Eden Fire Explained

Eden Fire
Type:studio
Artist:Sonic Syndicate
Cover:Eden_Fire_album_cover.jpg
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
Prev Title:Extinction
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Only Inhuman
Next Year:2007

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.[1] 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.[2] It was also the last record by the band before parting ways with drummer Kristoffer Bäcklund and pianist Andreas Mårtensson.

Album background

The album is made up of three different segments and each segment has a continuous theme/concept throughout its tracks.[3] 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

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"

  1. "Jailbreak"– 4:12
  2. "Enhance My Nightmare" – 5:10
  3. "History Repeats Itself" – 3:52

"Extinction – A Sinwar Quadrilogy"

  1. "Zion Must Fall" – 4:31
  2. "Misanthropic Coil" – 3:53
  3. "Lament of Innocence" – 3:43
  4. "Prelude to Extinction" – 4:00

"Black Lotus – The Shadow Flora"

  1. "Soulstone Splinter" – 4:18
  2. "Crowned in Despair" – 4:33
  3. "Where the Black Lotus Grows" – 4:47

Personnel

Sonic Syndicate
Additional musicians
Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pivotal Rockordings Biography . 2007-04-20 . Pivotal Rockordings . https://web.archive.org/web/20070602123037/http://label.pivotalalliance.com/about/about.html . 2007-06-02 . dead .
  2. https://archive.today/20120525115800/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=106978 SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Eden Fire' To Be Re-Released
  3. Web site: Sonic Syndicate Bio. 2007-04-20. The Gauntlet.