Veteran metal warriors Alabama **** return to the international arena armed with new vocalist Kyle Thomas (ex- Exhorder, Floodgate) and the devastating new album Open Fire. Open Fire's 11 song charge sees ATP honed into a leaner, meaner, and wholly more-metallic killing machine. Tracks like Words of the Dying Man, Valor, Whiskey War and None Shall Return impact with the subtlety of a hammer to the head and stay embedded there long after. Spearheaded by Thomas' powerful battle cries and the burning fret-work of guitar-hero-in-the-making Ryan Lake, Open Fire is undeniably Alabama ****'s masterwork and follows through on their promise of delivering the finest metal this side of the hard rock classics.