Around big events like Wrockstock, there are plenty of new albums coming out, and I had the chance to get a sneak peek at another one – Creevey Crisis‘ VII. Along a similar line of We Are Magic, VII deals mostly with the Deathly Hallows – specifically, Voldemort’s seven horcruxes.

The album starts with a mostly instrumental track that begins softly and abruptly changes to the more rockin’ sound that continues throughout the rest of it. As soon as the drums kick in, I was hooked. Russ’ friend, Chris Helme, is an incredibly talented drummer.

The horcruxes are presented in chronological order, so first we’ve got the diary. Russ continues the heavy sound in this track, along with his crooning that includes a little homage to Harry and the Potters’ ‘Save Ginny Weasley’.

Next, we have the story of Dumbledore and how he cursed his hand trying to use the ring for his own purposes. The story of Tom Riddle collecting Helga Hufflepuff’s cup from Hepzibah Smith follows, a fairly haunting account of her trusting Tom Riddle, much to her own demise.

Ron’s story of abandoning Harry and Hermione comes next, but as you know, all’s well that ends well there. Unfortunately, Crabbe’s account of how the diadem is destroyed has a slightly less happy ending – if you’re Crabbe, at least. I almost felt sorry for him after hearing him sing, “How could I have been so wrong/It’s my end/And my friends/Are all gone”.

The tale of Harry’s horcrux being destroyed is a ballad-like instrumental track that works perfectly with that scene. It quickly changes back to something harder when we get to Nagini’s story. I don’t know anyone that wasn’t super happy to cheer Neville on in that part of the book, and this song gives the same feeling. I just want to sing along, as if it will somehow help a fictional character do something that he did in a book released over two years.

The Finale track gives us the final showdown between a scary, growly Voldemort and Harry. It ends on a very similar note to how the album began, peaceful and benign, with some gorgeous backing vocals. “War is done/Voldemort is gone/War is done/Peace has come”.

Each song on this album flows into the next almost seamlessly, kind of making it one very long song. However, each story of a horcrux is told from a different point of view, some of which we don’t see much of in the books. With both the lyrics and the music, each song very much captures the feeling of these oh-so-important scenes.

I have relentlessly complained that there isn’t enough wizard rock metal, and Russ has certainly satisfied me here. I don’t want this to scare anyone away, though! Aside from Voldemort’s voice on the last track, there is none of the growling vocals that puts people off in regards to metal. It may not be pop, but it is certainly singable, and demonstrates a lot of musicianship on Russ’ part. It’s 100% canonical, yet gives us a little more insight into each story. A true example of how music can sometimes tell a story as well as any novel can.

VII will be released tomorrow, so keep checking Creevey Crisis’ MySpace for ordering details!