Take the opener "The Shrine" for example, which begins very slow, then slightly pushes the pedal and then this game starts again. This song could also be on the first OVERKILL album. "Psychotic" begins slowly, too, with some acoustic stuff, then it's getting jaunty and it pleases with its arrangements. The absolute highlight is the hammer song "Hammer To The Skull", which is so catchy, the great riffs and the simple chorus makes this one to a little hymn. With "Last Breath Of Life", there is also a short instrumental given.

To explain the music seems very difficult, but one thing is sure, you should invest much time because this is no Easy Listening music but also no Progressive-stuff. I would recommend this to fans of "Feel The Fire" (OVERKILL) and HOLY TERROR's "Terror And Submission", just as TORANAGA's vocalist seems like a mixture of the both frontmen of the former called combos. But also worshipper of SATAN/PARIAH should try to get this record. (Online October 17, 2002)