The7thGatekeeper unleashes righteous fury on ‘The Hoard’

From the quiet corners of Barry, South Wales, The7thGatekeeper emerges once again with a blistering cry of defiance. His latest release ‘The Hoard’ arrives like a fist to the gut, pulsing with righteous rage and razor-sharp intent.

Operating entirely from his self-styled chaos room, The7thGatekeeper takes the DIY ethos to its most visceral limit by writing, performing, recording, and mixing everything himself before enlisting the steady hands of Romesh Dodangoda to add a final polish. The result is an intensely personal yet weighty piece of work, a testament to independent artistry meeting industrial strength production.

‘The Hoard’ builds its momentum around a wall of down-tuned guitar tension and thunderous rhythm; think protest rock funnelled through the inferno of modern disillusionment. While there are echoes of Slipknot’s primal energy and the philosophical snarl of Rage Against The Machine, The7thGatekeeper makes the message his own.

Thematically, it’s a howl against the machinery of inequality, a scorched-earth reflection on power hoarded and progress denied. In a time when apathy too often wins, this track dares to look the system in the eye and scream back. There’s nothing performative here. 

Yet for all its weight, ‘The Hoard’ never buckles under its own intensity. It’s meticulously structured chaos, a testament to the artist’s control over his sound. The vocal chain slices clean through the mix, adding a precision to the storm.

This is a song that insists on being heard, an audio call to arms for anyone disillusioned by the illusion of balance in today’s world. And as The7thGatekeeper continues forging his path outside of convention, ‘The Hoard’ stands as a warning flare. The fire’s already started, but maybe it’s not too late to watch the right things burn.