The new SILENT FORCE album is new in every respect. The last remnants of Priest-style speed-power have vanished. The album is entirely different — it's melodic power metal, very technically proficient but without indulging in progressive tricks and intricacies. The song structures are fairly simple, and there aren't too many speedy moments, though they do exist. There are lots of keyboards — they constitute a large part of the intros, and they're audible constantly throughout the compositions. The guitar riffs sound unusually hard and heavy. Stylistically, this is closer to Scandinavian-sounding power rather than German, and what prompted Beyrodt to create in this vein is an open question. There are no fundamental changes in the vocal department, of course, since we still have the same D.C. Cooper — only his hairstyle has changed, as evident from his portrait in the booklet. The voice is the same, though on this album it periodically takes on a certain smoothness reminiscent of Andi Deris. Otherwise, the same choral layering remains, mostly in the higher registers. Incidentally, the high parts dominate the disc, while D.C.'s voice is actually most interesting in the lower frequencies.
Overall, everything is decent on this disc — there's nothing to fault. The album listens perfectly from start to finish, the recording quality is excellent, and the mastering is beyond reproach. However, after listening to the album, you get the feeling that whether you heard it or not makes no difference — it evokes no emotions whatsoever. Just another run-of-the-mill power metal record, of which there are hundreds. The one thing that truly saves the licensed version is the concert video, in which we see the band performing one of heavy metal's greatest compositions, "You've Got Another Thing Coming" by JUDAS PRIEST, a song the band itself has often used to close their own shows in recent years. SILENT FORCE also performed it as a closer, stretching it to over 10 minutes.