Seventh Avenue - Terium

I saw that this was just released, but I have had a hard time finding it for a good price. Well, I found it! I just ordered it HERE for only $14.00 plus $3 for s/h. A total of $17! I couldn't find this thing for less than $22 before, and that didn't include s/h. I can't wait to get my hands on this thing!

You won't be disappointed! (I guess you knew I was gonna say that!)

1. "Under the Surface"
2. "Crowd In The Dark"
3. "Terium"
4. "Authorities"
5. "Future's Dawn"
6. "Brigther than the Sun"
7. "Needs"
8. "Two Masters"
9. "Hands of the King"
10. "Priests and Servants"
11. "Trail of Blood"
12. "Betrayal"
13. "Way to the Stars"
14. "Innocence"
15. "New Era"

Tracks in bold are my favourites (at the moment) with Way To The Stars being very very catchy! Actually I'd give them all 10/10 apart from Trail of Blood and Two Masters, which would both get 9/10.

The last 4 tracks work really really well together.

Fundy

Thanks for the link FOJ! I have been looking all over for this cd also.

May I ask how long the songs are? Have they discovered the power of a big hook yet?

The longest is 6:00 and outside the intro, the shortest is 4:19. I'll let Fundy answer the hooks as he's listened far more than I have.

This is the album to have from them if you were to pick one. You may like the sci-fi imagery as well. Fundy posted the story behind each song.

I guess it's all down to the individual, but I find Way To The Stars to have some excellent hooks in it. It's a pity that it's not one of the samples you can listen to.

I love bridges in songs (gives an extra dimension) and lots of SA's songs have them. Terium and Way To The Stars have excellent bridges in them.

The songs aren't too long (I've always found anything past 7 minutes sends me to sleep) as alot of them are in the 5 ish minute catagory.

I don't like concept albums generally, but this works well as all the songs seem to have a connection with Christ (albeit in a sci fi kind of way). I think people who like Christian lyrics in music will be happy with how SA has done it.

Fundy

p.s. I listened to it at least 3 times all the way through today!

I have not been interested in a Seventh Avenue album before; but the samples I heard from this new one sound far more to my liking than anything before. I think its worth a shot.

I'm hoping this shows up at some other distros as well. (Cdbaby anyone?) The samples sound really good to me.

I didn't realize these guys were that old...

I'm officially annoyed. I like to order at least 3 or 4 discs when I place an order. I cant find this disc anywhere in the US except for one punk rock distro.

If you mean Interpunk, that's where I ordered mine from. Unfortunately, much to my aggravation, they said nothing on their web listing for this album that it would not be in stock until April 25. I only found that out AFTER I ordered. Not cool. However, it will still be much cheaper than anywhere else I found it here in the US, so I'll wait. Truth is, I probably still would have ordered it from them; but I would have appreciated knowing the delay before I ordered.

Follower of Jesus wrote:

If you mean Interpunk, that's where I ordered mine from. Unfortunately, much to my aggravation, they said nothing on their web listing for this album that it would not be in stock until April 25. I only found that out AFTER I ordered. Not cool. However, it will still be much cheaper than anywhere else I found it here in the US, so I'll wait. Truth is, I probably still would have ordered it from them; but I would have appreciated knowing the delay before I ordered.

I found that out too... I was about to order and saw it would not be in stock for awhile. I have never ordered from them before so i didnt place the order. I guess I will wait for it to come available somewhere else..

Alex

I'm starting to type the lyrics up for my website..........

Here's NEW ERA, so you guys can see what the style is like (remember sci fi christian!)

NEW ERA
None on the roads. No one is out there.
Rioda's like dead. Completely deserted.
Two women only. Searching for comfort.
Where is the saviour why had he to die just why, tell me why.

Men sitting there. Seemed to be waiting.
Like angels they are. Speaking to women.
He is not here. Why do you seek him
between the dead. Already risen by now.

REFRAIN
As the prophets said.
Would be put to death.
But he'll rise again.
He's the saviour of all.
End the reign of death.
Reject Terium.
Returns glorious.
Lay the foundations for the new era.

Disciples are down. No one could cheer up.
Three days he is dead. Only mistake?
He comes to them. Standing among them.
Giving them hope. Cause they will paving the way for new era

REFRAIN
As the prophets said.
Would be put to death.
But he'll rise again.
He's the saviour of all.
End the reign of death.
Reject Terium.
Returns glorious.
Lay the foundations for the new era.

BRIDGE
Slowly they grasp things they've heard times before.
Open the door spread the good news outside.
There is more to see
than Teriums lie.
Cause the time has come
that the saviour will start his reign.

REFRAIN
As the prophets said.
Would be put to death.
But he'll rise again.
He's the saviour of all.
End the reign of death.
Reject Terium.
Returns glorious.
Lay the foundations for the new era.

i found the new SA on Nokternal Hemizphear http://www.nhmetal.com/ and ordered it from there. They are in the U.S. and actually have it in stock

Now I am eagerly awaiting its arrival!!

Alex

Yes, I just placed an order at Nokternal Hemizphear as well.

Wow , what an odd little distro. I assumed because of the wacky name that it was somewhere overseas. Just ordered Oratorio - Redemption and the new Seventh Avenue.

On a side note. I think I've completely given up at having 1 single distro have everything I want. It seems there is always a cd missing from my mega order I'm compiling.

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On a side note. I think I've completely given up at having 1 single distro have everything I want.

Yeah......I did that years ago.


I used to do a lot of business with a couple of distros. I probably did--literally--90% of my online CD ordering at 2 places. Then about 2003 I just started to *branch out* because those 2 distros just did not meet either my needs or desires any longer. At this date I spread my $$$$ around in a big, big way. Just no other way to do it anymore IMO. At least for me.


You'll get used to spreading the $$$$ around. One does what ones needs to do for the music.

Dynamis said:

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I just placed an order at Nokternal Hemizphear as well

I've ordered from him several times before. I'll (probably) be ordering from him a lot in the future.

Uh oh....I think I got suckered. I got my copy today and its very much in the same vein as past Seventh Avenue albums. Speedy Euro power metal. Drat.

I'll have to give it a few spins to see if it grows on me; but on first listen, I doubt this will get much play from me in the future.

I'm sorry you don't like it, FOJ. I absolutely loved Eternals, and to me Terium is better. I think Herbie's vocals have improved and Mikes lyrics are also much better. I'm still playing it nearly every day.

Fundy

This one is growing on me. I really like "Crowd in the Dark".

It sounded better today than yesterday. Time will tell.

I remember it taking half a dozen listens before "Eternals" grew on me. But then it was stuck there for good, kind of like a pleasant fungus you just can't seem to remove.

"Pleasant" and "fungus"

Now there's two words that I've never heard together (before today!!!)



Fundy