Their logo might look a bit like something you'd see on the sign of a fish and chip shop, but musically they're actually quite good. The intro attempts to be epic and would succeed with a real orchestra, but to be honest it's beyond the means of most bands to get hold of one. Maybe better production would do the album some favours too, the guitars seem a bit muffled and the mixing and levels certainly aren't at their optimum.
Symphonic metal is a genre that has been done and overdone again. One of the downfalls of the album is that it's full of clichés, but if you're setting out to make symphonic metal that's basically what you set out to do - the likes of Nightwish and Therion set the template over a decade ago and ever since it's been followed. A strong-point of the album is that it does it well, it's packed with distinctive and memorable melodies that make it stand out from the orchestral crowd. There's a variety of different guitar riffing, as well as plenty of solos. The sweet melodic piano also stands out throughout.
Vocally the female lead is rather like Anette Olzon but with a more operatic quality at times. In fact she is very diverse, at times her voice is soft, at times it is cutting and at others it is sweeping and powerful. Harsh male vocals are featured at times, but I'd like to hear more. There are also some nu-metal style male vocals which I don't think work so well.
As I said earlier, symphonic metal is a genre that has been overdone to death so much so that is has become merely a parody of itself. However, musically this band is strong enough and has enough distinctive melodies to stand out from the crowd. 7/10