First full length self-titled album
Indie Vision review of album:
Eyes of Eli’s self-titled debut album belongs in the same class as For Today’s Breaker, A Plea For Purging’s The Life and Death of…, and The Great Commission’s Heavy Worship. Read that sentence again (twice). If you still need to read this review, great, but most of you should now be on iTunes. Really, go. It’s simply that good.
Eyes of Eli is a heavy album that mixes in some amazing cleans, some guttural lows, and even some rap-core elements (on “Devil’s Going Down”). In terms of vocals, the range applied to this album comes just short of the astounding range of Ryan Clark (Demon Hunter). Overall, the style of the album is very much in line with Plea and The Great Commission mixed with War of Ages, both in terms of styling and message.
This self-titled album beings, fittingly, with an intro track. Intro tracks let the listener know what to expect and this one is no different. As such, it lets the listener know they’re about to enter war with the enemy. As the track begins, the sound of shells colliding with buildings is heard amidst resounding gunfire. When combined with the initial guitar chords, Metallica’s “One” is... more
credits
released April 26, 2012
Produced by Dan Uphoff with Full Circle Recording in Chesterfield, Va and mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording in Winston Salem, NC. All songs written and recorded by Eyes of Eli. Guest vocals on "Devil's Going Down" by Mason Harrison.