And what fine power metal it is. Well, if power metal's your thing, anyway. Guitarist Timo Tolkki has, as usual, written most of the songs, although vocalist Timo Kotipelto contributed lyrics on a few of the songs and keyboardist Jens Johansson collaborated on the vocals for one song as well. There's a decent amount of variation in the writing on this disc, from the bouncy groove of "Maniac Dance" to the Soilwork-esque guitar and keyboard riffing of "Fight!!!" to the majestic balladry of parts of "Back to Madness" or "The Land of Ice and Snow." And let's not forget the requisite keyboard and guitar soloing either, nothing new and exciting but sure to please. For the most part, the vocals are comparable to Dream Theater's James LaBrie, although staying mostly in the upper range and hitting more of the majestic, soaring passages of power metal. "Back to Madness" has some major disappointments in the vocal department, however; first, a "vocal solo" comprised of over-vibratoed and under-autotuned (read: horrendously off-key) wailing, and then a spoken word section at the end that I'm still not sure what to make of. The lyrics aren't quite as over-the-top, Dungeons-and-Dragons as some power metal can be, but anyone looking for deep meaning may as well look elsewhere.