Eden Fire
| Eden Fire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2005 December 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February – June, 2005 at Studiomega | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 42:59 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Pivotal Rockordings | |||
| Producer | Christian Silver and Manne Engström | |||
| Sonic Syndicate chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [4] |
| Metal Storm |  [5] |
Eden Fire is the debut album by Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. It is their first and only album to be released through the American record label, Pivotal Rockordings.[6] The album was recorded and mixed at Studiomega from February 2005 to June 2005 by Christian Silver and Manne Engström. The album was re-released on December 9, 2008 via Pivotal Rockordings/Koch in North America and Canada. Because of this, the album would sell over 10,000 copies by the end of 2010.[7] It was also the last record by the band before parting ways with drummer Kristoffer Bäcklund and pianist Andreas Mårtensson.
Album background[edit]
The album is made up of three different segments and each segment has a continuous theme/concept throughout its tracks.[8] Two of those segments consist of the previous demos Black Lotus and Extinction. The songs from those demos were re-worked and re-recorded for this album. The other segment, "Helix Reign" consists of three new tracks.
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by Richard Sjunnesson, all music written by Roger Sjunnesson, all music arranged by Sonic Syndicate.
"Helix Reign – Chronicles of a Broken Covenant"
- "Jailbreak"– 4:12
- "Enhance My Nightmare" – 5:10
- "History Repeats Itself" – 3:52
"Extinction – A Sinwar Quadrilogy"
- "Zion Must Fall" – 4:31
- "Misanthropic Coil" – 3:53
- "Lament of Innocence" – 3:43
- "Prelude to Extinction" – 4:00
"Black Lotus – The Shadow Flora"
- "Soulstone Splinter" – 4:18
- "Crowned in Despair" – 4:33
- "Where the Black Lotus Grows" – 4:47
Personnel[edit]
- Sonic Syndicate
- Richard Sjunnesson - vocals
- Roger Sjunnesson - lead guitar
- Robin Sjunnesson - rhythm guitar
- Karin Axelsson – bass guitar (all tracks), vocals (tracks 2 and 9)
- Kristoffer Bäcklund - drums
- Andreas Mårtensson - keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Roland Johansson - vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7)
- Robert Sjunnesson - guitar solo (track 8)
- Manne Engström - guitars
- Christian Silver - guitars
- Linus Vikström - guitars
- Ulf Larsson - guitars
- Kaj Michelsson - guitars
- Production
- Dragan Tanaskovic - producer/mixer
- Christian Silver - producer/mixer
- Johan Örnborg - assistant producer/mixer
- Jose A. Aranguren - artwork
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Blabbermouth.net review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ^ Sea of Tranquility review
- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ Metal Storm review
- ^ "Pivotal Rockordings Biography". Pivotal Rockordings. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Eden Fire' To Be Re-Released
- ^ "Sonic Syndicate Bio". The Gauntlet. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
