"I Will Be with You" starts with spooky keyboards, acoustic guitar, and bass. The song progresses through its verses and reaches its peak at its chorus. "Thunder in the City" combines a fast combination of piano and rhythm guitar before slowing for its first verse. "Thunder in the City" progresses aggressively until it peaks at the chorus. "No Matter the Price" includes some keyboard playing, a brief drum solo, and some melodic rhythm guitar work. The song proceeds slowly through its verses and gains momentum until it reaches an anthemic chorus backed by a powerful guitar riff. Steve Osborne displays virtuosic guitar playing throughout a minute-and-a-half-long instrumental interlude. "The First Will Be Last," a mid-tempo track until its chorus, which contains a touch of vocal harmonies, features a passage narrated by a female voice low in the mix, followed by Osborne's sweeping lead guitar work.  1986 Pure Metal Records original release  1999 Millennium Eight Records re-release with six bonus tracks from Matrix and a Bride demo