"When The Sun Dies" shows the rockier side of the band, with a beautiful middle eight filled with filigreed guitar. It's cute the way the song has references to suns dying, souls being lost, which invokes vampire mythology if you are looking for that sort of thing, but avoids vampire clichés that haunt the Goth scene. "Move In Closer" has featured in a live form on NFD's Live and Unleashed CD. The studio version is a faithful rendition of the live version, but it's a good song so it's nice to have this version too.

"Let It Rain" starts slowly, with echo-laden guitar. While NFD can turn the amps up to 11 without becoming empty bluster, it's the quieter vulnerable side of the band I love most. This song builds, as singer Peter 'Bob' White, looks for 'a way out of here.' Perhaps he is looking for the Last Exit For The Lost? This song ebbs and flows throughout its six minute running time, leaving this listener hypnotised. Tony Pettitt's bass can be heard loud and clear during the introduction to "The Unforgiven". There are some Cure-like synths that add to the melancholy mood. This song is a loaded gun. We're just waiting for someone to pull the trigger. The explosion never really comes, which might frustrate the listener in some ways, but by defying expectations, keeps things interesting.

Sonic dissonance ushers in "Senses Alive", which shows the louder side of the band. It's in the vein of their "Light My Way" or Fields of the Nephilim's "Moonchild". There's some effective chugging guitar during the chorus. Elsewhere Bob promises: "I don't want to let her go/I just gotta let her know..." which is hardly the work of Aleister Crowley, but works well in the context of the song. It's the song that will take you on a rollercoaster ride if you let it. "Never Let This Die" is a behemoth of a song. The languid guitars have a mournful air. Two and a half minutes in the power chords blaze into view. The wailing guitar solo is perfectly appropriate in context. This song lacks the focus of "Break The Silence" but still provides a decent narcotic rush. Remixes of "When The Sun Dies" and "Caged" bring the musical portion of this CD to a close. I'm rarely a fan of remixes. The former is listenable, while not improving on the original. "Caged Remix" has some more cosmetic changes, which brings the song into a different light. Not better, but different.

This sort of release could easily be seen as a stop-gap, but Deeper Visions sees NFD firing on all cylinders.