"'Optimus' is one of the most personal albums I ever made", says John Norum. ,,I named it 'Optimus' after the street in the suburb of Stockholm that I grew up in. It's also an album on which I sing myself. I have worked with external vocalists over the years. Most of the singers leave and send a bill. I realise now that nobody can sing my own lyrics with the same emotion like I do myself."
'Optimus' is also a well balanced album; it is rooted in classic 70's and 80's hard rock, but doesn't sound outdated. It displays the impeccable skill of John Norum as a guitar player, composer and singer.