When I hear a new band, I listen to see what other bands that they may sound like, only as a point of reference. Immediately I thought of Trapt's first album. Unlike Trapt though, Fighting Instinct infuse nice lead guitar rifts throughout this selection of finely written material. I took me a couple of listens before I could tell that this was Christian Rock, which I have absolutely no problem with. I was always a huge fan of PFR. I give Fighting Instinct 4 stars for a very nice debut album.