{"id":48696,"date":"2015-03-16T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=48696"},"modified":"2015-03-16T17:45:40","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:45:40","slug":"chastain-the-7th-of-never-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/chastain-the-7th-of-never-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Chastain | The 7th of Never<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Chastain\"Originally released in 1987, The 7th of Never<\/em> was the third studio album from Chastain, the band formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain and featuring powerhouse female vocalist Leather Leone. This was also the first album Chastain released on his own Leviathan record label.<\/p>\n

The 7th of Never<\/em> is arguably the best of the early Chastain albums. Chastain and Leone paired well right from the start, but by the third album they really seemed to have the perfect chemistry. Chastain\u2019s jaw-dropping shredding and Leone\u2019s thundering vocals (reminiscent of David Wayne and Mike Howe) made for an album with plenty of impact. The fact that the songs were so well written is just as important, and is something that not a lot of the \u201cshredders\u201d of the time could pull off. There\u2019s way more than flashy solos here. \u201cWe Must Carry On\u201d and \u201cThe Wicked Are Restless\u201d in particular are just classic heavy metal anthems, and \u201cIt\u2019s Too Late For Yesterday\u201d and \u201cTake Me Back in Time\u201d are just as powerful.<\/p>\n

The 7th of Never<\/em> is an essential Chastain album, and is perhaps the perfect example of the \u201cshred guitar\u201d sound of that era. It\u2019s definitely an album that fans of Racer X, Yngwie Malmsteen and Apocrypha will love, but beyond the guitar heroics, this is an album that fans of early Metal Church, Vicious Rumors and Savatage really ought to hear.<\/p>\n

Edition Notes: The 7th of Never<\/em> has been reissued a couple of times before, but much like they did with their reissue of For Those Who Dare<\/em> a few years back, the folks at Divebomb really treated the album right. The album was newly remastered from the original album mixes, and sounds absolutely incredible. It also features a pair of instrumental versions as bonus tracks, and liner notes that are just loaded with lyrics, vintage photos and a new interview with Chastain and Leone. Even if you already own a copy of The 7th of Never, this makes for an worthwhile upgrade. It\u2019s limited to 1000 copies though, and won\u2019t be available digitally.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nDavid T. Chastain (g)
\nLeather Leone (v)
\nKen Mary (d)
\nMike Skimmerhorn (b)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tWe Must Carry On
\n2.\tParadise
\n3.\tIt\u2019s Too Late For Yesterday
\n4.\t827
\n5.\tThe Wicked Are Restless
\n6.\tThe 7th of Never
\n7.\tTake Me Back in Time
\n8.\tFeel His Magic
\n9.\tForevermore
\n10.\tIt\u2019s Too Late For Yesterday (instrumental)
\n11.\tThe 7th of Never (instrumental)<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.chastainmetal.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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