Year : 2016 Style : Thrash Metal , Speed Metal Country : Germany Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 101 mb
Bio:
SEPTAGON play US influenced Speed/Thrash Metal with power and melody.Five long time active musicians (Atlantean Kodex, Lanfear etc.) who are old enough to know which way the wind blows! The debut album “Deadhead Syndicate“ should be available later this year.
Album:
When I discovered that Markus Becker, the singer of Atlantean Kodex (one of my favorite current bands) also used his pipes in this band, I had to check it out. Compared to the classy epic doom/heavy metal of his other band, Septagon (awesome name) plays an awesome mix of speed metal, some power and heavy metal and sprinkles of thrash. His clean voice fits the distinctive style like a glove and he’s not overused, he’s such a great singer and he’s showcasing all his versatility with this record.It’s technical with lots of expertly played guitar solos with a semi neoclassical vibe, it’s also intense as hell but knows when to slow things down and give us the time to catch our breath (listen to “Henchman of Darkness”). The songs are loaded with stuff, the four songs ranging to five to six minutes give us a lot of ideas to chew on.Like many thrash bands, they took the social issue approach for their lyrics like the 1984 themed track “Unwanted Company”, they’re not too dissimilar from Anthrax (check out the last track “Secret Silver Panorama Machine” or Megadeth on that front.
Line Up:
Markus Becker - Vocals - See also: Atlantean Kodex, ex-Seldom Refuse Stef Binnig-Gollub - Guitars Markus "Ulle" Ullrich - Guitars - See also: A Cosmic Trail, Lanfear, Them Alexander Palma - Bass - See also: A Cosmic Trail, ex-Luna Field, Dysembrioma, ex-Disinfect, ex-Lanfear, ex-Majesty, ex-My Darkest Hate, ex-Belphegor (live) Jürgen "General" Schrank - Drums - See also: Lanfear
Tracklist:
01. Ignite the Apocalypse 01:18 instrumental 02. Revolt Against the Revolution 05:57 03. Exit... Gunfire 03:36 04. Ripper 05:16 05. Septagon Conspiracy 06:31 06. Henchman of Darkness 02:51 07. Deadhead Syndicate 05:47 08. Unwanted Company 04:39 09. Secret Silver Panorama Machine 03:38
Year : 2021 Style : Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal Country : Germany Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 105 mb
Bio:
SEPTAGON play US influenced Speed/Thrash Metal with power and melody.Five long time active musicians (Atlantean Kodex, THEM, Lanfear etc.) who are old enough to know which way the wind blows!The debut album “Deadhead Syndicate“ was released through Cruz Del Sur Music in 2016 and received fantastic reviews worldwide.After several club shows and festival appearances SEPTAGON released their sophomore album „Apocalyptic Rhymes“ in November 2018.In January 2019 Daniel Buld (ex-Paradox, Hatred) joined the band on drums.SEPTAGON signed With Massacre Records in late 2020 and are currently working on the new album "We Only Die Once" which will be released in 2021.
Album:
SEPTAGON play an exuberant and high-flying brand of Power/Thrash Metal, having showcased their penchant for cutting riffs and soaring vocals on their two previous albums. The clarity of every element makes the subtleties of every verse, chorus, or breakdown riff readily apparent. The vocal talents of Markus Becker lend a punchy yet melodic attack to the music. The songs also flow very well into one another; but for the second of silence between tracks, it would be easy to see “The Rant” as a continuation of “Demon Divine”. They both have the same sort of tight, driving attack in the rhythm section and riffing, and the vocals don’t change much either, retaining their passion and force.Markus Becker proves his versatility on “How to Kill the Boogeyman”, which opens with soft, lilting arpeggios and ballad-like crooning vocals before transitioning into the same strident march as the rest of the album. The riffs are heavily influenced by bands like IRON MAIDEN and early HELLOWEEN; which means they are full of gallops and chugging low notes punctuated by chord stabs. There is a heavier emphasis on the Power Metal than the Thrash Metal side of things I feel, especially with the cleaner vocal style. Unfortunately, this is one of those bands where it is apparent that vocals and lyrics are two quite different things. The band writes a lot of clichéd and at times noticeably cheesy lines, which could always be a sign of them having fun with their art, and that’s a great thing. But when that sort of heavy-handed lyricism persists across an entire album, it wears thin shortly. It’s a matter of taste, just like everything—there are people who think Dave Mustaine is a brilliant lyricist after all.Most guitar-driven Power Metal is strongly reliant on impressive and memorable lead moments, whether they be solos or dual guitar harmonies, and We Only Die Once is no exception. There is at least one of these on every song, and the playing is never mindless. There are rapid arpeggio flurries and wailing bends flowing into and out of one another with emotion enough to silence anyone who thinks of metal as ‘bland showboating’. Tracks like “Vendetta” and “Head Held High” exemplify this melodic approach to lead work. As the longest song on the album, “Gardens of Madness” has plenty of space allocated to this as well.The types of riffs present on the songs never changes as the album progresses; and that holds true for every instrument. Barring the odd intro or post-chorus or what have you, all the songs on We Only Die Once boil down to similar permutations of galloping and stomping power chord (sometimes pedal-tone) riffs. The biggest exception in this regard is “Gardens of Madness”, which has a lengthy middle section that explores and develops new melodic ideas. For the first few songs, there’s no issue with the band’s singular approach to riff writing, but once you pass the halfway mark it begins to feel formulaic and stale. That said, what diversity there is appears towards the end of the album, with the aforementioned “Gardens of Madness” and “Decision Day”’s arpeggiated interjections between riffs. The bass fills between the intro riff of “Strange Times” are a nice touch as well, as is the aptly alien melody line the guitar plays. The shimmering prechorus in “Strange Times” is almost psychedelic. Though the band may have gotten a little more creative writing the music, their lyrics remain of the cringily obvious variety.The album would have best ended with “Strange Times” in my opinion, as “Ekke Nekkepen” is another collection of generic riffs that any Power/Thrash Metal band might have written. Its saving grace is the solo, which is admittedly charged with adrenaline. I think this is a solid album written in the vein of classic Power/Thrash Metal that suffers from what is either a lack of ideas or a willingness to change a few notes and call it a different riff. With more diversification I think SEPTAGON has the musical ability to craft a longer-lasting piece of metal history, but We Only Die Once is not that piece.
Line Up:
Markus Becker - Vocals - See also: Atlantean Kodex, ex-Seldom Refuse Alexander Palma - Bass - See also: A Cosmic Trail, ex-Luna Field, Dysembrioma, ex-Disinfect, ex-Lanfear, ex-Majesty, ex-My Darkest Hate, ex-Belphegor (live) Stef Binnig-Gollub - Guitars Markus "Ulle" Ullrich - Guitars - See also: A Cosmic Trail, Lanfear, Them Daniel Buld - Drums (ex-Brain Damage, ex-Paradox, ex-Terrible Old Man, ex-Hatred, ex-L.O.W.)
Tracklist:
01. Demon Divine 02. The Rant 03. How To Kill The Boogeyman 04. We Only Die Once 05. Vendetta 06. Head Held High 07. Gardens Of Madness 08. Decision Day 09. Strange Times 10. Ekke Nekkepenn
