Fourth solo outing for 'Rob Rock' and this pretty much follows his usual path of vocal fuelled Melodic Power Metal. I was perhaps a little harsh about his previous release 'Holy Hell', but here he tweaks a couple of problems I felt the predecessor had, for one the production is less distorted with a better overall balance of instruments and vocals, while musically he's kept it simple, but still playing to his strong points of melodies and exacting instrumental work- along the lines of 'Impellitteri'. The line-up as usual features plenty of guest appearances which succeeds in mixing the sound up, but the core still retains the majority of Swedish band 'Narnia'.

First off is the title track 'Garden Of Chaos', a pretty typical but ultimately strong 'Rob Rock' title track, cleverly balancing melody with thundering rhythm for a harmonious but energetic opener that comes complete with swift soloing. A shredding guitar solo compliments of 'Roy Z' announces the next track 'Satan's Playground', which proceeds with a slightly more uncompromising approach, while being propelled by an intricate rhythm, lyrically it's typically of the band, but still impressive. More reminiscent of Euro Power Metal particularly 'Stratovarius' is 'Savior's Call', which nicely incorporates fitting keyboard work which succeeds in breaking the song up nicely, 'Rob' as always turns in a stunning vocal performance and is well supported throughout. The tempo falls somewhat for 'This Time is the Last Time' a more straight-forward melodic rocker, the chorus however is a cracker and 'Rob's' vocals certainly do it justice. More harmonious Metal is bought about by 'Only a Matter of Time' and after a uncharacteristic intro proceeds as a decent rocker, but the star attraction here is the Instrumental break which highlights the abilities of axeman 'CJ Grimmark'. 'Spirit In The Sky' ensues with a similar approach and all told is a typical quality 'Rob Rock' cut, this in particular displays some excellent keyboard skills form 'Mistheria'. The momentum is lifted for the 'Impellitteri' reminiscent 'Metal Breed', while 'Millennial Reign' is brisker still and possibly the fastest 'Rob Rock' song to date, and as with all the aforementioned tracks fails to disappoint. The tempo does fall at this point for the passionately executed ballad 'Unconditional' a nice piece that's beautifully sung and executed, but all told excessively sloppy. The so called “Bonus track” 'Ride the Wind' continues and makes a very worthy addition, in fact it's possibly the best cut present, 'Roy Z' provides splendid guitars which are prevalent from the off, while 'Rob' turns in another stellar performance on this 'Impellitteri' style rocker. Last up is the ballad 'Ode to Alexander', which I believe is written about 'Rob's' son and although a nice passionately performed piece, which features wife 'Liza Rock' on keys is ultimately over- sentimental.

Another splendid release from 'Rob Rock', if you enjoyed his previous work you will like this, and while it's not quite as good as 'Eyes of Eternity', I believe it betters 'Holy Hell'.