Well, what we have here is another band from Sweden playing in the vein of the popular sound of the west coast. Readers of Metal Perspective's Extreme Corner section are surely aware of my treatment towards this kind of bands. Not the best one, as every month a bombardment of similar albums destroys my will to have some good time. I'd say that Sonic Syndicate, despite their age, have a better approach than many of their colleagues. Late Dark Tranquility - yes, with the cheesy synths accompanying the guitar riffs at times- and In Flames forced these lads (and girl, who abuses the bass guitar) to find their way in their first steps into the metal scene. Specifically, the references to these bands are the order of the day in "Eden Fire". Catchy , melodic Maiden-esque leads and the filling keyboard tunes is what each song differs from another. They chose a memorable track "Jailbreak" as an opener and their better ones were put in the three parts this album conceptually consists of (Helix Reign, Extinction and Black Lotus). It's a young act that can find its way soon, plus I must add here that since S.S. avoid to become another Swedish sounding thrash/death act, they gain my sympathy for a little while (but not my compassion).