I've bought this cd along with Trapped. I consider the latter and The missing link the peak of Rage's carrer. Compared to Trapped, The missing link is a tiny step backwards, the songs are not that versatile, while Peavy and Co. still wrote unique songs that will surely stick in your head after a while. The sound is rawer than on Trapped, that goes especially for the snare sound. Just as in the case of Trapped, this record is a great introduction to their music, and it contains their probably most infectious hit, "Refuge". A must buy!