Not a fan of the Astonishing at all, have tried and tried. Like maybe three, four songs tops, and none would make my top 30. I went to the Radio City show, sadly for me it was the worst DT show I have been since I first started seeing them in 1997. This second leg I have no interest in seeing at all. It will be the first time I have ever not gone to see them when I had the chance.If my DT intuition is correct I am sure the next album will be billed as their heaviest ever in my guesstimation, but I don't even like the sound of the new production. ADToE sounded good to me and I do like most of those songs but hated these last two. So over produced and almost industrial especially the drum sound.
Any way it is sad and pathetic the amount of tickets sold so far for this leg, they should cancel this tour or quickly make the call to change the setlist. It will be embarrassing at some of these shows, unless there are some miraculous last minute ticking buying binges. I don't see it happening.
I hate being disappointed in my favorite band for that last 25 years ( discovered during release of Awake) but I guess life goes on. Haken, Between the Buried and Me, Symphony X, and yes Opeth are IMHO putting out better stuff these day.