The follow up to 2003's "Of The Son And The Father" pretty much follows in the footsteps of its predecessor. Heavily influenced by Dio/Rainbow/Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath and flawlessly executed is presented here and once again, Nils Patrik Johansson does a great job behind the mic and many of the songs contained here are of an enough high quality to keep me nodding on approvingly. Overall, it's a weaker album than the debut and the problem areas still remain: the songs are too short and too many, leaving no space for the underlying epic qualities that I sense are there but not allowed to come out. It is as if the band is concentrating too hard to try and make each song a superhit when they should be going for a more inaccessible sound instead. Still, an absolutely more than OK album with a nice looking cover art. - defender666