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The Dust of Years

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Many things get better with age, and it's obvious Seventh Angel is one of those. In an age of pounding blast beats, thumping double bass, lightning guitar riffs, and monstrous growling vocals (which I love)- The Dust of Years is fresh and an interesting listen. Simon, Ian, Tank, and Mark have created a masterpiece that is class not flash. Very few can convey the emotion in their singing like Ian Arkley. The mood or atmosphere they create adds another dimension to the album. This is the best Seventh Angel yet, and I can't wait to see what they release in the future. No Seventh Angel fan can be without The Dust of Years.

After 15 years the band hits hard with hints from their first releases, but with a more relevant sound. A solid base of doom metal, with bursts of thrash and death metal, this is a superb comeback. Vocally, Ian has a deeper death growl feel throughout, but combined with the frequent melodic vocal style and occasional narration, they weave a tapestry of dark and powerful story lines. ([...])

where Seventh Angel has been all these years? One thing they haven't been doing is getting soft. This is an album I've been waiting for since the 1991 Lament release, and I immediately snagged it up after stumbling across it on Amazon...if only it had been this easy to get the underground music we wanted in 1991?

All original lineup, new musical passion, new fresh sounds...Dust of Years absolutely delivers, and then some. For the past week in my cd player it hasn't gotten old, only more interesting. Ian and simon have expanded their vocals here to include clean upper-range and lower but tasteful death metal styles. Also there are strong hints of black metal in songs like 'In Ruins'. Comes our way a brilliant marriage of modern metal and old-school with the unique sadness and passion of SE we are used to.

Just after a couple of listens I could hear hints of influence of their piers Extol, Believer, and Schaliach, as well as tastes of Cradle and Dimmu without the overproduction. This is interesting but certainly not surprising since a lot of metal "water" has passed under the proverbial bridge from their first releases.

I was always drawn to SE for their unique sound that was rare in the genera; Ian's totally signature vocals and guitar tones and melodies, this is a step from what I knew as SE...but not over the cliffs edge. Instead, it is a new outlook and lesson on what 'new metal' can be, and a step in a proper direction in my opinion. Honest, passionate, real, delicate, heavy, and much needed are words that come to mind after the last note. Don't think, buy it.

Just when you think christian metal has lost its edge, Seventh Angel returns like a hailstorm! every song kicks but and keeps you wanting more. The best album i have heard since Becoming The Archetype.