This sounds like Children Of Bodom, Three Mile Scream, and a number of other bands that Fall Of Eden note as influences. There is also a definite Iron Maiden feel to their underlying driving rhythms, and the fact that they have three guitarists....well, that simply leads to the assumption that, chances are, Maiden is a huge influence. The lead guitar work is extremely well executed, and once again brings to mind Iron Maiden, as well as numerous swedish melodic death metal bands.

Vocally, the band exhibits a good range, from blackened screams to solid cleans and a few death growls thrown in here and there for good meausre. But it's easy to see that the main emphasis of their songwriting is to focus on the music. From death to black to modern thrash, they cover the bases pretty well. Middle Eastern sounds show up as well, and their acoustic interludes and full on "acoustrumental" tracks are downright amazing!!

The band steps things up a notch after the halfway point of the album, with less of a Bodom feel to them, and leaning more toward the likes of Into Eternity. There's more complexity to the song structures, and the instrumentation is more technical as well. 'Dawn Of A New Age' is the type of album that you would expect to hear from a band that's ten times more seasoned than Fall Of Eden. It's a wonder that a worthwhile label hasn't snatched these guys up yet........

Fall Of Eden are definitely putting out some high quality metal here, and it's rather unfortunate that bands of a lesser caliber get signed all the time, while bands like this get left by the wayside because they're not "commercial" enough. Ultimately, it's more respectable to stick to your guns than to change up for the sake of sales. And while there may not be tons of money in maintaining artistic integrity, it definitely does help to separates the worthless piece of shit bands who are only out to make a buck from the artists/bands who are true to themselves and do it for the sake of the music and what it means to them.

If you're a fan of any kind of tech. metal, or if you just like to hear some extremely well crafted metal, Fall Of Eden deserves your time and attention.