More or less a heavy metal album, this does have a lot of leanings toward AOR mainstream music. The vocals most often sound like Pat Benatar, but it also calls to mind things like Lacuna Coil to a large degree because of the singing. Musicians on the disc include Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Winery Dogs), Ray Luzier (Korn, KXM), Ron Bumblefoot Thal (Guns N Roses), Russ (Satchel) Parrish (Steel Panther) and Corey Lowery (Saint Asonia, Stuck Mojo). It’s a good set, but has a tendency to get a bit samey.

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Powering in fairly slow and dramatic, this build out to something a bit like European epic metal. It’s a powerful cut. The funny thing is, as strong as the musical structure is (and it’s stomping, really), it pales behind the killer vocal performance. In some ways the vocals make me think of a metal Pat Benatar. This piece has a real Lacuna Coil kind of vibe, too. It’s an exceptional starter.

More mainstream rock in some ways, this is still another that has a lot of epic metal built into it. It’s no less of a powerful cut. I like this one a lot. It’s a different edge of the sword. While the other one was more of a heavy cut this is more like mainstream rock with metal built into it.