I picked up a copy of this album not knowing anything about the group, suppose the cover made me think it would be heavier than your everyday Rock. In all honesty I still don't know much about the band, except they originate from Scotland, what I can tell you is they play a fairly predicable but well executed Melodic Metal, along the lines of a lighter 'Hardline'. The vocals courtesy of 'Terry Brock' are perhaps the most striking point, he's very harmonious and I'm surprised he didn't move on to bigger things. Overall a little tame and too indicative of the genre for my liking, but all said, still a respectable album of Melodic Pop Metal.

'Walk in the Fire' starts off fairly promisingly with the flowing, light-weight rocker 'Where are we Now' which has more than a shade of 'Magnum' especially on the chorus and maybe even a little commercial late 80's 'Saxon', most impressive of all though are 'Brock's' super smooth vocals. Following in similar fashion is 'Danger in your Eyes' and reminds me heavily of 'Night Ranger', the chorus is slightly punchier and some the guitar works quite respectable, but still a tad tame for my usual listening. Straight into ballad territory is 'Love Lies Dying' a slow, soppy affair that's reminiscent of 'Brian Adams' (no I'm not a fan!), while 'Every Time you Cry' is a trite radio friendly affair, that's been done a thousand times before. The first half closes with 'Talk to Me', a marginal improvement, but still a predictable ballad, that's saved by 'Terry Brock's' crisp passionate vocals. Side two kicks off with 'Living in the Danger Zone' a more uptempo number (thankfully), chorus wise it's pretty catchy and there's a couple of nice guitar licks from 'Ian Stewart'- all told nothing special but fairly decent. 'Modern World' ensues as a full blown ballad but picks up into a light-weight rocker, very trite and predictable and drenched with keyboards. The radio friendly 'Into the Night' isn't much better and while it's not my usual listening, I must admit it's well executed like most of the material present. Next up is the title track and after a slow start, builds into a respectable track, pretty simple but passionately performed, 'Brock' really sounds top drawer on the chorus, while being well supported throughout. Regrettably the album trails off with 'After the Hurt has Gone' a stereotypical, predicable ballad of the late 80's,

Consistent throughout, but ultimately nothing really stands out and grabs me. Fans of Pop Metal, Melodic Metal and 'Hardline' fans might want to look into this release, but don't expect anything up to the likes of 'Double Eclipse'.