Of course some will go one way and some the other, many won’t want any preconceptions going into the album and will avoid promotional material, I get that but I think they are in the minority, I did not deal in absolutes though and I will watch the videos whenever they come out. I just thought it’s human nature to be more curious to watch a video breaking down an album I’m desperately waiting for than an album I’ve already heard. That’s why I thought the videos would get more views if released before the album comes out and be a promotional tool rather than released after the album (like the ill fated Astonishing breakdown videos).
I will say though that it would appear that they are delaying releasing any more videos at the moment so they may well be waiting until the album comes out. If not I’d have thought we’d have seen another one by now and they’d be released regularly in the weeks leading up to the album.