"The Hunger" is typical of the style I remember from the demos. Think Metallica with a more progressive feel, perhaps Threshold being a better comparison. "How Long" is a mid-tempo track with some serious riffing that heads off into a classic metal guitar solo. For the final track the band romp through the Purple track "Bloodsucker" with a 80s metal attitude on display.

I remember, when reviewing the demos, thinking that Mister Kite were perhaps a little to heavy for my tastes and just on the boundaries of the music I wanted to review at Mood Swings. Well in the interim, either Mister Kite have changed subtlely or my tastes have broadened, because this time I think they fit in very well. The band are hard to categorise because they are a mixture of prog-metal, 80s metal and because of the dark melancholy I tempted to add Goth. Whatever pigeonhole you try to force the music into, the important factor is that it work and works well. Based on this sampler, the new album warrants futrher investigation.