 
Eden’s Curse are a band that blend power
metal with old school heavy metal. I caught them
opening up on the Stratovarius UK tour in 2008,
touring their second album “The Second Coming”
which was a record that was rammed full of catchy
lyrics and bouncy yet technical music; full of
incredible guitar licks, riffs and solo’s.
In a world where Dragonforce are the most well
known and dominant power metal band not really
giving the genre a great name with their generic
approach it’s refreshing to have bands like
this to revitalise the genre.
So 3 years on from that release and they’ve
returned with a brand new studio album entitled
“Trinity” can they keep the magic
going or are they just going to blend into the
background of power metal bands once forgotten?
To start with I will say that they don’t
by any means fade away into the background; this
material still remains a force within modern day
power metal but I do feel there are less hooks
and catchy lyrics on this album. “Trinity”
the title track is first up and I feel it’s
a lesser version of “Masquerade Ball”
from the previous album, a bit less catchy however
the solo’s and riffs are still spot on whilst
it may be less catchy the vocal work is still
very dynamic and covers a wide range.
When “Trinity” was extremely upbeat
and bouncy the following track “Saints of
Tomorrow” is a bit calmer and seems to have
had a lot of effort put into it with added piano
sections, the way the keyboards work with the
guitars to create a beautiful melody with that
added bit of crunch in parts to keep the sound
thick layered with a beautiful solo towards the
end. “No Holy Man” follows the same
approach as the previous track with some really
cool little riffs dotted after each verse; yet
again followed by a track based around extreme
melody, “Guardian Angel” really shows
off the vocalist and how the band can put together
a ballad as well as have material to bounce around
to, absolutely beautiful work.
Finally half way through the album the bouncy
side of the band breaks free! “Can’t
Fool the Devil” Is a big explosion of upbeat,
bouncy melody with some catchy lyrics and infectious
groove. “Dare to be Different” follows
this example as does “Black Widow”
although this is a lot heavier and has a demonic
edge to its sound.
The album is compromised mostly of softer songs
as opposed to their previous album that was filled
with mostly upbeat tracks and some softer songs.
However whilst not completely matching up to “The
Second Coming”, “Trinity” is
by no means a bad album and can stand tall on
its own; next time I hope they find an even balance
and cater to all kinds of fans.
I would recommend this album to fans of Firewind,
Saxon or Judas Priest.
3/5
Review by James Webb
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