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Eden return with their new album Oblivion, and we are treated to, as it happens, a rather nice hard melodic rock album. From it's opening you just have the gut feeling that this album might not be a stellar, album of the year candidate, but nevertheless, you are sure that what you are listening to is going to be a remarkably solid album from start to finish, and you're not going to be disappointed with a collection of weak tracks in the middle of the disc.
That's exactly what we've got.
From the opening bars of the albums opening - and title track - Oblivion, you're going to be listening to a band that has refined it's art, and knows what it's trying to achieve. The melodic side of the bands influences are obvious, but it's the way that they combine them with heavier influences that makes the difference. It's like listening to a heavier version of Journey who had been influenced by a solid upbringing in Iron Maiden.
Often with albums like this getting exposure outside of the melodic rock scene is going to be hard, but on 'Oblivion', Eden have the songs, the solos, and melodies to appeal to a wide audience.
The best of the lot though, is this album actually really does get better and better every time you listen to it.
1. Oblivion
2. Nothing
3. Karma Coming
4. New Tattoo
5. Higher
6. As Good As It Gets
7. The Last Goodbye
8. For Crying OUt Loud
9. I Don't Do The Blues
10. Say That You Will
11. Can't Slow Down