Welcome to Mercy Falls.

Album number three from Seventh Wonder, 'Mercy Falls', is a concept album based on the fate of a small town, a family tragedy and the beast we refer to as human nature, and the story has perfectly been tied together with small bits and pieces and the story flows like a silent stream in the twilight.

Seventh Wonder takes us into another dimension with this full blown conceptual piece of art. And let me assure you that this is this year's diamond in the rough; the gem has been cut just right, and the result a precious stone of the highest carat.

Seventh Wonder has taken the proven formula from their latest album and added multiple layers to their trademark sound, taking their music to new levels in every aspect. 'Mercy Falls' is their most ambitious and musically accomplished album to date, and they have nurtured each and every little detail and worked them out to perfection, giving the album immense depth, complexity and diversity.

The music is loaded with fine details, twists and turns, wonderful melodic passages, delivered by a very talented and tight band, but the thing that makes this album something extraordinary and exceptional is Tommy Karevik, who delivers the vocal performance of a lifetime. And with a production that sets a new standard in the genre; perfectly balanced, crystal clear and rough in all the right places, we have a new genre reference in the making.

The album has some structural resemblance with 'Scenes from a Memory', and is musical in the same league, and in a month that potential sees great releases from bands like Metallica, Evergrey, Amon Amarth, Trivium and Neal Morse, this one might possible end up being the winner, at least in my book.

Brilliant!