This compilation contains 17 tracks from Massacre, Metal Blade, Rowe Productions and Godfather Records artists and independent releases. It starts real nice with the progressive/melodic metal of Balance Of Power. The other bands/artists are: Mortification, Tourniquet, Michael Sweet, Cybergrind, Betrayal, Atomic Opera, Jacob's Dream, Fourth Watch, Eleven Hours Down, Visionaire, Inversion, Awake, Step Cousin, Antidemon, Uplifted and Noiz. Most of this fits in with the metal category, ranging from melodic metal to extreme grindcore. There are gothic influences like the Betrayal contribution. A bit on the lighter side is Visionaire with interesting atmospheric synthesizer music. The dark vocals give the music a heavy touch though. The first half is the better half of this disc. Few of the independent bands are promising. In other words, this disc is a welcome addition to my collection.
