What are your opinions on it? Are you excited, or anxious?

I for one am slightly disappointed. I'm was really hoping they would make a move towards a more pinkly-smooth type sound (but with a severe avenged twist) That's the feeling I was getting when gates soloed on carry on, and vultures. Also he had claimed to be looking into gypsy jazz.

Ah well, I'm glad they aren't jumping the bandwagon with the electronica-metalcore at least... it was cool the first couple times back in 2001. Time will tell, but I also don't just want them to make another Maiden/Sabbath record.

Either way, I'm excited, but with Fallout Boy's (Still hoping for a brilliant album) and Bullet's newest somewhat disappointing release, I can't take another lame release from what is one of my top 2 bands (A7X and Muse are always neck in neck for spot #1).