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Sometimes you stumble upon an album, unknown to most, at a real or virtual flea market, one you've heard about or whose cover (sometimes obscene like this one) has stuck with you; it's then that you feel excited (as in my case) at the thought of having in your hands a hidden gem of Swedish melodic rock that few other lucky ones possess. Sometimes, however, the musical thrill lasts less than Roger Rabbit's, and then you realize why your purchase was only 2€.

And to say that the start would be almost exciting with four energetic and fresh tracks where the right amount of acoustic and electric guitars blend perfectly to create ups and downs that closely recall some things done by Terrorvision in "How To Make Friends & Influence People". Nothing transcendent in the Scandinavian music scene, mind you, with bands like Hellacopters or Hardcore Superstar far above them in both rock energy and melodic ideas, but the title track, a resolute ballad reminiscent of Saigon Kick, along with the testosterone-fueled version of the almost hit "5705" by City Boy, helps keep the bar up during the first part. As often happens, however, tragedy can be around the corner, and here it's an air disaster, with a series of tracks crashing to the ground due to their inability to take off. Later hit by a bereavement in the line-up, the group disbanded after this second album to give life to other more metal projects, with the singer briefly finding success as an Axl Rose impersonator on Swedish TV...