MP3 The Seventh Power - Dominion & Power (featuring Robert Sweet of Stryper)

Filled with monster riff after monster riff, Dominion & Power comes together to create a cohesive slab of dark metal with perfect flow, and an escalating sense of creepiness powered along by Menchen's Ozzy-styled brooding vocals.

10 MP3 Songs
METAL/PUNK: Heavy Metal, METAL/PUNK: Doom/Stoner Metal

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THE SEVENTH POWER "DOMINION & POWER"


Band Name: The Seventh Power
Album Title: Dominion & Power
Style: Classic Metal
Product ID: RAR7859
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Record Label: Retroactive Records (www.retroactiverecords.net)
Distribution: Brutal Planet Distribution (brutalplanet@gmail.com), Plastic Head (U.K.), Music Buy Mail (Euro/Japan)
Band Contact: bill@theseveventhpower.com
Barcode: 184799000486
Insert: 6 panel with lyrics, full color
Tracks: 10


ABOUT THE ALBUM
www.myspace.com/theseventhpower
Las Vegas, Nevada based The Seventh Power's critically acclaimed self titled debut released in 2006, and with the follow up release expect more quasi-doomy brilliance from the Masters of Heavy Metal. With Dominion & Power, fans are once again treated to another colossal collaboration between axe-shredder extraordinaire Bill Menchen (Titanic / Final Axe) and world-class drummer Robert Sweet of Stryper. Menchen exceeds his lofty reputation with addictive riffs throughout; laced with fast, fluid, and emotion-filled guitar solos ala Randy Roades. Efficient and flashy as a guitar virtuoso, not a single note is wasted!
Sweet proves that his tribal beats and precision drumming are perfect for the massive heavy riffs shelled forth by The Seventh Power! Filled with monster riff after monster riff, Dominion & Power comes together to create a cohesive slab of dark metal with perfect flow, and an escalating sense of creepiness powered along by Menchen's Ozzy-styled brooding vocals â both monotonous and hypnotic! Lyrically, the album gallops forth with doom n' gloom, book of Revelation vintage apocalyptic themes countered with both salvation and redemption.
Brilliant artwork by Finnish artist Jan Yrlund only rounds out the thick, beefy production and unabashed heaviness unleashed by The Seventh Power. This is New Wave of British Heavy Metal at it's finest. And Dominion & Power proves to be an essential building block in putting together the perfect heavy metal collection.


KEY SELLING POINTS
-Full Radio / Magazine campaign
-Art work by mainstream metal artist Jan Yrlund
-Myspace page active and gaining friends rapidly and regularly
-For fans of classic Ozzy and Black Sabbath, Titanic, Trouble
-Pre-release promo garnered an 8.5 out of 10 rating from AngelicWarlord.com
-Previous Menchen and Sweet releases (Titanic, Final Axe) are top sellers in the Retroactive Records catalog!
-Features the drummer of Stryper, the most popular Christian hard music band to date!
-HM Magazine feature spot, Heaven's Metal subscribers sampler cd
-Featured on Headbangin' 201 Retroactive Records budget sampler Cd.


Track Listing: "Dominion & Power" (4:14), "Everlasting Fire" (3:42), "Hailstones" (3:35), "Heavy Laden" (4:03), "King Of All Kings" (4:34), "Raise 'M High" (3:58), "Sacrificial Blood" (3:47), "Sea Of Galilee" (4:34), "The Clouds" (4:12), "Under The Altar" (3:46)

www.angelicwarlord.com review
The past couple years have been quite busy for guitarist Bill Menchen. In 2006 he completed work on the sophomore album of Final Axe, Axe Of The Apostles (a project he started in the early 90âs with vocalist Keith Miles), in addition to releasing the self-titled debut of his new group, The Seventh Power. He followed up in 2007 by putting out the third Titanic CD, Full Steam Ahead, and re-recording much of the material from two of his older bands in Redeemer (Double Edged Sword and Anno Domini) and Rev Seven (Heavy Laden Volume I and Volume II). A very well done Titanic compilation entitled Wreckage also hit the shelves in 2007 before the artist delivered the second full length album from The Seventh Power the spring of the following year, the aptly entitled Dominion & Power.

Dominion & Power finds The Seventh Power continuing to draw upon the influences of straightforward heavy metal and hard rock. The main difference this time around is that Menchen pursues a more stripped down and back to the basics musical direction- at least in comparison to the self-titled debut. Keyboards, for example, now make their presence felt less while gone are many of the previous symphonic and power touches. The trade off in the process is a heavier and more guitar driven effort that brings to mind Menchenâs earlier work with Rev Seven (although fans of Redeemer, Titanic and Final Axe are certain to find a lot to like here). Otherwise, Dominion & Power should appeal to those into Saint, Armageddon, Barren Cross and post Weapons⦠era Deliverance and perhaps even Ozzy and Black Sabbath as well.

The Seventh Power puts its best foot forward on the muscle-laden metal of the albums driving title track and relentless âEverlasting Fireâ. âHailstoneâ and âHeavy Ladenâ, two tracks that can best be described as heavy AND melodic, prove equally notable as does the bottom heavy sounds of âRaise âM Highâ and âUnder The Altarâ. Keyboards add a highlighting touch to âKing Of All Kingsâ while the slow and driving âCloudsâ almost gives rise to a doom-like feel. âSea Of Galileeâ, a composition drawing its lyrics from Matthew 14, approaches doom metal territory as well.

The one area in which The Seventh Power breaks from Titanic and Final Axe â and invites a comparison to Rev Seven in the process â is that Menchen takes on lead vocal duties. The best way to describe his vocal approach would be smooth sounding and mid-octave while hinting at an occasional touch of Ozzy. Lead guitar wise, this might be one of his finer efforts. âEverlasting Fireâ and âDominion & Powerâ find him cutting loose in fiery fashion while âHailstoneâ and âCloudsâ reflect a more blues based side to his playing. As with the self-titled debut, Robert Sweet (Stryper) lends his talents on drums and delivers his trademark tight as a nail â and equally creative â performance.

From a production standpoint, Dominion & Power backs away from some of the gloss and polish characteristic to The Seventh Power. Not that DAP is an unrefined effort- its production values prove quite complementary in reflecting the crisper â and, again, heavier â sound. It is worth pointing out, nevertheless, that gone are the âvocal effectsâ occasionally found throughout the debut, a particular some people made an issue with (I was not one of them).

The albums title track begins to an instrumental introduction carried by several seconds of slower, almost blues based riffing. Gaining momentum for its first verse, the song powers ahead prior to culminating for a driving chorus sustained by a settled deluge of rhythm guitar. Menchen makes his mark with a stretch of blistering lead guitar. âDominion & Powerâ touches upon the second coming:

Alleluia, glory, honor and power
The great God brings salvation
Righteous and true is everything that Heâll do
Coming to judge the nations

Dominion & power
This is His hour
Dominion & power
He comes in power and might

âEverlasting Fireâ starts to a frenzied â almost militant â amalgamation of rhythm guitar and powering drums. The song tapers to a smooth vestige of piano for its first verse, initiative not building until the rhythm guitar returns prior to a chorus that starts in an even manner only to transition to a more strident direction at its end. Menchen decorates the unflinching scene with more of his fiery soloing.

âHailstoneâ can best be described as heavy and melodic, standing out with its domineering rhythm guitar sound and a chorus that comes across near gripping in capacity. An instrumental section that makes a changeover from some thrash-like riffs to a bluesy lead guitar helps âHailstoneâ rank with the albums better material. Mid-tempo but ardently delivered, âHailstoneâ focuses on apocalyptic themes:

Feeling the wrath of plagues exceeding
The cities of nations fell
Hundred pound falling hailstones
Men blaspheme

Noises
Thunderings
Lightnings
Earthquake
Great quake
One voice

The aptly entitled âHeavy Ladenâ gets underway to several seconds of open air rhythm guitar prior to kicking into high gear. Sustaining the steadfast impetus, the song impels itself ahead only to break out for a chorus delivered twice in hook-filled fashion. Some tasteful drum rolls from Robert Sweet precede an instrumental section highlighted by a guitar solo of the fluid variety.

âKing Of All Kingsâ, the albums longest track at 4:34, comes across in the form of a metal worship anthem. The song slowly fades in to a keyboard solo that gives way to a vibrant rhythm guitar. A forceful scene is established as âKing Of All Kingsâ drives through its first verse, keyboards adding a highlighting touch for the second prior to a fleeting chorus that gives rise to a worshipful feel:

He is God. King of all Kings. He is God

A gritty guitar solo brings out the best in a song bases around Revelation 19:

His eyes like a flame of fire
On His head many crowns
Has a name that no one knew
Treading the wine press almighty God

He wore a robe dipped in blood
His name is called the Word of God
Armies of heaven in white robes
Follow Him on white horses

âRaise âM Highâ puts in place a bottom heavy low end and joins it with a literal ton of groove. The end result is a weighty composition that dominates its full length, aligning a sublimely delivered chorus with just the right amount of tastefully done time changes. This one is appropriately entitled:

He came down here just to die
He was raised and help up high
How His name is lifted high
And we were raised with Him to die

My God has saved me
Condemned I should have died
O God can save you
Righteous Heâs got the right

âSacrificial Bloodâ is the only track here I am not completely comfortable with. Perhaps it is the disjointed feel to its verse portions or a chorus I find to not always stand out (at least in comparison to the albums better material), but the overall feeling I get is non-descript. Still, the song IS heavy and showcases the groupâs trademark instrumental prowess.

âSea Of Galileeâ can best be described as a âmetalâ discourse on Matthew 14, portraying the feeding of the five thousand in addition to Christ walking on the water:

Brake and blesses bread â blessed bread was broken
Give to the twelve â twelve give to all
All ate bread â bread filled all
Twelve baskets full â five thousand men

Walking on the waves â calmed the sea
Jesus saves on the sea of Galilee
Lame walk â blind can see
Calm the waves on Galilee

Musically, this one proves classic Seventh Power with another resounding low and strapping guitar sound- all the while delivering quite the pronounced melody. Some passages here even slow to an almost doom-like tinge.

âThe Cloudsâ might be one of the albums slower compositions but proves no less able. The song opens in a laid back manner to a quietly played guitar, the tranquil setting upheld as things gradually flow forward. Once initiative builds, however, the rhythm guitar slices in and leads the way to a profound chorus in which an ethereal lyrical direction is taken:

Clouds of glory in the sky
Clouds around the bread unleavened
Clouds of angels that can fly
Clouds coming down from heaven

A riveting run of lead guitar perfectly complements the exalted scene.

Closing things out is âUnder The Altarâ, another example of driving and down tuned metal at its finest. This one creates an apocalyptic environs â both musically and lyrically â as it transitions between its subtly delivered verse portions and a sweeping chorus in which a slamming rhythm guitar makes its presence felt. âUnder The Altarâ is another number drawing its lyrical themes from the book of Revelation:

Under the altar the souls
Those who had been slain
For the Word of God
And they cried with a loud voice
A loud voice
A raised voice

Heavens rolled away
Mountains moved out of place
Canât hide from the Lamb
In the day who is able to stand?

Review by: Andrew Rockwell

Track Listing: âDominion & Powerâ (4:14), âEverlasting Fireâ (3:42), âHailstonesâ (3:35), âHeavy Ladenâ (4:03), âKing Of All Kingsâ (4:34), âRaise âM Highâ (3:58), âSacrificial Bloodâ (3:47), âSea Of Galileeâ (4:34), âThe Cloudsâ (4:12), âUnder The Altarâ (3:46)

Musicians
Bill Menchen â Lead Vocals & Guitars
Rod Reasner â Bass
Robert Sweet - Drums

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