After releasing perhaps the finest, most musical recording of the band's already considerable career in 1991, followed up in 1993 with , a slightly more dense, ambitious recording, and the band's first for . There had been a few lineup changes over the first years of their recording career and the only original members to appear on are vocalist and bassist . and are joined by relative newcomers on guitars and on drums. Initially, was met with a somewhat cool response by the group's fan base but, over time, fans of all varieties have come to appreciate the slower, more dynamic grind that at first confused fans expecting exclusively lightning-fast riffs from the group. The opening the title track, and are all mid-tempo highlights featuring some decent work by especially, as the singer continues his '90s trend by focusing slightly more on melody, going over the top only where necessary. While not an important release for its genre or even for the band, 's is still a respectable post- offering. ~ Vincent Jeffries