The 7th of Never

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The 7th of Never
Chastain 7th of never.jpg
Cover art by Guy Aitchison
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1987
Recorded1986
StudioCounterpoint Creative Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington,
Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, [1]
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length42:27
Label Leviathan
Producer David T. Chastain
Chastain chronology
Ruler of the Wasteland
(1986)
The 7th of Never
(1987)
The Voice of the Cult
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [3]
The Metal Crypt4.25/5 [4]

The 7th of Never is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1987 through David T. Chastain's own record label Leviathan Records in the USA. [5] In Europe the album was reissued by Massacre Records in 1995. The band members lived in different locations in the United States and recorded in different studios their parts, which were later mixed by Steve Fontano at Prairie Sun Studios in California. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by David T. Chastain, except "The Wicked Are Restless" by Chastain and Leather Leone

Side one
  1. "We Must Carry On" – 3:37*
  2. "Paradise" - 4:12
  3. "It's Too Late for Yesterday" - 4:49
  4. "827" (instrumental) - 3:22
  5. "The Wicked Are Restless" - 5:37
Side two
  1. "The 7th of Never" - 4:51
  2. "Take Me Back in Time" - 4:50
  3. "Feel His Magic" - 5:05
  4. "Forevermore" - 6:03

Personnel

Band members

Production

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