VII GATES Fire, Walk With Me
Sound Riot Records
2004
www.sevengates.se
1. Bounded by Hate
2. The Saviour
3. Seconds Left To Live
4. Under The Crossed Bones
5. So Far Away
6. Tormented
7. Love Bullet
8. A Dark Room Of My Mind
9. Like A Rock
10. The Madman Inside
Not bad. Symphonic power metal with a bit of crunch, unfortunately they suffer from the same dilemma that plagues many bands of their genre: annoying vocals. Lots of noodling to be found by all instrumentalists, and for the most part, it is enjoyable. Fairly strong songwriting skills, I'm sure they'll get better w/ more experience. Now if they could just keep that vocalist in check. One of the better bands on the Sound Riot roster.
Rating: 6.2/10
Papa Josh
