The vehicle through which guitar hero channeled his most extreme instrumental concepts, was an experiment that produced predictably wild and undeveloped results. After the group's debut, , shocked and amazed many fans of the Gothenburg sound, signed with indie powerhouse and released in 1998. As often happens with highly anticipated follow-ups, disappointed some fans with what some called a more restrained sound and lesser material. Realistically, the tightly constructed production was to be expected, and the real driving force behind 's success -- 's guitar work -- is definitely present. On the negative side, vocalist doesn't do much except stay out of the way, and the addition of on drums (in place of ) doesn't help either. Perhaps confirming the band's critics, asked to return for its next release, . These problems are really minor when balanced against 's massive playing and songwriting, so while is a fraction off from the band's debut form, still delivers some nice melodic on the sophomore effort. ~ Vincent Jeffries