SEVENTH STORM announce first studio album ‘Maledictus’ for August 12th, 2022!

 

Being the timekeeper of Portugal’s most important metal band MOONSPELL for nearly 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. Now barely a year after announcing their inception, SEVENTH STORM will unleash their debut album “Maledictus” on August 12th, 2022 via Atomic Fire Records.

 

The omnipresence of death in the midst of blooming life and creativity is at the centre of the band. Here we see a hungry combo arise that has given their soul for their music. “My dream essentially was to try and bring back a bit of that innocent nineties touch. And to mix traditional Portuguese music with metal”, Gaspar explains.

 

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 a concept album, “Maledictus” – graced by an atmospheric painting from Victor Costa – is tied together by a strong sense of pain and anger, paired with a flickering hope of forgiveness for our lives.