The title track is the lone instrumental representation from our metallic ringleader. The guitars are haunting and very reminiscent of raw Priest. The song comes together with some great bass and drum work. The solos are Tipton cutting loose without having to work around vocals, instead using his guitar to take the listener on an emotional journey. Very nice.

Other standout tracks include "Kill or be Killed" and "Voodoo Brother." The former kicking up the speed a few notches and including some nice riffs. The latter moves along at an old school pace, sounds great. Then the album proper closes with the country/acoustic flavored "Left for Dead" which closes the album on a strange note, but is an enjoyable change of pace.

This re-release also has two previously unreleased tracks in "Himalaya" and "New Breed." Both of these songs are pretty good and only add to what amounts to an excellent metal album. "Himalaya" is an epic track, clocking in at near 8 minutes and taking the listener on a journey nearly as epic. The latter, an upbeat rocker to bring the album to its finish.

Bottomline. Excellent album, nice showing of pure metal. Tipton exhibits a fins singing voice and wields a mean axe. The music really carries the album through. Nothing here is terribly revolutionary, but it is a blast of pure metal standing out among a sea of pale imitators.

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