I love TMoLS and SC in general (except for PoW, what a terrible song...). I admit I didn't like it too much before, but it needed to get more of a chance for me to listen to it properly.
I think DT12 is their third best album and I love every song on it. The melodic orientation, along with the incredible rhythmic sections and conciseness that lacked on many parts of ADToE are definitely there for DT12. And, don't get me wrong, ADToE is an excellent album too.