Reviewed by Ian Hayter

Taking its title from the Delirious? track featured here (along with their "Stare The Monster Down"), this compilation is an impressive sampler of tracks from Britain's Fierce! catalogue. There are usually a couple of tracks that let down the average compilation, but this isn't average and contains 12 tracks which are all of the very best quality in writing, performance and production. Apart from the aforementioned sons of Littlehampton, the featured artists on this CD include the erstwhile darlings of Radio 2, The Gentlemen ("Push Back"), Dweeb ("It's OK"), the wonderful Portland ("Tonight") and The Steels, whose "Supreme" kicks off the set. No doubt many fans of the contemporary British Christian rock scene will have downloaded a lot of these tracks at some point, but it's a good collection to have together on one disc and is well worth a listen, particularly if you're interested in what's been produced in the past few years (although Tree63 weren't British and their track "A Million Lights" dates from 1999).

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Twelve tracks. 1 CD. A lifetime of adrenaline and eternally-minded output. This compilation harnesses the very best of the recent releases on Kingsway’s contemporary label, Fierce!.

There are skycraping anthems – like YFriday’s Revolution, Home by Onehundredhours and Supreme by The Steels – as well as full throttle adventures from Delirious? (Stare The Monster Down and Paint The Town Red), Dweeb (It’s OK) and LZ7 (Gasoline). And with the fresh sounds of The Gentlemen (Push Back) and the raw power of Verra Cruz (Strange Food), this is an album that - when it comes to shout out about faith - is 100% loud and proud.