I was quite surprised when I saw the release of this album on Escape Music. I thought they had called it a day after releasing three albums for MTM records at the end of the nineties. They also released three albums under their previous name, Caught In The Act, or CITA for short. So what do they sound like? Well, it’s melodic hard rock – a bit like Journey but with a slightly harder edge.
The album starts with a nice instrumental intro that leads into Deep In Heaven, which the title suggests, does reflect the faith of some of the band members. The lyrics on some of the songs are of a Christian leaning. This track is one of my favourites as it weighs in at over 8 minutes with the intro, and its more on the heavier side. Around The Sun is slightly more poppy in feel and has a section that reminds me of Kansas. Addicted has a killer riff and groove and it swings along nicely – the guitar gives it that bit of oomph! Every Road Leads Me Home is power ballad number one and the harmonies are really cool – a great guitar sound! All Fall Down closes out Side 1 and we go out with a bang. A big fat heavy riff drives the song along, and has a big hook and nice harmonies.
Side 2 opens up with Awaken with a Prog metal style riff and an off-groove that sets this track apart from the rest of the album. This weighs in as my favourite track on the album. Another killer riff starts Love Rules All, and this track also has a different vibe and feel – not your straight 4/4. I’ll Keep Burnin’ has the double kicks pounding and I really love the harmonies on this one. Rise Another Day is a straight up melodic rock tune and the vocal sounds a bit off on this one. Then we spoil it all by finishing with the ballad, Hearts Collide. Always go out with a bang and leave them wanting more. All in all, not a bad album.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
