Driving, mean metal is on the menu here. This is a real powerhouse stomper. It’s a great way to start things in style. There is a rather bluesy section later, and the instrumental break beyond that is positively on fire.

Moth To The Fire
More killer metal is on the menu here. I love the riffing on this thing. It’s a strong romp, but I think I prefer the opener.

A spoken female voice and ambient weirdness get us underway here. We get a rather symphonic power-ballad approach as it drives forward. It turns more toward meaty territory from there. This is power metal at its best. This drops back to the weird ambience with spoken voice that started it later. They fire out from there in a neo-classical metal jam that gives way to an even more potent jam from there. This song is varied, dynamic and potent. It’s also my favorite track to this point. It is pure class.

More straightforward metal is on the menu here. This is a powerhouse stomper. It’s nothing Earth-shattering in terms of variety, but it just plain rocks.

More dramatic and powerful, this thing just really drives forward with style and charm. This is one of my favorite tracks here.

The instrumental section late on this thing is fierce and driving. The whole tune is intense and fiery. This is another standout on the disc.

There is a lot of power and style at the heart of this track. For me it doesn’t work as well as some of the others here do, but it’s still a screamer.

Riff-driven and mean, this is a driving metal stomper.

Driving and meaty, this feels like a more metal version of Thin Lizzy to me. That’s a good thing. It’s another screaming hot piece of music.

I love the chorus hooks on this. The riffing is great, too. This is another killer metal stomper.

More tasty metal is on the menu here. The formula isn’t really altered, but when it’s this strong, who cares?

The sounds of horse=bound combat opens this. The cut fires out from there with some powerhouse metal jamming. There is just something magical about this thing. It’s one of my favorites here.

Here we get a fierce metal stomper. This is one of the meanest things here. It’s also a highlight of the set.

There is a cool movie like spoken intro to this. The mental stomping drives in from there. This very epic-like. It has a lot of drama and style at its core. The instrumental section later in this track might be the best one of the whole album, and that says a lot given the competition.