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Faith

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As some metal fans may know, Waldemar Sorychta is the guitarist from Grip Inc. & also is a big producer for such bands as Flowing Tears, Lacuna Coil (female fronted, melodic bands) & Moonspell. Well now he's back in his own female fronted, melodic band Eyes of Eden w/ "Faith" which does have a sound not unlike Flowing Tears or Lacuna Coil but it also makes me think of Nightwish a little too. (If you are fans of those bands then this CD should be no exception to you.) Of everything on this CD, Franziska Huth's vocal performance really stands out the most...she's very good & the orchestration sounds excellent! Eyes of Eden definitely have the talent to last a long time if they continue to craft quality music like this debut.

I was both bummed and delighted to discover that this was a debut album -- bummed because I would have loved to be able to get more of Eyes of Eden's music, delighted because it means they should, hopefully, have a long career ahead.

This is a solid album. There really isn't a bad song on it, and a couple of outstanding ones (my favorites are "Not Human Kind" and "When Gods Fall"). It doesn't break new ground in the genre, but it's a very accessible introduction for newbies, and fans of symphonic metal should find a lot to like here. I look forward to seeing what else they produce in the future.

This first CD from Eyes of Eden is truly wonderful but hard to classify. Who does this new band sound like? Their music is complex and melodious - perhaps a bit like Nightwish (when Tarja was with them). But they don't really sound like Nightwish. It's powerful like Epica. But there is no grunting and it is not as orchestral. In places it has a Celtic quality not unlike Loreena McKennitt but it's certainly not a Celtic album. In other places it is simple, smooth, and ethereal, a bit reminiscent of Enya but this certainly is not New Age music either. What is Eyes of Eden? Well, quite simply, it's absolutely great. If you like any of the above, have a listen to this new band. You won't be disappointed.

When I first picked up Eyes of Eden, it was because I was on a female lead music kick. I have recently purchased Coronatus, Epica, and Visions of Atlantis. I have to say all of them are good in and of themselves but Eyes of Eden has taken their places at the top of the charts for me. I am definitely looking forward to additional work from this band.

Don't expect an adrenaline trip from this album. Rather, you may want to dance around; or it may make you sit back and daydream for a while. The electronic and simphonic elements, combined with sweet mid-range vocals give it an open, light feel. Rather than adding power, the guitar provides a sort of connection between reality and the in-the-clouds feel. It provides some energy to keep you having fun, but does not drive the songs forward. This isn't a bad thing. There is a nice balance of hard and soft numbers. This usually isn't my taste, leaning towards the heavier side, but it's a fun album.

Still giving it a whirl! I like the music, but I need some more listens.

An incredible album with beautiful songs. Singer Franziska Huth delivers
gentle vocals that fit well with the music.

This is a five star product-

In looking for other "symphonic metal" bands (my love for this genre spawned from Nightwish), I came across the german band Eyes of Eden. I was happy that I did! "Faith" is the first of this beautifully-voiced female-fronted band and is comparable to Lacuna Coil's more recent albums (such as Comilias), though not as "goth" (for a lack of better words). The "symphonic" part comes from the use of synthesized keyboards (there is no orchestra, from what I can recall, as is used with Nightwish's most recent albums or Epica).

"Faith" is a great first album and I would recommend it to any fans of Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, or the like.

So this band is formed by somone who works with amazing female-fronted symphonic metal bands, and has finally decided to form one of his own huh? Well, he did an okay job with this, I guess.

Pretty much everything about the album is rather forgettable. I listen to it and what it really does is make me want to listen to better bands like this, like Epica and Lacuna Coil. I think an important aspect for me is for the vocalist in bands like this to really stand out, and to me, she just has a rather average voice. I think this even more with the fact that she harmonises pretty much every sung note, and if the band feels the need to cover her voice with harmony, it makes me doubt its original strength. Same with the music itself; it's nice and pretty, but I've heard it done before, and much better.

But there is one thing that really gets me. The song "Stars" is perhaps the most blatant rip off of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" I've ever heard. I find myself singing along to that song rather than "Stars" more often than not. I mean, the verses are original, but the chorus, intro, and pretty much everything else is the Bon Jovi song with a bit of symphony thrown in with it.

You'll have to forgive me, I can't help but feel that my review was believe everything I've said, I might just have hyperbolized it.

Anyway, if you're a fan of bands like Lacuna Coil and In Tenebris, you'll probably like this album, regardless of what I say.

"Faith" is the debut album of the symphonic/gothic metal band Eyes of Eden, but it doesn't feel like a first album. It instead feels like the third or fourth album of a maturing and successful band. Perhaps because of the involvement of Waldemar Sorychta (who helped produce Lacuna Coil albums, among others), "Faith" has a rich and polished sound that flows smoothly from track to track and never fails to disappoint.

Overall, the music is dark and melodic, with significant symphonic elements mixed together with excellent guitar work. And the vocals of lead singer Franziska Huth are simply gorgeous.

The three strongest tracks are probably "Winter Night", "Sleeping Minds", and "From Heaven Sent", but *all* of them are good. This is one of those discs that you can toss in the CD player and let it play over and over and over again. None of the tracks disappoint.

"Faith" is perhaps the finest symphonic/gothic metal album to be released since Within Temptation's "The Heart of Everything". *Highly* recommended for the fan of female-fronted rock.