Bedlight For Blue Eyes, a new band signed to Trustkill Records in early 2005 and released their first album,
The Dawn, in mid-August 2005. Mixing styles of goth rock, punk, hardcore, and power metal, Bedlight For Blue Eyes creates their own unique sound that has already distinguished them as one of the best original gothic rock/ punk bands in the underground music today. The concept album holds a story about love, lust, and lost, adding more to the light hearted yet dark mood that is found in Bedlight For Blue Eyes’ music.
The vocalist, Christian A. Guerrero, has an astounding and unique voice that separates him from your average gothic/ punk singer. Blending vocal styles of power metal band Kamelot, gothic bands HIM and 69 Eyes, and punk/ emo band My Chemical Romance, Christian manages to stand above the rest as a profound singer, and ultimately dominates Bedlight For Blue Eyes’ music. Derek Weber and Justin Oritz, the guitarists, are both apparent new raw talent, and manage to create an mystical aura around the band’s music. Blending both fast riffs and beautiful solos, both guitarist make their mark on Bedlight For Blue Eyes’ music.
James Granuzzo, Bedlight For Blue Eyes’ bassist, also has a significant mark that he makes in the music. Blending his heavy bass lines with Derek Weber and Justin Oritz guitar melodies, James is the powerhouse behind the mystical atmosphere that is
The Dawn. Finally, the drummer, Itzhak Bishburg, holds Bedlight For Blue Eyes’ music together. He is not the most profound drummer in the gothic scene, but he keeps the flow moving in Bedlight For Blue Eyes music. Overall, the music is original, but can get a little repetitive and is usually overwhelmed by Christian’s amazing vocals.
The first track on
The Dawn,
Ephemeral Addictions, kicks off the album with a beautiful guitar solo, slow yet atmospheric riff, and a steady drum beat, before kicking into Christian’s vocals.
Ephemeral Addictions is instantly the best track on the album, with an insanely catchy chorus and a unique sound that defines the album’s music and Bedlight For Blue Eyes. The next track,
Midnight Symphony, is easily the second best, with slow paced riffs and acoustic drum beats that picks up only in the choruses of the song. Also another track driven mainly by Christian’s vocals.
The Nature Of The Ghost, a track similar to
Ephemeral Addictions, marks the first real signs of punk in the band. The song manages to keep a steady flow, but unlike
Ephemeral Addictions and
Midnight Symphony, it’s one of the lesser vocal driven songs on the album.
Leaving Berkeley Heights quickly follows
The Nature Of The Ghost with fast, melodic riffs and a steady drum beat. The track it self is nothing special compared to the previous tracks, but manages to hold it’s own with it’s more unique chorus, in which is the first track to involve the other band mates in vocals.
Dig On This is another standout track, beginning with beautiful guitar picking before blasting into an aura of well organized riffs. The song plays out as normal, similar to
The Nature Of The Ghost, but, again, has the other band members join in random parts of the chorus, giving it a very catchy sound.
Soundscapes & Lullabies follows with some quick heavy riffs and Christian’s awesome voice, but ends up being an almost duplicate of
Ephemeral Addictions.
Faith, another softer track, compared with
Midnight Symphony, that doesn’t sell itself short.
Faith is another one of the better tracks found on the album.
The Promise comes in with probably one of the best guitar riffs in the album, and is also one of the less vocal driven tracks, but Christian still manages to pull off another catchy chorus. WIth no disrespect to the song,
Reciprocal is probably the least impressing of the tracks on
The Dawn, but manages to keep itself together as another softer track on the album. Finally,
Ligeia ends the album, starting off slow, but then blasts into a mix of the soft tracks and
The Nature Of The Ghost, but poorly kills itself with lyrics like “She don’t want this”. Overall,
The Dawn is a solid first release from Bedlight For Blue Eyes, who may very well one day be the next My Chemical Romance.
Pros
-- Amazing vocals
-- Creates a really strong and unique atmosphere
-- Are the definition of originality
-- Beautiful artwork
Cons
-- Corny lyrics
-- Can get a little repetitive
-- None of the choruses in just one song sound vocally the same
Track Listing
1. Ephemeral Addictions (5/5)
2. Midnight Symphony (5/5)
3. The Nature Of The Ghost (4/5)
4. Leaving Berkeley Heights (3/5)
5. Dig On This (4.5/5)
6. Soundscapes & Lullabies (2.5/5)
7. Faith (3.5/5)
8. The Promise (3/5)
9. Reciprocal (2.5/5)
10. Ligeia (3/5)
