Dan Kaufman and Matt Fisher, the creators of
Mindrot, have a relatively new band that everyone should be aware of, along
with a new disc. “Prisons” is Eyes
of Fire’s sophomore release and their music can be akin to to
Anthema, Cave In, Neurosis, Isis, and Katatonia. The music has mellow acoustic
parts and a loud, wall of sound feeling, to the heavier parts. It’s
amazing how close they can sound to Neurosis with some of those heavier
parts. Loud and full of energy but something is missing. They have long,
drawn out, elements where it seems they could add a little something to
it so it wont seem so featureless. It might be too repetitive as well. Many
parts of their songs sound similar to parts of other songs. Maybe a little
more variety in the riffs would help too. Don’t think this is a bad
effort; those are just a few things that might help the band. The producer
for “Prisons” is Matt Bayles (Mastadon, Isis). He did a great
job with the CD. It was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders where Tool and
NIN have also spent some time. The only track to truly succeed completely
was “It All Dies Today.” “Gone Forever,” and “True
Love” are good too. There are ten tracks of this effort along with
a video for “It All Dies Today.” I can’t help but ponder
what creation is next in line for Eyes of Fire. Only the future will tell.
Rating: 78
Reviewed By: Jeffrey D. Adkins |
