So close to being a great album but it's got my least favorite '80s metal tendency in spades: TREBLE! Jee-zoo, is this album shrieky at times. 50 minutes later I could go for a nice lie down in a cold bedroom. However, it also has one of my favorite '80s metal tendencies, which is lovably amateurish, pimply-faced fantasy art, so let's call it a wash with the '80s metal trends.