Mid-paced symphonic power metal dominates this disc, and it's neither a diverse nor an original album, but it's done quite well. Barton's singing is less recognizable and less diverse than it is on subsequent Suspyre albums, primarily staying within the traditional high-register clean style common to power metal, but his performance is strong and the melodies memorable. The music, on the whole, is substantially simpler than that of any subsequent Suspyre albums, but the musicianship and songwriting are nonetheless of high quality. There's some prog-metal influence on this album, but the band had not yet embraced prog or eclecticism to nearly the extent they do.
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