photos by Luka Rudman
Multinational avant/progressive metal troupe SEVENTH STATION presents “Tropical Limbo,” the latest single from their impending On Shoulders Of Giants EP, nearing February release through Dutch label Layered Reality Productions.
SEVENTH STATION was formed and is led by Slovenian guitarist Dimitri Alperovich, with Turkish keyboardist Eren Başbuğ (mostly known from his work with Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess), Israeli vocalist Davidavi Dolev (Subterranean Masquerade), Ukrainian-Israeli bass player Alexy Polyanski (Jerusalem Academy Of Music And Dance), and Slovenian drummer Grega Plumbeger (Cordura). Despite the global spread of the members, Alperovich successfully gathered the musicians he believes to be the exact suit for the band’s music, spanning through the USA, Slovenia, and the Middle East, and later, performed in Europe.
SEVENTH STATION’s latest single “Tropical Limbo” redefines the boundaries of progressive metal, featuring a groundbreaking performance by drummer and classically trained percussionist Grega Plamberger. Showcasing his unparalleled skill, Plamberger masterfully juggles between the marimba and drum set in a live setting, creating a captivating interplay of melodic warmth and rhythmic ferocity. This bold fusion of instruments delivers a sonic experience that is as innovative as it is powerful, setting a new standard for creativity in metal music.
The band states, “we are very proud of this track, in which lies a perfect opportunity to introduce to you our drummer Grega. His ability to seamlessly shift between the marimba and drum set live adds a dynamic energy to our music—it’s a performance unlike anything you’ve heard in metal before.”
SEVENTH STATION’s “Tropical Limbo” is streaming on all digital platforms including Bandcamp HERE, and a multi-camera video of the band performing the song in Slovenia is playing HERE.
On Shoulders Of Giants will be released February 21st digitally and on CD through Layered Reality Productions. Find preorders at Bandcamp HERE and the label webshop HERE, and if you missed it, watch the “Three Days In Dresden” playthrough video HERE.
SEVENTH STATION is booking festival performance and tour dates throughout 2025 in support of the EP, including a newly confirmed run of dates through the UK supporting Imperial Age and Grotesco Karma April 29th through May 4th. See confirmed dates below and expect additional shows to be announced shortly.
SEVENTH STATION Tour Dates:
4/13/2025 Art Rock Festival 2025 – Reichenbach, DE
4/29/2025 Waterfront – Norwich, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
4/30/2025 Rebellion – Manchester, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/01/2025 Ivory Blacks – Glasgow, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/02/2025 New Continental – Preston, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/03/2025 Asylum – Birmingham, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
5/04/2025 Underworld – London, UK w/ Imperial Age, Grotesco Karma
11/13/2025 HRH Prog Festival 2025 – Great Yarmouth, UK
Following the intuitive Between Life & Dreams (2016) and its dark, calculated, and frenzied successor Heal The Unhealed (2022), the radically artistic On Shoulders Of Giants sees SEVENTH STATION taking their unconventionality up a notch. Reimagining works of classical composers who were known as nonconformists and freethinkers, SEVENTH STATION quotes all with an artistically colorful twist into contemporary metal as a medium, along with the spirit of the underground as an artistic resistance, and the music itself as an opposite to the disposable culture of the instant.
Exploring stories sung in Portuguese, German, and gibberish, On Shoulders Of Giants is a meditated record, unconquered by trends or fashions, built for audiences with an admiration of unconventional music, for followers of bands such as Spastic Ink and Secret Chiefs 3, but also for those who love their prog pushed to the limits: humorous, full of tantrums and a recognition of a cartoonish reality, a tightly packed experience and a strong eccentric message of self-identity.
The bass and vocals were recorded by Tom Goldstein at Tom Goldstein’s Studio (Haifa, Israel), electric guitars were recorded at Dmitri Alperovich’s home studio (Brežice, Slovenia), keyboards were recorded at Eren Başbuğ’s home studio (Ankara, Turkey), and the drums, percussion, and acoustic guitars were recorded by Matej Gobec at Cosmosonic Studios (Ljubljana, Slovenia), where Gobec also mixed, and mastered the record, with special guest trumpets by Tandoruk Yalçın on “Nagasaki Kisses” recorded at Studio79 in Berlin, Germany. On Shoulders Of Giants is completed with photography by Luka Rudman, illustrations by Disturbing Grace Designs, and design by Tom de Wit at Layered Reality Productions.
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