They don't even sound like the same band. The production went from raw and manly to slick and synthesized, the themes went from battle and glory to fucking robots, the riffs went from galloping and boisterous to near-hair metal melodic shite, just a total sell out. It's kind of like the move from The Dungeons Are Calling to Power of the Night, the difference is that Jon and Criss could pull off pop metal with no problem. iirc there are maybe two good songs that sound like Battle Cry leftovers, that's about it.