I first heard this in a Disc Union whilst I was in Tokyo last year and was sad to hear that there was no vinyl. Thankfully that has been rectified and it’s now a very welcome addition to the collection.
This is Ronnie’s third solo effort, although he is primarily known as the vocalist for Danish rockers Pretty Maids. When you consider Ronnie is battling lung cancer, this is a fantastic vocalist performance. This is definitely a hard rock album, but with hints of AOR creeping in occasionally.
There is bags of melody to keep the AOR crowd happy like Paper Tiger and If You Can Dream It but as usual, it’s the rockier tunes that really lift the album for me. Like, Godless which has a very strong euro metal sound, pounds a long at a decent pace with Chris Laney delivering fat riffage and a great solo. My favourite track however is the epic sounding, Raining Fire. Ronnie delivers a great vocal performance with lots a of melody amid the epic riffage and grooves around him.
I do hope Ronnie gets a reprieve as I look forward to hearing more from him.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
