{"id":100876,"date":"2025-11-20T20:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=100876"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:19:22","slug":"influences-seven-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/influences-seven-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Influences: 8 Tracks That Influenced Seven Blood’s ‘Life Is Just A Phase’"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been a somewhat whirlwind two years\u00a0for Seven<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Blood<\/strong>. Vocalist\u00a0Azaria Nasiri, guitarist Oli Arnold and drummer Anfy Hartmann came together in 2023. With their line-up later completed by bassist Josi Hille, the quartet have been honing their mix of towering alt-rock and alt-metal, playing shows with the likes of Kittie, Future Palace, Ankor and Conquer Divide, over the past two years. They’re now set to unleash their debut album, ‘Life Is Just A Phase’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The founding trio of Azaria, Oli, and Anfy found a connection through personal crisis, searching for purpose and meaning. Azaria is the daughter of a Moroccan mother and an Iranian father, who relocated to Berlin in the 1970s. Oli and Anfy were born in Suhl, a former German Democratic Republic that suffered urban decay after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Collectively,\u00a0Seven Blood<\/strong> is born out of a determined mindset of overcoming difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n

‘Life Is Just A Phase’\u00a0<\/em>is littered with tales of growing up in uncertainty. From the outset,\u00a0‘House \u2260 Home’\u00a0<\/em>captures a feeling of disconnect and a need to escape. Throughout, Nasiri and company wrestle with the notion of wanting to start over, breaking free from the past, and ending the mental turmoil that has weighed on their individual upbringing.<\/p>\n

It’s paired with a barrage of anthemic alt-metal cuts that are delivered with seasoned assuredness. Tracks such as\u00a0‘Monsters,’<\/em>\u00a0‘Cold Eyes,’<\/em> and\u00a0‘Killing From The Inside’<\/em> elevate themselves thanks to towering melodies, heavy guitars, and a driving rhythm section. The quartet also show some dramatic flair with\u00a0‘Hourglass,’<\/em>\u00a0‘Not Your Misery’<\/em> and album closer,\u00a0‘Fall From The Sky’, <\/em> stirring with an abundance of emotion.<\/p>\n

With a debut album that reveals itself with each listen, Seven<\/span> Blood<\/strong>‘s arrival shows plenty of potential. However, as they’re a new band, we were intrigued to find out which bands and songs helped shape ‘Life Is Just A Phase’<\/em>s eleven tracks. Thankfully, Azaria Nasiri was more than happy to share their influences.<\/p>\n