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Seven Sisters

    
       
       
       
     
             
Seven Sisters are a heavy metal band from the UK forming in 2013 and releasing their debut single in 2015. The bands self titled debut album was released in 2016.    
             
Seven Sisters are a UK band, heavily influenced by the evolutionary NWOBHM movement during the early to mid eighties and deliver a heavy, punchy blend of raucous riffs and galloping rhythms as heard on the storming 'Destiny's Calling'. Played at pace, this album opener sets a tone that is unmistakably British and is everything a fan of NOWBHM will drool over. The guitar solos are crisp, the vocals clean and clear and the infectious rhythm will bring a smile a mile wide to your face. The blistering pace continues as 'Highways Of The Night' bustles in and swaggers on through riff after riff, causing you to head bang very hard. There is a rawness in the bands sound that was evident during the pioneering years of the NWOBHM by bands such as Angel Witch, Raven and Rock Goddess. 'The Silk Road' opens as a mid tempo stomp and with a startling turn, the guitars screech wildly and off it trots. Mellower moments ensue and 'The Silk Road' becomes a meandering epic.    
             
The title song 'Seven Sisters' clocks in at over seven minutes and opens with a delightfully melodic guitar passage. British icons Iron Maiden made famous the longer songs, introducing the epic and majestic, and when the mellow vocals begin, 'Seven Sisters' cries out for lighters to be raised high. Not for long though...with a crash, the guitars buzz, the rhythm gallops and 'Seven Sisters' runs off into the distance. The album is actually a concept album, a re-telling of the old Greek myth of Orion. The guitar buzz and heaviness returns in dynamic fashion as 'Pure As Sin' rocks hard and packs a harder punch. Seven Sisters are having a ball and that vibe is oozing out of their music and planting a smile on the face of fans of traditional British heavy metal the world over.    
             
Energy and intensity is on the increase as 'Commanded By Fear' strides in and relentlessly chugs along at pace. Seven Sisters have taken every single trait of NWOBHM and brought it into the modern era in swashbuckling style, not as a retro feel but more of a "proud to be British" statement. 'Gods And Men Alike' is a short, bombastic blast of "foot on the monitor" heavy metal with guitars that scream and vocals that beg to be sung along to. But all too soon, you find yourself staring at the end of the album and thinking where did the time go? Yes, the album is short at only forty minutes and eight songs, but the ride was definitely worth it. The closing barrage begins with a mellow guitar intro, becoming an epic six minute plus blast of (once again) British heavy metal. Seven Sisters have nailed it bang on with their sound of the NWOBHM and if ever there is a second wave of British heavy metal, then they will be one of that movements front runners.    
             
Overall, a strong statement that traditional British heavy metal is not dead, Seven Sisters have delivered a NWOBHM inspired album to be proud of.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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