"The Great Escape" is a progressive metal masterpiece by Swedish band Seventh Wonder, released in CD format under the renowned label Lion Music / Cargo. This album showcases the band's exceptional musicianship and storytelling prowess, featuring intricate compositions, dynamic melodies, and powerful vocals. The title track itself is an epic 30-minute journey that highlights their technical skill and emotional depth. Seventh Wonder has earned international acclaim with previous albums like "Mercy Falls" and "Waiting in the Wings," establishing themselves as one of the leading acts in modern progressive metal. Lion Music / Cargo is known for supporting innovative artists within rock and metal genres, consistently delivering high-quality releases to fans worldwide.
The album was breathtaking, memorable, melodious, and powerful. Said another way, Mercy Falls was Seventh Wonder's "Scenes from a Memory", but frankly they did it better than Dream Theater ever could. I most appreciate memorable melodies, where Mercy Falls excels.
WAN MOHD HAIRI W. - 27/Nov/2020
The Great Escape was fourth album by Swedish prog metal band Seventh Wonder. This album contains 7 track only but they have a one track clocked about 30 minutes 14 sec. The song "The Great Escape" is the first (and so far only) song by the band to be longer than 10 minutes. It is an epic song based on the poems 'Aniara' by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson. This the second SW album i brought from here. So i'm enjoying the album and glad to have it as my collection. Highly recommended for fan of prog metal.
Craig Hartranft - 18/Nov/2010
Sweden's Seventh Wonder scored huge with their sophomore release Mercy Falls in 2008. After several spins of their latest The Great Escape I'm not sur...
nikos l. - 11/Aug/2014
After publishing Mercy Falls, one of the greatest progressive metal concept releases of all times, what more could you expect from this band? Alas, this album matches its predecessor and loses only in the small parts. It combines easy and catchy tunes with complex song structures.