'...metal played as it was always meant to be...the music is all about gigantic riffs and roaring hooks….somewhere between the simple thrills of prime Skid Row and the more corrosive attitude-laden abuse of Slipknot or Machine Head...'

KKKK, Kerrang! Magazine 

'…Machine Head-meets-Pantera-styled brutality… Sevenyearsdead have proved that they have both the songs and delivery to stand against any American act…Sevenyearsdead don’t pull any punches…with strong songwriting and clear production, this is a stong beginning...'

7/10 Metal Hammer 

‘…amazing debut from a band who knows that they've truly got it right… powerhouse drumming, thunderous bass, the most wondrous crushing metal and thickly dripping guitar riffing… choruses to die for, harmony vocals that shatter your emotions… destined to storm the rock dance-floors of this land like a plague… this is an outstanding debut …’

Dead Earnest 

‘…massively enjoyable…this is metal, confident, without pretension and deftly handled - this is power metal, solid, heavy and all encompassing…shit, this is war metal…’

Mark Cooper, Glasswerk 

‘…Constantly catchy, tempting harmonies and driving riffs from one of the finest groove metal bands on the scene today. This is one of the finest album's to grace any collection…’

4.5/5, Deathdoom Productions 

‘…a sea of riffs and impressive melodic vocals, 'To the ruin of all' is an adrenaline filled album that not only satisfies a current thirst for quality British metal, but could also help push sevenyearsdead into one hell of a future…’

7.5/10, The Rock Matrix 

‘…the album displays modern metal with crushing and groovy riffs, emotive harmonies and a great lead singer.  It sets them slightly above the run-of-the-mill debuting bands in this sub-genre…’

89/100, Concrete Web 

‘…modern sounding, professional, workmanlike Pantera-style debut, let’s hope they build on it…’

Organ Magazine 

‘….the track (Psycho II) comes from a very noisy album called To the Ruin of All, and it’s very fine stuff indeed…sevenyearsdead…remember them….’

Bruce Dickinson’s Rock Show on BBC 6 Music, August 17th 2007

'It’s always the case that you can be left wanting, particularly after hearing such a promising record as Sevenyearsdead have produced.  In a live situation it either doesn’t work or struggles to maintain the bite and urgency. 

Sevenyearsdead have avoided this by taking the original source material and tattooing it onto an almost bombproof set, from Portuguese drummer Nuno’s absolute attack to Pete’s ‘difficult to get a credit card in-between the riffs’ onslaught. 

Singer Jez is the epitome of what a modern metal front man should be - self effacing and confident - at one point singing Devin Townsend during the sound check - he has complete faith in the material and his fellow musicians, allowing him to throw timed shapes that actually accent the music. 

Here’s the secret - respect for your past, with a little bit of Slayer, Metallica right to Skid Row and a whole host of other influences, they cover their predecessors ground with out invading it and then build on it - twisting it with complicated structures and a strong sense of purpose - ‘Postrendgeneration’ just rips and feels like you been told the ending to a movie and desperately want to tell everyone else so you can say you’d seen it first - how often do you feel like that? 

‘Chosen’ is just the right side of interesting to, at the same time, be complete insanity and massive to boot. The strongest title on the album, ‘Ill of the dead’, is tonight the strongest here too, and caps off a performance more should have seen - lord knows what these guys will do with a bigger crowd, and its testament to the band that they played just as hard as if the place was full than if no-one was there; which unfortunately tonight was the case.'

Live Review - The Roadkill Bar, Liverpool 24/10/07 - Mark Cooper, Glasswerk

'It was always going to be tough seeing Sevenyearsdead live - how were they going to encapsulate the quality of ‘To The Ruin Of All’ in a live environment? Certainly it would be difficult in twenty-five minutes; but y’see, SYD have so many strong riffs and ideas that it simply means a set brimming with power. 

Just how good is ‘Postrendgeneration’? With its call and response lead line. ‘Blindfold’ just taking on a life of it’s own, as a live rendition should do, going over and above what’s recorded by combining it with a strong visual style. No moment is wasted, no riff squandered, and with three bands left SYD could walk away with band of the day and no one could really stop them.'

Live Review - The Krazy House, Liverpool 20-10-07 - Mark Cooper, Glasswerk

a great sound, full of hard menace & bone shuddering down-tuned guitars...(it also shows) that SYD know about melody... (in) a mix of pulsating tunes, SYD have created a commendable album...Tracks that stand out for me are 'Tide Of Panic', 'Psycho II', ‘Ill Of The Dead’, 'Epitaph' and 'To The Ruin Of All'.

Rock3music.com
8/10

...the excellent “Ill of the Dead” is catchy and refreshing...All in all, this is a well executed album...the many great rhythms-sections, the powerful production and the at times very catchy tracks, have made the spins worthwhile...

Roy Kristensen (Imhotep)
4/6