Seven Kingdom "The Fire Is Mine"

Today's album is Seven Kingdom's "The Fire Is Mine". I read an article on Metal Injection yesterday that talked about Game of Thrones-inspired metal, so I thought it would be worth checking out Seven Kingdom. Fantasy metal can either be good (Amon Amarth) or really bad (just about everything else), so I'm a little nervous.

1. "Beyond the Wall". The sound of wind, storms, and crows. No music at all till the end. The cry of a wolf In the book/show, stuff beyond the wall is pretty cool. Ghosts and giants and other weirdos. Good start.

2. "After the Fall". Thrashy start. Female vocals. Pretty clear. Guitars are dancing through silly riffs. I think the lyrics said that "wings will replace these broken legs, which will lead me to my destiny". This song is more punk than metal. It's not the worst. This song is probably referring to the part of the show/book where Bran falls and gets crippled. I didn't really read much of the books. Too tedious. The show is good enough though. "The future of your life isn't always what it seems".  What? Punky metal guitar solo at the end. Kind of corny, but so far it works.

3. "Forever Brave". More of the same. I think they are singing about having a noose on their necks. It's tough to be brave when your about to be hung (hanged?). The lads and ladies in GoT are all pretty brave. And crazy. Forever Crazy. More guitar solo. I smell a formula. Forever guitar solo-y

4. "Flame of Olympus". Thunder is rolling in the sky. Wow, they just whispered "The Power. To Kill" and then opera squealed "COMES FROM WITHIIIIIIIIIN. That was weird.

Here's a picture of the band:

Hey, weird pic guys. Nothing screams fantasy metal like posing on a boring midwesternish dirt road. This picture makes me want to stop listening. From left Tyrion-Jaime-Cersei-Jaime-Tyrion.

5. "Symphony of Stars". The intro makes me think of Saved by the Bell. The episode where the big money businessmen want to drill underneath Bayside because it's sitting on top of oil. Zac foils their plan when he destroys their model school by dumping oil all over it. I think there was a duck covered in oil too. Poor duck. I wish this song was actually about that. The chorus is actually kind of catchy once you get over the cheese and just accept it for what it is. SYMPHONY OF..........STAAAAAAAAAAAARS. More guitar solos. This was a powerful SbtB episode too, btw.

6. "The Fire is Mine". Cool intro. Palm-muting all over the place. "You've fallen from your horse/How I long to see your light (?) again". I'm probably wrong, but I think the lady just said "Fire and blood are my best friends". Aaaaaaand another guitar solo. Too many guitar solos.

7. "Kardia". Uh-oh this sounds like a ballad. Oh god, it's a ballad. I guess the ballad was inevitable. And it is bad.

8. "Fragile Minds Collapse". This one starts off with more of an edge. Glad we didn't get back to back ballads. "I can't escape these feelings anymore". Me neither, singer lady. Seven Kingdoms is not for me. Kind of cool guitar solo at the end of this one. Might be the best guitar solo. Oh man and a bass solo?! Pretty terrible bass solo.

9. "In The Twisted Twilight". Another song. This one happens to be called "In The Twisted Twilight". I think I like the guitars. They are pretty good in this twisted twilight.

10. "A Debt Paid In Steel". The sound of horses. This is a clip from the show. Or maybe the audio book? This is actually pretty great. It has to be the audio book. Might have to get the audio books now. This clip features Jaime Lannister and his missing hand.

11. "The King In The North". This is more of the band and none of the audio book. Need more audio book!

Grade: 2 out of 5 decapitated goats

Top Tracks: 

1. A Debt Paid In Steel
2. After the Fall
3. Fragile Minds Collapse