Let's get it out of the way: yes, still sound almost exactly like . They've even got the Aussies' former drummer, , back on drums (he also appeared on the band's 1994 disc ). For this, their fifth release and second since reuniting in 2001, they've brought in new guitarist , formerly of Maryland pop-metallers . He's a talented player, but when your job description reads "sound as much like as possible," it's hard to put your own stamp on the music. Still, he manages, throwing a little extra hard-blues feel into the mix, coming across like a cross between and 's at times. Frontman sounds a lot like , but he's not a clone; his voice has coarsened with age, putting him in territory closer to on quite a few songs. Ah, but the songs: that's where this album falls down on the job. While many of them are powered by hard-rocking riffs and bluesy grooves, not one of them is memorable once it's stopped playing. Which, come to think of it, is true of the majority of songs on any album released in between , too. ~ Phil Freeman