German band Brainstorm burst into the metal scene like old pros with this debut. Sounding something like a poppier Megadeth (vocalist Marcus Jürgens even has slight similarities with Dave Mustaine), this has furious riffing and pounding beats, while the constantly chanted choruses make for consistently catchy tracks, hightlights including "King Of Fools", "Innocent Until Caught", "Welcome To The Darkside" and the concluding "Mr Know-It-All", which has guest vocals of former Gamma Ray singer Ralf Scheepers.
***1/2
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