Like their Scandinavian counterparts in and , Norway's exists in an alternate universe where power chords grow on trees, everyone's ears are ringing, and there's a meal in every frothing can of Carling. Falling somewhere between , their particular brand of mojo embraces convention so completely that any cynicism is silenced with a beer shower before it can say you've heard it all before. wisely tempers its white lightening with a few mid-tempo rockers, even if are only mildly successful. After all, too much headbanging only leads to a neck ache. But will keep the fists in the air, and works despite its weird resemblance to ' Forgive -- they're from Norway. Too often, bands that rock as hard and fast as do tend to flag a bit toward the end of their recordings. Therefore, the best thing about is its strong finish. The one-two punch of is like hearing 's for the first time all over again. ~ Johnny Loftus