This is everything I was hoping it wouldn't be. The riffs are repetitive, the vocal approach doesn't change or vary between songs, the drumming is great as it always is and the bass doesn't stand out. This sounds like an (Ob)Servant B-side, and I'll be damned because I loved the first four albums and this is disappointing. Listen to the stream before you get it. Maybe I'll warm up to this, but so far it's nothing special. |