Seventh Seal is a Norway Metal band that actually started out as Revelation in 1985. They recorded a couple demo’s which lead to a contract with CNR records. The band hit the studio and started recording this album. Along the way it was discovered that there was another band on the label using the name Revelation so a name change was in order and they went with Seventh Seal. Now this is where this get a little odd. Apparently CNR records would not release the album and judging from the production quality it doesn’t look like they put any money into the album. I’m not saying the production is bad but it’s not record company funded good. That said I think I actually prefer the raw feel of the production, it really suits the band. So in the end the band released the album themselves but unfortunately all the drama took a toll on the band and they split before they were able to tour in support of the album.
Tracklist
1 – Messengers Of Love – 5:00
2 – Fantasy – 2:13
3 – Revelation – God Has The Power – 4:46
4 – Your Love – 6:00
5 – Free – 3:22
6 – Sparkling Diamond – 4:21
7 – The Seventh Seal – 1:28
8 – Visions Of Tomorrow – 4:22
9 – Born Again – 4:40
10 – Break Out – 4:39
11 – Eternal Love – 3:58
12 – The Calling – 4:41
Credits
Art Direction – Aud Vikor, Dynamo Krohg, Marianne Thulin
Backing Vocals – Trygve Hanssen
Concept By [Cover Concept] – Jan Rustad
Drums, Percussion – Trygve Hanssen
Engineer – Jan Egil Lovbak
Keyboards – Sjur Lundstein
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass – Geir Knutsen
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass [Fretted & Fretless Bass], Backing Vocals – Geir T. Ugland
Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Mark Bjorvand
Photography By – Fin Serck-Hanssen
Remastered By [Digitally] – Rob Colwell
Voice – Roger Avenstrup
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Loud Level Studio
Published By – Frost Music
Drabløs didn’t play on this album. He was a new member after the recording.
The Cassette and the CD re-release list him. The original CD does not. Obviously you would know so I have corrected it.
Løvbak was the recording engineer.
The reason CNR didn’t release it was because the head of the Norwegian part of CNR embezzled a lot of money, which led to the the Norwegian part of the label filing for bankruptcy. Jan Egil Løvbak bought the production from the “estate”. He released it, but didn’t really have the funds for any kind of publicity.
The band broke up partly because of these problems, and partly because of differing views on the musical direction we were headed in.
Thanks for the info and thanks for the music 🙂