If one is familiar with Grendel's previous works, on a first listen you might be led to think that this album was from a different band all together. Rather than the throbbing, noisy, "terror EBM" that Grendel has become known for since their debut Inhumane Amusement, it seems that they have adopted the melody of the electro-industrial sound that is overwhelmingly popular in the underground electronic scene these days. Though the music is quite catchy and dance-floor-friendly - and even though the album is good overall - the sudden change in direction still comes as somewhat of a surprise. The music still retains the pounding, dark edge that we would expect from Grendel, but this is definitely not what i was expecting to hear from this band. Yet i'm sure this will only help to further increase Grendel's popularity, as they once depended more on remixes of their material to make it to the DJ's play lists, but now their new sound should fit in its original form.