When it comes to gothic metal, Waldemar Sorychta is the go to guy. He's produced albums by groups including Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, The Gathering and many more. He decided to form his own band, Eyes Of Eden, and after recording their debut album, replaced the vocalist due to her health problems and re-recorded it with 21 year old Franziska Huth doing the singing.
Faith is crisply produced gothic metal that's dark and melodic. The songs are textured and layered with a lot of depth and intricacy. Some tracks are airy and upbeat, others slower with a more melancholy vibe. Sorychta's guitar slices through the atmospheric keyboards and strings.
I like Huth's vocals. She doesn't have a lot of power to her voice, but has a crystal clear tone and sings with a lot of expression. She has a traditional singing voice, not the operatic soprano of some gothic bands. There's a glut of female fronted gothic bands, and it's hard to tell one apart from the next. Eyes Of Eden will have a difficult time differentiating themselves from the masses, but Faith is a solid debut that gothic metal fans should enjoy.
