This the band’s follow up to one of my favourite albums ever, The God Thing. It must be daunting for a band to have so much praise heaped on your art, and knowing that you have to follow it at some point. Well, it obviously didn’t bother them that much – this album is another monster record. Another huge killer production that is so clear and separated that you feel as though they are playing in your room. The Dream Theater references are easy to spot, but they add a whole lot more – especially with melody and crunch.
The opening riff to I Can See just rattles teeth. It’s a beast of a riff, and is such a dramatic piece (as indeed are most of their songs). The title track follows and it’s just sublime. The vocals and harmonies are just superb, and the guitar tone and riff is just evil. The intro and riff to Into The Sun is just epic, and their sense of melody is just fantastic.
You get the picture. This is another awesome record by such a great band that you’ve probably never heard of. You even get the added bonus (on this vinyl version) of a cover of Kiss Of Death by Dokken.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
