When I first heard of this band, I was psyched.  I'm a huge Diamond/Fate fan, and absolutely love the Denner/Shermann combo - as a team, these guys are JUST as good as Tipton/Downing or Murray/Smith.
 
Anyway, I've read many poor reviews of the debut, and the samples I heard (not many, I must say) didn't show me much.
 
Can you describe this album?   Are the riffs in the same vein/style as classic Fate?   Is the singer really as dreadful as the reviewers all claim he is?
 
Any project that includes Fate/Diamond guys has to be a quality project.....but I'm not sold yet.