Kill the Flaw – This record was solid but I thought it felt a little boring and it just didn’t do it for me. I always thought “Feed” and “Suffer” were highlights here, while “Deathstar”, “Confessions of Hatred”, and “Alpha” were face rippers, but the rest of the album, to me, was not memorable.Ĩ. Alpha – Lots of chugging on this and very heavy, but that doesn’t make it the best. It was more consistent and mature sounding (I’ll attribute that to their work with producer Johnny K), but not an album I have to listen to over and over.ħ. I believe this album outperformed all three prior releases but did not top their earlier work. Cold Day Memory – When Clint Lowery came back to the band in 08, the expectations were extremely high. Very raw sound here and some glimpses of masterful songwriting are evident, but to me, things always felt a little disjointed on the latter half of this album.Ħ. Sevendust – Their debut release had some good moments with “Black” and “Bitch”, however I always felt that things tapered off a bit after about the first 4 tracks. “Enemy”, “Seasons”, and “Face to Face” are extremely strong tracks.ĥ. However, years later, this album still fits very well in the 7D body of work. Seasons – Some Sevendust die-hard fans lost faith in the band with the release of Seasons because of a more radio-friendly sound. I felt that they maintained a great balance of style on this record, with “Till Death” among their heaviest tracks ever, coupled with an impressive acoustic/ballad in “Got a Feeling”.Ĥ. “Decay” was a good lead track, while “Faithless” and “Black out the Sun” are examples of strong songwriting. Black Out the Sun – I think this is the band’s best work after Clint Lowery returned. The two featured tracks, “Licking Cream” and “Bender” are probably the best guest vocals they've had.ģ. “Denial”, “Waffle”, and “Rumble Fish” were all monster tracks while one of my personal favorites, “Crumbled”, had an absolutely crushing bass tone. Not many bands were doing that back in 1999. They came out of the gate with the title track “Home”, which had guitars tuned down to G#. Home – In my opinion, their heaviest record. Still sounds great 15 years after release.Ģ. The latter half of the album has some highly underrated tracks like “Shine” and “Damaged” which are gripping lyrically. Having “Praise” and “Angel’s Son”, two of the bands biggest singles, gives the album instant credibility. Drums and guitar tone are phenomenal on this record. Animosity – I think this album captures the essence of 7D the best. They have 10 albums at this point and have another on the way, so it’s a perfect time to rank ‘em. The thick heavy low end of their sound combined with their ability to keep it musical and melodic has been the reason they’ve been my favorite band ever since. I heard Denial on the radio in ’99 and something just immediately clicked for me with this band.
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