July 2026 Featured Release - The Revolution Edition

So just like that we find that a new month is upon us which of course means that we’ll be nominating a brand new monthly feature release for each clan. This essentially means that we’re asking you to rate, review & discuss our chosen features for no other reason than because we enjoy the process & banter. We’re really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our chosen releases so don’t be shy.

This month's feature release for The Revolution, nominated by me (Shadowdoom9 (Andi)), is the 2001 sole album by Wisconsin-based metalcore band 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Jhazmyne's Lullaby. Despite their short-lived career, 7 Angels 7 Plagues made a significant impact on the metalcore scene that would help other bands of the genre build their sound, including two of the bands the members would go on to form and join; Misery Signals and Dead to Fall. Another brilliant highlight in earlier metalcore and one I would recommend for any fan of the genre.

https://metal.academy/releases/3086

I've done my review, here's its summary:

Metalcore is often about blending beauty with brutality, and the guitarists can do that with their melodies and chords. The breakdowns are all wonderful and fresh, and that alone should've given this short-lived band more credit as metal/hardcore forerunners. The heaviness doesn't stop until a couple clean interludes. I used to not care for those kinds of tracks, but then I realized how essential they are in metalcore releases, maybe even deathcore bands like All Shall Perish. A nice break from the action is needed, so the occasional clean interlude can help with that. Those tracks and more importantly the heavier breakdown-laden tracks help make the lone album from this short-lived band be so influential to other bands and listeners (including myself), past and present. Absolutely groundbreaking!

5/5

Recommended tracks: "A Farewell to a Perfect Score", "The Commentator's Despair", "Away with Words", "Silent Deaths, Crowded Lives", "Jhazmyne's Lullaby"

For fans of: From Autumn to Ashes, Misery Signals, early Hopesfall