Powerrage includes two members of the mighty Exciter, John Ricci and Jacques Belanger, so you can imagine the dose of Exciter-esque music found here. They play a solid mixture of heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash metal, and it's completely unique, just as Exciter was. The vocals are completely off the chain - they alternate between a gruff growl or snarl that almost creeps into black metal territory, and a high, piercing falsetto. It's totally different and I can imagine it's an acquired taste for some, as it's not a standard traditional metal type of vocal at times. The production is wonderfully old-sounding, with some reverb on the drums, and guitars that aren't burying everything else. The riffs tend to be fairly repetitive, which is quite an interesting choice for this style, and it really gives some of the songs an epic feel, as they should with the pedigree of this band. It really lets the riffs breathe, becoming something more. The guitar solos are impeccable, obviously. There's a very '80s feel to all of this, even with the extreme vocals, and it should be seen as a continuation of the legacy of Exciter, at least in my eyes.