Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Metal Hammer | 4.5/7[1] |
| Sonic Perspectives | 9/10[2] |
Emerald Seas is the second studio album by American symphonic metal band Seven Spires, released on February 14, 2020. The album has received positive reviews.[3] While the album's sound is generally symphonic metal, the songs lean into different genres like electronic, jazz, classical, power metal, and melodic death metal,[4] as well as elements of symphonic black metal and melodic rock.[5] On February 14, 2025, the band released a five-year anniversary re-recording of the Japanese edition bonus track "The Road".[6][7]
Track listing
- "Igne Defendit" – 1:59
- "Ghost of a Dream" – 3:41
- "No Words Exchanged" – 3:23
- "Every Crest" – 3:57
- "Unmapped Darkness" – 4:39
- "Succumb" – 3:54
- "Drowner of Worlds" – 5:06
- "Silvery Moon" – 3:09
- "Bury You" – 3:57
- "Fearless" – 5:17
- "With Love from the Other Side" – 1:33
- "The Trouble with Eternal Life" – 4:39
- "Emerald Seas (Overture)" – 3:48
- "The Road" (Japanese edition bonus track) – 4:23
Personnel
- Adrienne Cowan – vocals, keyboards
- Jack Kosto – guitars
- Peter de Reyna – bass
- Chris Dovas – drums
References
- ^ "Kritik zu Seven Spires EMERALD SEAS". Metal Hammer (in German). February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Seven Spires – Emerald Seas (Album Review)". Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Seven Spires – Emerald Seas [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]". Angry Metal Guy. January 3, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ McGinn, Katarina (February 19, 2020). "Seven Spires – Traverse the Seas". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "SEVEN SPIRES: Under the Cathedral". February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "SEVEN SPIRES Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary Of Emerald Seas With Rerecorded Version Of "The Road"". BraveWords. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ "Seven Spires Hit The Road". RAMzine. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.