Pretty good record and if I remember correctly the band became quite dogshit after this album. Evil Message is a proper ass kicker of a song, Stranger is another good song, Shout And Cry shows some more of a speed metal side of this band; it's a really nice surprise and something you wouldn't expect from the band, Thoughts of a Dying Man is also another highlight, a ballad kind of song which doesn't totally suck. Some of the song are not-so-good, so I rate it how it is, it is generally with albums that overally it's not always great, but a few or even one song can make a huge difference for me. Hence the ratings can be deceiving and if I say that "these songs did good" and listen to them all the time it's hard to put a value on an album, it could be 10/10 as an ep but 6/10 as a LP. So sometimes it's better to look at the individual songs rather than whole album.

The cover image is a bit suspicious with the hand pocket symbolism...