This is one of NON's least essential albums by a longshot. "Receive the Flame" is a monotonous and boring record except for tracks such as the wonderful `Solitude' and the dynamic `Spectre'. Some Non fans considered this album as a masterful return to form after "God & Beast" but the truth is that said album is much better than `Receive the Flame'. The only works by Non which are really worth checking are "Blood & Flame"; his latest instalment "Children of the Black Sun"; the compilation "The Best of Non", and the aforementioned "God & Beast". "Receive the Flame" is only destined for his die-hard fans and not for the casual or objective listener. Buy the single `Solitude' instead.