Opening with contemporary rocker 'Watch Your Back', the riffs are immediately aggressive and harsh, with the harmonies and melody taking something of a back seat. 'Time Bomb' and the title track continue in a similar vein before 'Days are Numbered' finds the band in more familiar territory, with a catchy use of phrasing in the chorus and Lesperance's guitar at the very heart of the song. Both 'Dark Times' and 'Beyond Repair' have anger running through them with Hess’ biting vocal well at the forefront. In fact, it is not until song number eight, 'Shooting Star' that they deliver the huge power ballad that they have become known for with a soaring chorus and trademark melody. This is the signal for the album to close strongly with the thunderous 'Calm Before The Storm' and the emotive and precious ballad 'Nothing Without You'. An acoustic version of 'Higher' is tacked on as a bonus track to European versions of the album and is a sublime example of just how good a band Harem Scarem really were.