Just got home from attending, have not had time to read through the whole thread, but think me and my wife were sat next to Cyber.
My thoughts were that the 5.1 mix might not be the best to listen to as the vocals tend to get lost in the mix, MM drums are well up front.
On this album MM & JMX work the best as a rhythm section than on any previous album I can think of.
JMX bass sound is far dirtier than previously. Even though there are some INSANE drum parts at times MM leaves space for other in the band where before MP might have filled the space with a fill run or something.
The Rush sounds are still there, the beginning of 1 track made me think of a Farewell to Kings era Rush.
The underlying felling is that this is METAL, almost reminiscent of Train of Thought.
Sorry if this is a fragmented review but my 2 year old is crawling all over me.