Seventh Rize - Full Moon

\r\nNot many people know this, but Seventh Rize began their journey back in 1991 and released its first album, "Visceral Rock" in 2000. Back then, the band was heavily influenced by Skid Row, Cinderella and other well known 80’s bands. During all these years Seventh Rize, didn’t become famous in Europe but things are different in the US as Seventh Rize have performed shows, since their reunion on 2007, along with Warrant, Firehouse and White Lion not to mention many headlining events and they even performed on Rocklahoma on 2008. In the summer of 2009, Seventh Rize, released their second full-length album called "Full Moon".\r\n

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\r\nBy listening to both their first and their second album I can see significant changes in their music. Seventh Rize has thrown away most of the AOR elements that were so many on "Visceral Rock" by changing their orientations now to heavier sounds, releasing a pure hard rock album. It is obvious, from the first time you listen to it, that the band is very experienced. S.R. , though, haven’t taken any risks at all concerning the tracks and the mood of the album as they follow well-known paths and I believe that their abscence from song writing all these years had a notable impact on the band’s inspiration. To make things worse, even though their music is not at all bad, it isn’t supported in any way by the album’s production. Stacy Humphries, on vocals, remains on the background on all tracks and even though we are talking about an experienced band and musicians, drums and guitar seem to make a competition on "who is louder" despite the fact that great work has been done in both of them.\r\n

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\r\nOn the whole, after an abscence of all these years and despite all the changes and difficulties, this is a good album but I wouldn’t characterise it as a "definite purchase". From what I’ve heard from them, I believe they can do better.  \r\n

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\r\nChris "Wildchild" Zarkadakis\r\n

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