Some bands let creative standards slip in the wake of losing members, yet
Bury Tomorrow’s first album without founding member and co-vocalist Jason Cameron passes quality control with flying colours.
If 2019’s ‘
Cannibal’ was metalcore’s equivalent of the Mighty Meaty, ‘
The Seventh Sun’ takes a Saturday night standard and livens it up. Incoming guitarist Ed Hartwell and co-vocalist and keyboardist Tom Prendergast inject depth to their flavour profile; stuffing their crust with sweetened synths (‘
Abandon Us’), enriching their sauce with sumptuous string sections (‘
Wrath’), and delivers a defining deep dish vocal base for chorus’ to keep in your mind forever that perfectly compliment Dani Winter-Bates’ distinctive roar (‘
Majesty’, ‘
Heretic’).
Tasting ‘The Seventh Sun’ is a sensory experience, cinematic in its scope. Spearheaded by Kristan Dawson, all 11 slices take you on a sonic journey. ‘
Black Flame’ might’ve bought the bangers, and ‘Cannibal’ the concept, but ‘The Seventh Sun’ is Bury Tomorrow bringing it altogether. Tied into this is a lyrical call-to-arms to understand the chaos of the world around us, and the consequences and responsibilities of our actions. Just like a hearty pizza, lines like “to live is no curse, it is the knowledge we are slaves” linger long in your memory, transforming your thoughts.
