When I reviewed an earlier album from this act I landed them under heavy metal. I remember that they were billed as progressive rock, but honestly, I don't think that tag fit. Well, perhaps it fits a little more here, and this time around it's a bit less metal, but honestly, this is closer to things like The Runaways and Kim Wilde than to progressive rock or real steel. Still, there is enough metal here, and in keeping with the last one, that's where I'm landing it. This is melodic rocking stuff that has a good amount of variety from song to song. It manages to get into some seriously crunchy territory. This edition is printed on some heavy blue (almost turquoise) vinyl. If you dig catchy melodic rock with some definite metal in the mix, give this a try. I highly recommend the vinyl edition if you have a turntable.

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The pop rock sounds on this are classy. The verses are more in line with standard rock, but the choruses get an almost metal approach. This is a catchy cut that works quite well.

The introduction here has a great AOR crunchy prog sound to it. The tune modulates out to more of an epic metal kind of vibe as it works out to the vocal section. This makes me think of a more modern, pop oriented version of Warlock in some ways. It's a killer tune that's another highlight of the set.

More AOR styled stuff, this perhaps has some hints of progressive rock in the mix. Overall, it's less metal and more just melodic pop rock.