Cleanbreak sees the powerhouse singer James Durbin paired with guitarist Mike Flyntz of Riot V to continue on the path to wave the flag for almighty heavy metal. Their goal, since the debut album, was to craft an album that paid homage to a more traditional American heavy metal sound,

Arild Brøter’s A Spectre Of Sounds is a thrilling instrumental album that reimagines music from the James Bond films in bold and electrifying ways.

Beyond the Reach of the Sun … was more streamlined and slithery, more chest-thumpingly direct, more epic and triumphant sounding. Riffs come in explosive layered packets. Leads, harmonies and melodies are more on par with wind-tussled mountain tops instead of sweaty bar shows and the band moves with finely honed, martial accuracy as conducted by Hannay’s rocket-in-the-pocket staccato swing and accents.