I never understood why Domain never seemed to gain a fanbase, with many really good albums they should get more recognition than they get. Here we got a really good melodic metal concept album which showcase both great music skills and high quality song writing. The prog influenced "On Stormy Seas" is a amazing journey, the ballad "The Beauty Of Love" is moving and the finishing "Underneath The Blue/ Left Alone" wraps up the concept in a very atmospheric way. There is a however a drop of quality in the songs 7-9 which forces me to give this one only a rating of 8.

If you planning to pick this one up you should search for the 2 disc version, the "non-epic mix" songs aren't that exciting but the exclusive "Head Above the Water" and the re-recording of "Caught in the Flame" is nice to have.