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Steve Benito ladies and gentlemen, what a howler! Many times I surprised myself saying 'wow' under my breath. That guy can sing to Jupiter and back. In the direct vein of Goeff Tate, we can say that Benito's vocals are an hommage to Queensryche beloved singer. I can only admire such a gift and it's put to good use in this record.

The music is comparable to The Warning/Rage for Order phase of the 'ryche, so fans (like me) of this period should hurry up and give it a spin. The songs go from good to meh, with lots of axe shredding and a good layer of synthetiser to thicken up the sauce; hence, it does sounds more power metal than NWOBHM.

It's a receivable piece of work that won't drag forever and that's not too corny....but the second half has a tendency to be less inspired (read slower tempo songs). So, strong side A, not so on side B.

Solid and versatile guitar work and those 'hot-damn-that-man's-got-pipes' vocals are plenty to satisfy the Iron Maiden/Queenryche/early Dream Theater fan in you.

Put that on your list of hidden gems. Read 3 solid stars and a half.

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