Kill For Eden, their debut album is rock as hell

Kill for Eden rock like hell and this debut album is a real hell.

Lyla D’Souza, goddess of the band – hails from Australia and she is joined here by guitarist Dave Garfield who has been around the scene for years and with experience of Rammstaien and Joe Cocker you would axpect him to recognize talent.

From the first notes of ‘Kerosene’ they assault your ears with a righteous and oh-so heavy blast from Garfield plus Andrea Basiola on guitar and Mike McGuinness (bass) & Max Loubser (drums). When D’Souza tears in on vocals she brings all the sexual confidence of a Tiger in heat. The chemistry of the band is awesome and they manage to give a fresh feel to a hoary old style – think Def Leppard at their peak.

Just listening to Kill for Eden you get the feeling that they are a great live band – the music fizzes and bubbles with excitement and the sheer power coming out at you from your speakers is free of that tired sound that so many heavy bands seem to put over in the studio. The recording sounds as though they just rocked up, laid it all down and buggered off to a show – for me, that is the way that rock should sound.

After the blast of ‘Kerosene’ and then ‘Untouchables’ ‘Beige’ starts almost as a relief except that they build it up over a massive bass line into one of the most powerful female vocal performances.

The songs are all of a high standard but the best thing is the band performance – this band rock it out with melody, dynamism and total commitment – Kill For Eden are destined for huge things.