The first thing that struck me was the excellent and dark cover artwork, the next thing was the outstanding guitar work on the album. Mastermind behind this riff-o-rama is English guitarist Edward Box, who has created an album filled with traditional heavy metal.

Just like so many other classic English bands Vendetta is operating with a twin guitar attack and Pete Thomson is left enough room to shine on his own and the rhythm section of Gary Foalle (bass) and Chris Higgins (drums) lays down a solid foundation for songs. All of the songs are very tight; we are clearly dealing with 4 skilful musicians, who all know their way around their instruments.

As you might have guessed I am closing in on the thing that really sets this album a bit back: the vocals! Edward Box is handling them himself, and man I wish he would have hired someone with more range, stamina and talent. At times he sounds like a bad version of Biff Byford (not a compliment), and his performance as a vocalist on this album is my main concern about the album.

Really a shame because there is a lot of cool traditional metal on this album, but the mediocre vocals does spoil some of the fun. That put aside you'll find a very solid and entertaining album with some outstanding guitar leads and many good songs - overall a bright start for Vendetta.