Metal/Review The7thGatekeeper - Around This Edge Together

The7thGatekeeper, hailing from Barry, South Wales, UK, is a solo artist who is the mastermind behind his original album "Around This Edge Together." Influenced by bold and unapologetic music, his sound is a blend of heavy guitar music with softer reflective elements, drawing inspiration from the likes of Slipknot, Muse, Korn, and Tool, as well as Americana artists such as Jason Isbell, Brandi Clark, and Tyler Childers.

With “Around This Edge Together,” The7thGatekeeper delivers a fierce and unfiltered musical statement — one that doesn’t flinch from personal turmoil or the world’s growing instability. Across nine gripping tracks, the artist channels the chaos of modern existence into something cathartic, combining sharp lyricism with a sonic palette that feels both confrontational and vulnerable.

Recorded and mixed inside his so-called “home chaos cupboard,” the album carries a gritty intimacy that no polished studio session could replicate. There’s a sense that every line, every distortion crackle, every drum hit emerges directly from the nerve endings — unvarnished and real.

Tracks like “(Fear) Wet State” pulse with tension, tackling internal anxiety and the dread that comes from constantly teetering on the edge of uncertainty. Meanwhile, “Inamorata” opens a window into softer emotional terrain, proving that tenderness can occupy the same space as fury. Throughout the record, The7thGatekeeper plays with dynamics like a storyteller — letting silence simmer before erupting into sonic confrontation.

Thematically, “Around This Edge Together” stands at the crossroads of the personal and the political. Reflections on identity, loss, and fractured relationships sit beside criticisms of cultural decay and collective fear. Yet despite the darkness, there’s an undercurrent of resilience — a belief that we are not falling alone, but navigating the precipice side by side.

Bold, jagged, and thought-provoking, “Around This Edge Together” marks a pivotal evolution for The7thGatekeeper — a defiantly authentic album that invites listeners to stare into the void and keep moving anyway.