American symphonic metal band Seven Spires has shared “Architect of Creation,” the second single from its upcoming album “A Fortress Called Home” (June 21, 2024, Frontiers Music Srl; pre-order here). Watch the music video below.
“’Architect of Creation’ is a bombastic romp through many of our favorite genres,” frontwoman Adrienne Cowan said. “On the spectrum from ‘mania to nothing’, this falls heavily on the mania side. But the true joy for me was in the arrangements—painting that world as the scenery of my soul!—and frolicking through them with Devin Townsend-inspired clean vocal stacks and Shagrath-y storytelling harsh vocals.”
Guitarist Jack Kosto said: “Those of you who have been with us since ‘Solveig’ will recognize the horned mask from the cover of that album in this video! Funny enough, during the multi-day shooting process, our rental car was broken into and the mask (along with the rest of all of our stuff) was stolen! We managed to recover it with only a few hours left on the last day of the shoot, and it’s crazy that this important visual piece of Spires history was almost lost to time over a freaking car. If you’re interested in the full story, it’s posted on our Patreon.”\
“A Fortress Called Home,” Seven Spires’ fourth studio album, is the follow-up to ‘2021’s “Gods of Debauchery.”
“I visited the void twice while writing this album,” Cowan said. “I don’t know which begat the other. It’s ugly. I love it and I hate it, and I think it’s our best work yet.”
Kosto produced, mixed and mastered the album. “If our previous albums have intended to take you on an emotional journey of our design, this album forces you to confront the one of your own making,” he said. “Good luck and enjoy!”
“A Fortress Called Home” track list:
1. A Fortress Called Home
2. Songs Upon Wine-Stained Tongues
3. Almosttown
4. Impossible Tower
5. Love’s Souvenir
6. Architect of Creation
7. Portrait of Us
8. Emerald Necklace
9. Where Sorrows Bear My Name
10. No Place for Us
11. House of Lies
12. The Old Hurt of Being Left Behind
Seven Spires’ upcoming touring schedule includes four North American shows as direct support for Kamelot with Ad Infinitum in April, a headline set at Mile High Power Fest in Denver, Colorado, in August, and its first-ever headlining Japanese tour with Lords of the Trident in December. More information is available here.
Seven Spires tour dates:
with Kamelot and Ad Infinitum
04/25 – Baltimore, MD, Rams Head Live!
04/26 – Huntington, NY, The Paramount
04/27 – Boston, MA, Big Night Live
04/28 – Quebec City, QC, Théâtre Capitole
Mile High Power Fest 2024
08/24 – Denver, CO, The Oriental Theater
Japanese headline dates (with Lords of the Trident)
12/5 – Sendai
12/6 – Tokyo
12/7 – Yokohama
12/8 – Nagoya
12/12 – Kyoto
12/13 – Osaka
12/14 – Hiroshima
12/15 – Fukuoka
Seven Spires formed in 2013 at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band’s touring history includes North America with Eluveitie and Omnium Gatherum in 2023; Europe with Twilight Force and Silver Bullet in 2023; and North America with DragonForce, Firewind and Visions of Atlantis in 2022. Seven Spires also has performed at metal festivals such as 70000 Tons of Metal, Metaldays, ProgPower USA and Mad with Power Fest, playing a sold-out, nearly two-hour headline show in 2023.
Outside of Seven Spires, Adrienne Cowan tours the world singing with Avantasia and Sonic Symphony. Jack Kosto specializes in audio engineering, production, mixing and mastering. Peter de Reyna works as an artist manager at his own De Reyna Management agency and also plays bass in prog outfit Ok Goodnight. “A Fortress Called Home” features former drummer Chris Dovas’s final musical performance with Seven Spires.
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