How do you describe a masterpiece? How do you actually recognize a masterpiece when it comes your way in times of a hundred new releases each month, where you get overspoiled with at best average and always similar sounding records, even in the field of traditional metal? Well, it is quite easy, you can feel it. With the new, the fifth HANKER album you will always get right. What you get here are songs that are simply mindblowing. Crushing riff heaviness and raging, yet ultimately catchy melodies set your soul ablaze. These melodies the band combines with heavy guitars make sure that whatever melodic power metal used to be the last few years is now bound to vanish, as the real metal force takes over the reign. HANKER shoot out one anthem after the next, overpowered with big emotions in the vocal and lead guitar fields. It is pure steaming heavy metal, northern american style and it is just enchanting. Each song will stick to your mind after just a few spins in your player. Each track then has its own character and direction, while still maintaining the typical HANKER sound. So many bands would die for such an album. HANKER definitely prefer well composed songs with feeling and soul, basing on inspirations and passion, over innovative compositions that often give you a hard time trying to figure out what the musician tries to tell you. HANKER go straight for the soul. This is some of the most beautiful and yet strongest heavy power metal with awesome melodies I have heard in years. Even from HANKER themselves. Grab this piece of insanity! Sir Lord Doom