Seventh Wonder Live DVD/album: "Welcome to Atlanta"

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Here's some great news for all Seventh Wonder fans, and (especially) for the ones who attended their PPUSA show (and have a great/vivid memory of it)!

Here's Frontiers Music's official announcement:
BREAKING NEWS: Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Seventh Wonder’s first live album “Welcome To Atlanta Live 2014” on September 23rd!
Pre-orders are available here: http://radi.al/SeventhWonder

One of the major draws of the fifteenth edition of ProgPower USA, that was the opportunity to get to see Sweden’s finest progressive metal band, Seventh Wonder perform their signature album “Mercy Falls” in its entirety. And judging by the crowd’s reaction on that night, it was obvious that the fans had been waiting for this for a long time. Not content, the band played again the following day to a crowd of gold badge-holders and VIPs, including singer Tommy Karevik’s mates from his other band KAMELOT, and performed a bunch of songs from other albums which were not played the night before.

All in all it was a genuine and raw performance and this live album sums up very well all the best material included in Seventh Wonder's acclaimed first four albums and lets you know what to expect in terms of direction of new material to come. In fact, the band decided to round out this amazing release with two studio tracks. One is the awesome “Inner Enemy”, already available on YouTube:

The other song, “The Promise”, is an epic track of almost 10 minutes in length which highlights the multifaceted talents of this band.

Bass player Andreas Blomqvist says, “It has been a dream of mine for many, many years to be able to record and release a solid live product. Fans of music such as ours usually enjoy watching live performances as the musicianship is often very much in focus. "Mercy Falls" was the perfect album to bring to the live setting, but we just never had a chance to pull it off before. Finally the stars aligned, and we made it happen. As icing on the cake, Frontiers stepped in to release it for us, which we are delighted about. We are very happy with the way it turned out, and the mix is nothing short of amazing! I am thrilled to be able to bring you guys this release and thankful that Frontiers chooses to prioritize this release right away, so that the fans starved for Seventh Wonder releases at last gets something solid to sink their teeth into while waiting for the upcoming studio album!”

This album aptly closes the first chapter of the band’s history and works as a tasty appetizer for the new studio album planned for release in early 2017.

“Welcome To Atlanta Live 2014” will be available in two physical configurations: a 2 DVD set and a very special, limited edition deluxe digibook containing 2 CDs and 2 DVDs. Final tracklisting includes (CD version is only available in the deluxe edition 2CD/2DVD).

DVD1 - Mercy Falls Live
1. A New Beginning
2. There and Back (overture)
3. Welcome to Mercy Falls
4. Unbreakable
5. Tears for a Father
6. A Day Away
7. Tears for a Son
8. Paradise
9. Fall in Line
10. Break the Silence
11. Hide and Seek
12. Destiny Calls
13. One Last Goodbye
14. Back In Time
15. The Black Parade
16. Encore: Inner Enemy.

DVD2– Bonus Tracks
1. Taint the Sky
2. Banish the Wicked
3. Alley Cat
4. Walking Tall
5. The Edge of My Blade
6. King of Whitewater
7. Seventh Wonder Odyssey

CD1 - Mercy Falls Live
1. A New Beginning
2. There and Back (overture)
3. Welcome to Mercy Falls
4. Unbreakable
5. Tears for a Father
6. A Day Away
7. Tears for a Son
8. Paradise
9. Fall in Line
10. Break the Silence
11. Hide and Seek
12. Destiny Calls
13. One Last Goodbye
14. Back In Time
15. The Black Parade

CD2 – Bonus Tracks
1. Taint the Sky
2. Banish the Wicked
3. Alley Cat
4. Walking Tall
5. The Edge of My Blade
6. King of Whitewater
7. Seventh Wonder Odyssey
8. Inner Enemy (new studio track)
9. The Promise (new studio track)
 
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I was not as impressed by Seventh Wonder's PPUSA set as some, but I remember that they got better as the show went on, and some of the songs (such as One Last Goodbye) moved me to tears. I'm looking forward to hearing this one.
 
The third live song from "Welcome to Atlanta - Live 2014" has now been released!

Here's 'Taint The Sky':




Besides the "Mercy Falls"-live performance, there will also be 2 (new) studio songs on the 2nd (CD)disc of the Deluxe Edition:
'Inner Enemy' (which was previously released in 2014, but was never on an actual SW album) and a NEW song as well, i.e. 'The Promise' (a 09:27 song).
Here's a teaser for that song:

 
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I'm disappointed this wasn't released in time for this year's PPUSA festival. Having the set available in the vendor's room would be a great way to sell a bunch. Still, I'm looking forward to this set.
 
This package was more than worth the wait. Holy crap, does this sound fantastic. The sound mix is just phenomenal. All the instruments, AND Tommy's vocals are crystal clear.

And the new song "The Promise" is worth the price alone. What a killer SW song. I'm hooked.
 
The official lyric video for the song "The Promise" can be seen below.
The track is taken from SEVENTH WONDER's live DVD/CD "Welcome to Atlanta - Live 2014", which was released on September 23rd, 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl.

Check it out:

 
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