Maledictus Seventh Storm

• 1Pirate's Curse06:24
• 2Saudade (English version) (English version)06:38
• 3Sarpanit02:21
• 4Gods Of Babylon06:48
• 5The Reckoning07:13
• 6Inferno Rising07:56
• 7Seventh05:42
• 8My Redemption06:26
• 9Haunted Sea08:16
• 10Saudade (Acoustic English Version) (Acoustic English Version)04:18
• 11Saudade (Acoustic Portuguese Version) (Acoustic Portuguese Version)04:18
• 12Saudade (Portuguese Version) (Portuguese Version)06:41
• Total Runtime01:13:01

Info for Maledictus

The omnipresence of death in the midst of blooming life and creativity is at the centre of Seventh Storm. Being the timekeeper of Portugal’s most important metal band Moonspell for almost 30 years, Mike Gaspar has finally settled on a new outlet with which to celebrate his love for heavy metal, his cultural heritage and his passion for untamed, feral music with roots reaching deep into the fabric of our world. Here we see a hungry band arise that has given their soul for their music. “I wanted to write an album about that fans from all cultures can say ‘this is mine’,” he says of the primary force behind writing “Maledictus”. My dream essentially was to try and bring back a bit of that innocent nineties touch. And to mix traditional Portuguese music with metal.” With influences ranging from Bathory via Samael, Tiamat, Paradise Lost, Fields of the Nephilim, Cradle of Filth and Dead Can Dance to even Van Halen or Mötley Crüe, Seventh storm are only just embarking on a journey across the wild and wondrous waters of heavy metal history. And while not being a concept album, “Maledictus” is tied together by a strong sense of pain and anger, paired with a flickering hope of forgiveness for our lives. Recorded at Dynamix Studios in Lisbon in May and October 2021, with mixing duties handled by icon Tue Madsen, Seventh Storm completed their debut within a year after Mike’s departure from Moonspell – a demonstration of sheer willpower. He remembers: “On the 25 of April of 2021 I announced my new band – the day the Portuguese dictatorship ended back in 1974. We felt it would be a strong message to announce the band on that date.” For him and his band of buccaneers alike, “Maledictus” is a new beginning. “It’s our grand stand,” he says. “This is us showing that not all is lost. That our past was not in vain. We are here to stay!”

Seventh Storm

Seventh Storm
An outfit created in the midst of chaos, erected from an Earth in mourning and the universal struggle to reclaim our humanity. Uncertainty of the collective future remains, but even in darkness there is light. A new challenge emerges from the shadows and a new hope begins to dissipate the pain. A powerful connection that binds us to the universe and a deep desire for spiritual illumination exists within us. We introduce to you – SEVENTH STORM! Five musicians from Portugal who aspire to play music full of emotion and character, fighters seeking a new path in life. Comments drummer and band leader Mike Gaspar (ex-MOONSPELL): “We come together with one goal: to stay strong so that there may be a chance of freedom to come, to never give up even in the most troubling times. Our crusade starts now. May our paths cross, may we one day visit the seven continents and navigate through the seven seas, in the hope of creating the perfect storm – the SEVENTH STORM.“ Don’t miss out on SEVENTH STORM’s promising journey and expect further travel details to be provided very soon…

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