After the sensation that was the debut many things happened fast, Ian Gillan took Zero Nine under his wing and decided to produce their next album, Blank Verse. The band members have later stated that this surprisingly generous offer came too quickly and they didn't really have any time to really think about it through or write any killer songs. Blank Verse isn't the worst hard rock album out there, but it does feel very rushed and underwhelming even if it's still well produced and sounds really good.