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Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls



8.6 | 286 votes |
Release date: 12 September 2008
Style: Progressive metal

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01. A New Beginning
02. There And Back (Overture)
03. Welcome To Mercy Falls
04. Unbreakable
05. Tears For A Father
06. A Day Away
07. Tears For A Son
08. Paradise
09. Fall In Line
10. Break The Silence
11. Hide And Seek
12. Destiny Calls
13. One Last Goodbye
14. Back In Time
15. The Black Parade

Top 20 albums of 2008: 8

Guest review by
Milena
Rating:
9.7
This album hasn't got a review yet? Seriously, what are prog fans doing on this forum, are they asleep or something? The only thing that separates this album from a cult classic status is its release date.

The concept follows a short period of life of a man who's in a coma. He's dreaming of a town called Mercy Falls, which serves as a metaphor for his subconscious mind. Meanwhile, the actions of his family and the people taking care of him have an impact of what he sees in his sleep - a terrible storm hits Mercy Falls just as the doctors are working on a new procedure which involves the blood of his son... Fifteen songs may seem a bit long, but the story is worth it - it passed in the blink of an eye while I was waiting to discover what caused the dreadful storm and what got him in a coma in the first place.

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published 06.03.2011 | Comments (20)

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06.07.2012 - 05:58
Rating: 10
R Lewis

I don't usually rate something 10, but this album totally deserves it. How is it possible that only the news about Tommy Karevik and Kamelot made me know this awesome band?
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06.07.2012 - 17:59
Rating: 9
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
A very strong concept album indeed. Everyone should check it out asap!
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08.07.2012 - 22:23
Rating: 9
Guardian

Pretty awesome band. The strange thing, though, is how cheerful tunes contrast with dark and somewhat decadent lyrics. Listen to "Unbreakable" for example.
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06.09.2012 - 15:38
Fredd
Account deleted
Reminds me of [i]The Human Equation{/i], which is always an awesome thing.
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07.09.2012 - 03:25
Rating: 6
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Pretty ho-hum prog release to me. Nothing genre bending.
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13.02.2013 - 16:29
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Ok, i thought "The Great Escape" was absolutely marvelous...then i heard that
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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29.03.2013 - 23:10
Nemo Atkins

Normally, I'm not into prog metal. At all. So, you'd expect me to dislike this, right? Wrong: I actually really enjoy listening to this, as it has some incredible tracks on it and even the stuff I don't like as much is held together perfectly thanks to Tommy Karevik's fantastic vocals. I honestly would struggle to have anything seriously negative about this album!
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26.06.2015 - 10:15
Rating: 9
FYA
Destroyer
Just like Nemo - I'm not usually intro straight prog metal, but this record...damn, it's so good! Keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, vocals! Everything fit really good.
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27.06.2015 - 05:03
Rating: 9
JÄY
Metal slave
No matter where you're frooooooom, this is your home!!
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06.01.2017 - 21:15
Rating: 7
Ruchesko

Flows very well, but the woeful dialogue segments make Operation Mindcrime look like War of the Worlds...
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24.07.2018 - 13:51
Rating: 4
metalriff

Awfully cheesy and cringy album.
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25.07.2018 - 16:35
Rating: 8
musclassia

Just wrapping up another listen of this album, probably my 5th or 6th over the past year, and I still can't say for certain if I really like it or not. I think if I listen to any 30-second snippet from the album it sounds like I should like, but it's perhaps a bit short on memorable hooks to pull all of the components together? Still hovering on a 7-8 score. Hide And Seek continues to be the most memorable song on the album
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25.08.2018 - 20:57
Rating: 8
JealousDurian

I love concept albums and Kamelot happens to be full of that. Like many people, I listened Seventh Wonder's discography because I knew this as the other band of Tommy Karevik. There's a lot of good things but I don't know, I find them a bit green. I think a few albums to mature their music would be good and Mercy Falls is a good step in that direction. I'll keep an eye on them.
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13.11.2018 - 02:54
Azarath
Free as a.. Fish
Finally got around to listening to this yesterday.

It was okay... a bit busy.
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13.11.2018 - 03:08
Rating: 9
tominator
At best deranged
Written by Azarath on 13.11.2018 at 02:54

Finally got around to listening to this yesterday.

It was okay... a bit busy.


I needed a couple of listens before I really loved it. Might be the same for you
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15.11.2018 - 00:07
Azarath
Free as a.. Fish
Written by tominator on 13.11.2018 at 03:08

I needed a couple of listens before I really loved it. Might be the same for you

Of course, music like this usually needs a couple of listens to sink in. I'll come back to it, since there was plenty to like. I've heard "The Great Escape" before and wasn't too fond of Karevik's vocal histrionics. On Mercy Falls the band just strikes me as being too... hyper.

Calm down and let the songs breathe!
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15.11.2018 - 02:22
Rating: 9
tominator
At best deranged
Written by Azarath on 15.11.2018 at 00:07

Calm down and let the songs breathe!


Haha. Yeah I can understand that sentiment. Especially the first few listens are overwhelming. Me personally I kinda like that extra energy that they brought on this record.
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05.02.2024 - 08:18
Rating: 8
24emd
Theory Snob
I actually strongly dislike "The Black Parade". It's just an average and anticlimactic conclusion after "One Last Goodbye". The turning back time would be the perfect full circle way to end this, with the phone call and car crash explaining why it all happened. Super close to being a 9.
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