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    Art for the Ears 1999/New Eden
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    New Eden

    Obscure Master Plan

    (1999)

    Reviewed by Marco Povervest

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    Label Nuclear BlastArt for the Ears1999
    heavy metalpower metalprogressive metal

    The American New Eden is the band of Horacio Colmenares who used to play for Steel Prophet. Musically it's a bit in the same direction: Power metal. But New Eden has more of a progressive identity. Characterizing for the music is the following up of riff after riff and the sometimes weird solos. Sometimes it sounds a bit chaotic but that's not too much. What annoys me some moments are the vocals of Tony DeVita which are sometimes almost false. And that makes the CD not always as appreciateable as it could because there are some very great moments on it. One of the better songs is Evil Logic with a variety of fast and less fast parts, good riffs and an interesting solo. And here the vocals are not annoying me. Other great songs are I Am and Dance Of The Dead. With better vocals this could be a great album.

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