Origin:	USA
Genres:	Atmospheric Hardcore

Eyes Of Fire

Mindrot turned some heads in their relatively short career in the mid-nineties with their unique take on bleak, doom/industrial metal. Several years later two members from that band have emerged in Eyes Of Fire, a band retaining a bit of the Mindrot past but in general forging a new path. Ashes To Embers, their 2004 debut album following an intro EP a year earlier, is a finely developed somber foray into semi-doom metal, with some songs wandering into Anathema territory and others retaining a crunchier, harshier style (see "Shelter" for an example). The band balance clean and harsh vocal styles effectively, with some hardcore-ish shouting in some songs but a fine clean style showing through on others. There are some clear Neurosis similarities on the lengthier tracks such as "Last Goodbye" and "Breathe", though in general these guys are less the Neurosis clones than other bands that have emerged lately. Ashes To Embers is an excellent album recommended for those into the more melancholic side of metal.