Those are select moments, though. Elsewhere, the presence of Shavo’s collaborator, Winds Of Plague guitarist/producer Michael ‘Morgoth’ Montoya, is more keenly felt, with Sunrise and Glink’s riffery heavy in an entirely different way to the aforementioned singles: crushing, unwieldy and very much their own kinds of monster. Credit is also due to vocalist Taylor Barber, from Atlanta deathcore outfit Left To Suffer, whose vocal dexterity embellishes the seismic twists and turns.
Overall, then, Seven Hours After Violet’s debut does more than enough to stand firmly on its own, while including just enough flashes, unintentionally though they may be, of System’s style.
Verdict: 3/5
For fans of: System Of A Down, Bad Omens, Korn
Seven Hours After Violet is released on October 11 via Sumerian