Up to now in their career, Seventh Station have produced two full-length releases, with a third one coming out later this year through their newly signed label Layered Reality Productions. The band is basically built up around the guitarist and founding member, Dmitry Alperovich, who showcased a wide range of skills on his instrument during the whole show. He was not the only one, as other band members delivered at a high level as well. Vocalist Davidavi Dolev, also a member of Subterranean Masquerade, portrayed his capabilities in many different ways, from powerful cleans, occasional gutturals and screams to spoken words in different languages. An intriguing element was also when the drummer performed a couple of song parts on marimba, a larger xylophone-like instrument originating from Africa. All in all, there was a fair share of shifts and solos contributed from everyone, making this exploration even more unpredictable throughout the whole show.
Although labelled as a progressive metal group, and at its core it is, Seventh Station’s music is doubtlessly much more than that. There is quite a lot of experimenting, especially, as they pointed out themselves, in connection with the classic music. They rely heavily on the latter as one of the main inspirations when producing new compositions. Music-wise, it might not be something I would enjoy in full; nonetheless, I was certainly overwhelmed with the overall performance by Seventh Station, and can ultimately confirm that I’ve experienced a very well-executed “blind date”. Quite a journey, a rewarding one.
