Supposedly, longtime
Seven Witches
leader/guitarist
Jack Frost
predicted that the group's seventh full-length overall would be its heaviest yet. It turns out that
Nostradamus
would have been mighty proud of ol' Mr.
Frost
, as 2007's
Deadly Sins
is one hard-hitting metal platter from beginning to end. And it also turns out to be one of the more thought-provoking
releases yet, as the album appears to be based on
Mahatma Gandhi
's seven deadly sins (as evidenced by such song titles as
"Science,"
"Commerce,"
"Worship,"
"Knowledge,"
"Pleasure,"
"Wealth,"
and
"Politics"
). With former
Watchtower
vocalist
Alan Tecchio
still in tow, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that a healthy amount of technical metal is on display throughout.
is probably the closest listeners will ever come to experiencing a heavy metal tribute to
Gandhi
. Too bad this album wasn't in the can when the acclaimed
movie was released in 1982 -- it would have made for one dandy soundtrack. ~ Greg Prato