This very talented band was introduced to me by my dear friend Hellena Michailidiou from Metal Zone, who is a skilled scouter of underground bands. I could hardly believe her enthusiastic words, but she was absolutely right. This, first, effort is simply impressive. The Ango-Greek trio of Scar of the Sun is difficult to be ranked, though many previous reviews classify them as gothic metal. Keep it in your mind as a clue, but do not take for granted, as the band blends numerous other kinds. The three tracks of “Self Revelation..." have as starting point the love of the band for Paradise Lost and then they go on and meet Amorphis, My Dying Bride (and their inheritors, such as Swallow the Sun), Lacuna Coil and Evereve. In times they are so reviving that I would make a parallelism with the fresh sound that the Australian The Eternal have delivered during the last years. Their mix is done in a very smooth and gently way and under their personal lens. You will strive to recognize already known forms of music. Take for example the opening part of “I Lost", which is based on a melodic power/death metal riff, like an In Flames one. It has been brought to meet the forms of the band and delicately is incorporated with the main track which evolves to the heaviest of the three. I do not have words to describe the magnificent “Disposable" with the discrete electronics and the simple, yet addictive chorus (note: a guest appearance by Marios Iliopoulos -ex Exhumation, Nightrage- performing a solo enhances the overall result). I would request more care on the production, which is sometimes thin, and on the vocal performance. I know that the band works hard on these two issues. Most notable is the fact that the famous Rhys Fulber is producing the bands debut album, but with no further details available for the impatient readers. The artwork is simply the best I have seen from a Greek metal band, especially in the underground. This post-nouveau art approach and the excellent use of typography are concluding this small piece of art. To summarize, despite minor deficiencies, this is an excellent debut from a band that has raised our expectations.