Bury Tomorrow — The Seventh Sun — Album Review
Metalcore | Rock | Metal
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As far as metalcore bands go, they are definitely the kind to have played a part in my musical teenhood more than anything. However, one band of this genre that I have stuck to in recent memory would be none other than Southampton-formed six-piece Bury Tomorrow.
With the release of their 2018 album Black Flame, the fifth in the band’s discography, I found myself becoming a swift fan of their brutal yet melodic sound. The combination of vocals and epic musicality that the band have been championed for as long as I’ve listened to them definitely helped them stand out, and in turn helped Black Flame to become the reason I enjoy the band so much still today.
Obviously, my enjoyment did continue through Bury Tomorrow’s following album, titled Cannibal, and released in 2020. However, that album did show signs of the band bringing through a more streamlined metalcore sound, for better or for worse.
Similar thoughts towards Bury Tomorrow and the more conventional aspects of their sound were felt by myself in the lead-up to the band’s brand new album, which has been given the name The Seventh Sun. The lead-up in question was filled in by a good handful of teaser tracks, including “Abandon Us”, “Boltcutter”, “Begin Again”, and my personal favourite of the teasers, “Heretic”. I personally think what made that latter track stand out more to me was the more epic and explosive presence that it had, which felt more reminiscent of the elements of Black Flame that I really enjoyed.
When the time finally came around for the full album to be released, my first impression of The Seventh Sun leaned more towards the idea that the band wanted to try out streamlining their musical style again. And in some cases, I feel that served as a double-edged sword.
While many of the tracks in the album’s earlier half clearly felt festival-ready and easy to engage with, It did feel in some cases like the band wanted to strip things down to make pure metalcore tracks and not much more.
But somehow, the part of the album in which the aforementioned “Heretic” was placed, and all of the three tracks that followed afterwards, were exactly what I was hoping for from a new Bury Tomorrow to bring to the table. In other words, that last third of the album had epicness in spades.
While the segments of the album before this certainly don’t shy away from expressing the band’s raw musical talent, I felt they that both the approach and the sense of engagement felt far stronger in the final acts of The Seventh Sun.
I would still happily say that this album still stands above Cannibal (which, by it’s own right, was a pretty damn good album as well), by virtue of its more epic moments. Going forward, I can only hope to hear more of that kind of sound, which in turn really shows listeners who the band is, and the amazing feats they are truly capable of.
Favourite Tracks: Heretic | Recovery? | Care | The Carcass King
Least Favourite Track: Wrath
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