Giersbergen and drummer Ed Warby, as well as the album's production. He concluded by saying the album is "a wonderful debut that finds a "new" band in full swing right from the get-go". Writing for Echoes and Dust, Michael Baker was less enthusiastic about the release. Although he praised van Giersbergen's performance, he felt "the songs themselves don't quite make it to those heights. Throughout VUUR you can hear moments of Devin Townsend and Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon, but there is a feeling of a lack of confidence that means Vuur often take the safer well trod path that ultimately means the songs never hit their stride. They are never heavy or progressive enough to stand out or melodic and catchy enough to work as arena filling power ballads". He ultimately called the band's debut "competent but frustrating". On Prog, Alex Lynham commented that "for all the talent here, ultimately the record drags. Several album tracks are overlong and similar, and despite the vocal hooks and deft musicianship, there's a lack of 'wow' moments. The LP is at its best when it veers closest to the kind of cinematic metal that the Devin Townsend Project ply their trade in [...]. Overall, this is a promising start, but one that hopefully will see the band developing in a unique direction on future releases". Track listing Personnel Anneke van Giersbergen - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar Jord Otto - guitars Ferry Duijsens - guitars Johan van Stratum - bass Ed Warby - drums Other personnel Joost van den Broek - producing, songwriting Mark Holcomb (Periphery), Esa Holopainen (Amorphis), Daniel Cardoso (Anathema) - songwriting Black & Finch - cover art References 2017 debut albums Inside Out Music albums