The7thGatekeeper has arrived with a collection of reimagined classics that are anything but ordinary. Their latest release, No One Was Saved, released on February 28, 2025, is a seven-track Cover EP that takes familiar songs and twists them into something entirely new. Hailing from Barry, South Wales, The7thGatekeeper isn’t interested in playing it safe—each track is infused with their signature darker and heavier edge, turning well-loved classics into brooding, intense, and atmospheric experiences.
Featuring Take Me Home, Country Roads, Overseas, Ghostriders in the Sky, Eleanor Rigby, Lovesong, Murder in Minor, and One Monkey, the EP is a testament to the artist’s ability to reinterpret and reconstruct music with a haunting and cinematic quality. These aren’t just covers—they are reinventions. With a sound that melds gothic rock, alternative, and elements of metal, The7thGatekeeper transforms songs you thought you knew, stripping them down and rebuilding them with a raw and evocative energy.
Recorded entirely in their home chaos room, No One Was Saved is an independent, homegrown project that thrives on creative freedom. With production and creative direction helmed by The7thGatekeeper’s wife, DMM7, and additional lead guitar contributions from friend Andrew Davies, the EP carries an intimate yet expansive quality. To add a polished finish to the dark and immersive soundscape, the project was mixed and mastered by Romesh Dodangoda, known for his work with Bring Me The Horizon and Funeral For A Friend.
Opening the EP with Take Me Home, Country Roads, The7thGatekeeper turns the beloved folk classic into something almost unrecognizable. The warm nostalgia of the original is replaced by a brooding, slow-burning tension that makes the song feel like a lament rather than a celebration. Stripped of its comforting familiarity, it becomes a desperate, eerie plea—one that completely shifts the meaning of home.
Overseas by Jason Isbell takes on a similarly melancholic transformation. Originally a song drenched in longing and loss, The7thGatekeeper’s version doubles down on the sorrow, with a slow-building arrangement that brings a deep, aching heaviness to every note.
Then comes Ghostriders in the Sky, a song already steeped in legend and mystery, made even darker under The7thGatekeeper’s vision. Where Johnny Cash’s version had a rolling, outlaw-country feel, this interpretation leans into the supernatural, making the ghostly riders feel all the more menacing. The use of reverb-heavy guitars and atmospheric production brings an almost apocalyptic energy to the track.
One of the most striking tracks on the EP is Eleanor Rigby. The Beatles’ original had an air of loneliness and isolation, but The7thGatekeeper amplifies those themes into something haunting and heavy. The vocals carry a deep sorrow, while the instrumentation adds a cinematic, almost gothic rock quality that makes the song feel like it belongs in the soundtrack of a psychological thriller.
The mood shifts slightly with Lovesong, famously covered by both The Cure and Adele, but in The7thGatekeeper’s hands, it’s neither dreamy nor grandiose—it’s intimate yet unsettling, a version that feels like a whispered confession in the dead of night.
Murder in Minor stands out as the only original song on the EP, fitting seamlessly into the collection as a menacing, slow-burning track that encapsulates the EP’s overall tone. It feels like the missing piece that ties everything together, proving that The7thGatekeeper isn’t just about reinventing the old—they’re also creating something entirely their own.
Closing the EP is One Monkey, a lesser-known track that serves as the perfect ending to this dark, reimagined journey. It’s unpredictable, raw, and leaves a lingering feeling long after the music stops.
No One Was Saved is a daring and immersive project that showcases The7thGatekeeper’s ability to transform the familiar into something thrillingly unfamiliar. Each track has been meticulously reshaped with a moody, atmospheric intensity that makes these songs feel brand new.
For those looking for covers that truly push boundaries—turning beloved classics into something spine-chillingly unique—this EP is an absolute must-listen. The7thGatekeeper isn’t just revisiting old songs; they’re breathing new, dark life into them.
