Really excited to listen to the record tomorrow. I received my notification that it has shipped from Amazon, so hopefully, it'll arrive early. If not, maybe I'll have an autorip available on Amazon.
I am hopeful for C/C. I really disliked The Incident, after really enjoying IA-Deadwing-FOABP. The snippets I've heard so far remind me of that era. Not that I expect SW to just go full-on retro, because I don't. But I am hoping that he realizes PT has a "sound" that must be present, and so far, from the brief snippets I have treated myself to, it's in the ballpark.
Looking forward to the tour. I saw PT do a one-off in San Francisco with Karnivool opening. It was an amazing night. I had never heard of Karnivool and excitedly asked the people in front of me at The Warfield who they were. Ran out the next day to buy Sound Awake and Themata and they have been a staple band for me ever since. And obviously, PT didn't disappoint. Hoping this show at the Masonic in San Fran is even better.
Fingers crossed for everything.