mixing job leaves little chance to the keyboards and backing vocals”