This German power metal combo released this EP after the release of their first album. Bassist, Sascha Paeth, is known throughout European metal circles as a go to producer for all the big hitters in the genre, namely Avantasia, Edguy, Angra and Rhapsody Of Fire – to name a few. Unfortunately, as the rest of their German contemporaries flourished, they were all done by ’99. Nevertheless, they left behind a body of work including this EP (one of their best). It containing 6 tracks of quality metal, apart from the dodgy cover of David Essex’s Rock On, which somebody should have stopped them doing as they go from a decent metal outfit to Def Leppard wannabes.
Stand out tracks for me are the opening title track, which is a great tune with a killer riff and a nice vocal from Thomas Rettke, and Pictures In The Mirror which is the best track on the EP. They are heavily influenced by Helloween and Gamma Ray – their compatriots – which is not a bad thing. At least 5 of the 6 tracks are good.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
