), Ross "the Boss "Friedman (Ross the Boss Band, Ex-Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder), Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords of the Trident), Dan Cleary (Striker), Neil Turbin (Anthrax), and Danko Jones.

[3] The song features guitar solos from Chris Holmes, Ross the Boss, and John Leibel, as well as additional vocals by Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder)[4] and Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords of the Trident).

[5] A music video directed by Josh Grambo was also made to accompany the song.

"[7] Adam McCann of Metal Digest gave a mixed review of the album, saying that "While ultimately, it isn't actually the best, the guest spots stop this album from being relatively dull, and it shows that Thor is a better writer than a musician."

Ending with that "'Alliance' is, however, a lot better than Thor's recent output and if you're the sort of person who doesn't need much encouragement to slip on a loincloth and pick up that Broadsword then it'll do the trick.