While this CD was released in May of this year, from what I can tell the album originally hit shelves eight or so years ago. This is potent metal. It has some really great riffs and a lot of power and ferocity. I only have two issues with it. The first is the vocals. They are somewhat raw and guttural, a bit like Accept. At times that seems to fit the music really well. At other points, though, they become a little grating and hard to take. Secondly, this has a tendency to be a little samey from start to finish. I think a little variety to break things up might have been helpful. Still, it has enough energy and drive and cool riffing to make it work despite those issues.