Gabriel is an international, internet-based collaboration between singer/songwriter Sally Elsey from England and guitarist/producer Albert Vinasco who is now living in Argentina. They recently released Seven Sins which is their seventh album.
The band is this hybrid of metal, rock and a couple of other closely related genres. They have this seriousness about their music that feels similar to bands like Tool and Evanescence. The songs are actually about the seven deadly sins. They get going with “Anger” which is a very heavy song. The themes revolve around fantasy and mythology in a lot of ways. I kept thinking the song felt tongue-in-cheek like something that came from Spinal Tap at times. It was hard to tell but I liked it either way. “Tell Me Who I Am” is metaphysical and starts off sounding like a play and eventually transforms into metal. It felt a bit like a rock opera and very ’80s inspired. The band sings about the over consumption of food on “The Glutton” which is a mix of metal and rock. “Behind Your Eyes” again starts off sounding a little like a play and mutates into ’80s speed metal. “Asmodeus” is absolutely a thematic song. I could picture this entire song being performed. As the album progresses they go through all of the deadly sins mixing metal, mythology and more. “Sloth” and “Greed” were the highlights to my ears but I appreciate all the songs. I have to respect this band. The concept and implementation felt so grand and melodramatic at times and I had to smirk. I have to be honest that I felt the album was more fun than anything. The guitar solos, vocal hooks and thematic qualities were the high points for me. I wasn't joking about the play. These songs could easily be used in some sort of rock opera that would work on a stage. I for one would buy a ticket.
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