I’ve been a longtime fan of the band, and of course love many of the albums MP was involved with. But I personally feel MM is just way better - I love his style, fills and ability to compliment a song without having to say “look, here I am, I’m gonna play drums, do roars and growling vocals, be the spokesperson, do everything for the fans, produce, write songs about ungrateful fans, rope a friggn’ crocodile etc, etc”.
I feel MP just lost something around 8V, and MM has just been a breath of fresh air and consummate professional. And to my ears, MM’s drums just appear better and more interesting and diverse.