Seventh Wonder
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 Seventh Wonder live in 2012 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive metal |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.seventhwonder.se/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Andreas Blomqvist | |
| Johan Liefvendahl | |
| Tommy Karevik | |
| Andreas "Kyrt" Söderin | |
| Stefan Norgren | |
| former members | |
singing |
Ola Halén |
singing |
Andi Kravljaca |
Drums |
Johnny Sandin |
Seventh Wonder is a Swedish progressive metal band that was formed in Stockholm in 2000 .
history
The band was founded in 2000 by bassist Andreas Blomqvist, electric guitarist Johan Liefvendahl and drummer Johnny Sandin after their previous band project had split up. At the end of 2000, keyboard player Andreas Kyrt Söderin joined the band as a further member. With Seventh Wonder (2001) and Temple in the Storm (2003) the band recorded two demos in the following years. In the following years there were some line-up changes. Ola Halén from the power metal band Insania was for a time the singer of the band.
The longest member of the band was Andi Kravljaca (ex-Heave, Elsesphere). With this, the debut album Become was released in 2005 after the band had reached a contract with the Finnish label Lion Music. Shortly after the recordings, the band separated from singer Kravljaca again. With Tommy Karevik (ex-Vindictiv) the band found a new singer in 2005.
The second album Waiting in the Wings was released the following year. It was mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen . In 2007 Seventh Wonder played concerts all over Europe and wrote new material for the next album. The third album, called Mercy Falls , was released in 2008.
After another tour of Europe, the band released their next album The Great Escape in 2010. On June 22, 2012, Tommy Karevik was announced as the successor to Roy Khan as the lead singer of Kamelot . Karevik supported Kamelot back in 2011 on the European tour as a background singer. At each of the concerts he was allowed to take on one title as lead singer. Karevik announced on the same day that he would still not leave Seventh Wonder and continue to support the band.
The album Tiara was released on October 12, 2018 .
style
Characteristic for the band is the high technical level of play, especially that of the electric bass. The works are melodic with clear vocals. The numerous tempo changes in the pieces are also style-defining.
Discography
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Demos
- Seventh Wonder (2001, self-published)
- Temple in the Storm (2003, self-published)
EPs
- Tiara (Acoustic) (2019, Frontiers Records)
Albums
- Become (2005, Lion Music)
- Waiting in the Wings (2006, Lion Music)
- Mercy Falls (2008, Lion Music)
- The Great Escape (2010, Lion Music)
- Tiara (2018, Frontiers Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Malcolm: Seventh Wonder - Become review .
- ↑ Seventh Wonder .
- ^ Brian Rademacher: Seventh Wonder - Waiting in the Wings CD Review .
- ^ Andreas: Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls - Review .
- ↑ Dark Lord: SEVENTH WONDER - The Great Escape (CD) .
- ↑ Kamelot : Kamelot reveals new vocalist. In: Kamelot.com. June 22, 2012, accessed June 22, 2012 .
- ↑ Seventh Wonder: Karevik does not leave Seventh Wonder. (No longer available online.) In: Seventhwonder.nu. June 22, 2012, archived from the original on June 26, 2012 ; accessed on June 22, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Seventh Wonder - Tiara review - Metal Storm. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Scott Jessup: Seventh Wonder: Mercy Falls .
- ↑ Seventh Wonder in the Swiss hit parade
