ELDORADO – Babylonia Haze (2015)

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Hard rockers ELDORADO have been one of the most promising Spanish bands for a few years now, and without a doubt they are ready to conquer the world with their new album “Babylonia Haze“.
As with their previous 2 records Eldorado has been putting out two albums with each new release, one in their native Spanish, the other in English. The songs are the same, but often with different titles.
Once more, this year brings Karma Generator in Spanish and this “Babylonia Haze” in English.

Musically, Eldorado once more pursues their melodic hard / heavy rock touched with some blues with roots in the Seventies, all blended with a touch of funk, psychedelia, and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll: Classic Rock of all time.
Comprised of Jesus Trujillo (vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar), Cesar Sanchez (bass), Andres Duende (electric guitar), and Christian Giardino (drums), the band busts right out of the gate here with the hard rocking 1-2 punch of “Mad Woman” and “Evil People”, both filled with plenty of groove, crunchy guitar riffs, and tasty Hammond organ. Hooks galore.
“Breathe The Night” comes next and suddenly it’s an uplifting acoustic melody with an eery haunted vibe to it thanks to some lush vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars, mandolin, flute.

Did I mention hooks? Here they are again. “Goodbye And Carry On” starts up with a vocal/guitar duel before bassist Cesar Sanchez and drummer Christian Giardino get on board and push it into the realms of where these guys came from: Classic Rock. Heavy, heady, blues based, rock and roll. Deftly offset by a softer middle eight before rising back into the swirling riff and repeated chorus. Hook, hook, hook.
The manic “I’ll Be Satisfied” knocks you on your ass with blistering riffs and nimble Hammond organ, with Trujillo delivering an impressive lead vocal over tumultuous arrangements.

At the halfway point through the album, we can already see that Eldorado seem intent on upping the heaviness factor here on “Babylonia Haze”, and it’s working big time.
That smoky Hammond courtesy of Trujillo again rears its head on the dark yet emotional “Flowers of Envy”, again, hints of vintage Deep Purple, and even Uriah Heep come to mind, as waves of prog & proto-metal bliss just drift through the speakers.
Folky flutes and acoustic guitars pop up again on “Resurrection Song”, along with some great vocal melodies, and rip-snortin’ classic riffs & pounding rhythms take center stage on the upbeat thumper “You Don’t Wanna Need Her”.

A dip back into Deep Purple styled hard rock classics re-appears on “Karma Generator” (ironically the title of the Spanish release of this album), and the lovely “Moon Girl” closes things out with Trujillo’s emotional vocals accompanied by electric piano & Hammond organ, which dreamily takes the listener along before the rest of the band launch back in, bringing the song full tilt back to glorious heavy rock.

Honestly, there’s so much talent here with this band, that it would be hard to imagine “Babylonia Haze” not grabbing the attention of hard rock lovers of all ages from all corners of the globe.
Eldorado is without a doubt a band to keep a close eye on, and more importantly, if you love your Classic Rock / Hard done as it should be (with a potent updated production) check out this new album of theirs at all costs.
Highly Recommended.

01 – Mad Woman
02 – Evil People
03 – Breathe the Night
04 – Goodbye & Carry On
05 – I’ll Be Satisfied
06 – Flowers of Envy
07 – Resurrection Song
08 – You Don’t Wanna Need Her
09 – Karma Generator
10 – Moon Girl

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar: Jesus Trujillo
Guitars: Andres Duende
Bass: Cesar Sanchez
Drums: Javier Planelles

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