With Bloodsucker Joe Lynn Turner starts Slam quite heavy.
No need to introduce Mr. Turner to a hard rock fan, at least since he was working with Rainbow and Deep Purple everybody knows his bluesy voice.
His past kinda comes up front with Eye For An Eye which has a Deep Purple-ish.
With Heart Of The Night he's presenting an enchanting ballad.
The music - reduced to the necessary - stays in the background, just carrying the voice... Its touching.
 You can really feel it, something very often ballads lack of.  With Slam the title track follows this ballad.
 Slam is a heavy rocker, but not the heaviest track of the album! A catchy one which sneeks into your mind and stays.
The following Dark Days is more metal then hard rock, even if the Hammond sound adds some 70's feeling. Partly aggressive guitar riffing, then emotional. Another great one!
 Now half way through the album it's clear that Slam shows a variety from soft ballads to rockers to heavy metal.
And the rest of the album is as good, so just buy it and play it!

The album was recorded in New York and produced by Turner and Bob Held.
A powerful, crystal clear production makes it fun to listen to - perhaps a bit too polished for some ears.....
With Japanese guitarist Akira Kajiyama he found a great guitarist who also teamed up with JLT for the songwriting.
Even producer Bob Held contribute to some songs. I can just hope that Kajiyama and JLT will work together in future.
 An album I can highly recommend to hard rock fans, but I guess that every hard rocker knows JLT and so this is carrying coals to Newcastle.

Track list

 Bloodsucker
Eye For An Eye
Deliver Me
Heart Of The Night
Slam
Dark Days
Possessions
Show Yourself
Cover Up
Hard Time
Evil
Always Tomorrow