(Rated this album with 6 out of 10) Reviewed by
k_astevens
from Florence, CO USA
This is a lighter, more mainstream sound than all their other albums and also one of my least favorites. Was this an attempt at commercialism? I really don't think so! With a song like "Blow Your Speakers" one might think so, which by the way I think is the poorest song they have recorded to date. This album does have a lot of great songs on it though! Songs like "Fighting the World", "Carry On", and "Defender" really have a lot of emotion behind them. Erics' voice sounds superb on this one! But this album just doesn't have that raw feel to it, that is so typical of the "Manowar" sound. It's funny how people judge "Manowars" music on the basis of image! What does the image have to do with the music? Nothing, they are not relative to eachother! They're not trying to sell you their clothes, just true heartfelt, spiritual music! Take it or Leave it!!
