I know this thread is a month and a half old. Can’t believe no one has answered you. I was anxiously awaiting this album. Wasn’t disappointed. Seen them live many times. Your thoughts now?
I like the album a lot! Danny Carey's drumming is spectacular and I think Adam Jones displays some of his best guitar work. Maynard's singing is a bit more restrained than previous albums, he doesn't scream or go for some of the higher notes quite as much. It seems like there are moments on the album where they revisit parts of songs from previous albums, it's like not so much that it sounds like a song from a prior album but the parts that have it, have me wondering if they did it intentionally. The only song I don't really care for is Culling Voices, everything else on the album is really good.