Founded by the Valeta brothers, ’77 (pronounced Seventy Seven) reflects the ideology and musical concept of the Seventies, an era they artistically and aesthetically feel comfortable with and truly at home. Over the past years ’77 didn’t just make a name for themselves with their studio recordings, but particularly with their high energy live shows ...

Authors: shayne

_{Usually my first full listen to a new album happens when I’m sitting at my desk in work early in the morning or on the bus home, listening to my iPod whilst I browse social media on my phone! Probably not ideal, but those are the realities!  Anyway; sometimes an album, or at least some of the tracks, will just register instantly and I’ll think wow! Sometimes, that reaction is a little more slow burning and comes on the second or third listen. Sometimes, it just never happens! I’ll be honest and say that “Seven Sins”, the new release by Stormzone via Metal Nation Records on 3rd August, falls into that second category. I’m no expert on music, but maybe that reflects the band’s own comments that the album is a “little darker, deeper and more extensive” than normal and it takes a little more focus to appreciate how good it is! Whatever the reason, I’m now on my fifth or sixth play through the album, all the tracks are now firmly engrained in my head and that “wow” reaction happened several plays ago! No-one who has supported the band will need me to tell them that they should buy the album, but I will anyway!}

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