Got this in the mail last night, and just heard it for the first time today.
I went in completely blank. (I think I may have heard one of the singles when they first came out, but I had no memory of it)
I have to say that I'm REALLY impressed. I don't see how anyone can dispute that, at the very least, they are improving with every release. As people have pointed out, this isn't really the "Queensryche" we know. It's a different animal. But if were another band, people would say "they are trying too hard to sound like Queensryche".
As much as I really liked the music on the self titled, and then really enjoyed Condition Human even more, both of those albums had some obvious filler tracks, and their attempt at a love song fell flat. But as I spun this album twice today, I couldn't find a single song in all 10 tracks that I wasn't enjoying. Bent is my early favorite.