NEW EDEN

Power Metal • United States
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New Eden is a power metal band that is the brainchild of ex-Steel Prophet guitarist Horacio Colmenares, formed in 1993. New Eden's debut, Through The Make Believe, received critical acclaim, with its classic American power metal style. Soon after vocalist Victor Vaca left and was replaced by vocalist James Rivera ex-Helstar. Unfortunately personality clashes within the band arose, with the eventual result being four of the five members (all except Horatio Colmenares) leaving and forming Destiny's End. Colmenares eventually recruited a second New Eden lineup. After the release of "Obscure Master Plan" on Metal Blade there have been numerous lineup changes, most noteably the addition of ex-Steel Prophet vocalist Rick Mythiasin. "Stagnant Progression" was released by the band at the end of the year in 2003.
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NEW EDEN Through the Make Believe album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Through the Make Believe
Power Metal 1997
NEW EDEN Obscure Master Plan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Obscure Master Plan
Power Metal 1999
NEW EDEN Stagnant Progession album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stagnant Progession
Power Metal 2003
NEW EDEN Solving for X album cover 4.50 | 2 ratings
Solving for X
Power Metal 2012

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NEW EDEN Solving for X

Album · 2012 · Power Metal
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Tasty US power metal...

Genre: US power metal

Some people think that I hate power metal per se. That is not the case. I do not like cheesy happy-puppy Euro power metal - that's true - but I definitely enjoy relatively cheese-free power metal, and, if it retains the aggression that defines metal, then that's even better.

New Eden's "Solving for X" is, for my money one of those power metal albums which retain those things that I really do enjoy about power metal, such as the big choruses and the emphasis on melody, but, taking a US power metal approach, their music is dark and aggressive.

Actually, "Solving for X" is on the verge of being power-thrash, which New Eden make clear right from the outset with the aggressive opener 'Anthem of Hate', and, as you might expect 'Unsolved Aggression' is also on the aggressive and thrashy side. In virtually all songs (with a few exceptions, such as "Three Words") do New Eden draw on power metal with thrash elements. Tracks like "Brainless" and "The Not Self" place more emphasis on melody, and others like "Flames of Hades" and "Life Not Death" are kind of progressive. But the main expressive frame is that of aggression.

Aggressive, but still melodic and epic, "Solving for X" is an excellent alternative to the more silly-happy European power metal. Fans of the more U.S. power metal and melodic thrash metal are likely to enjoy this album.

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