New album is incredible! I've always liked all of their albums but there was always something that stood in the way of being absolutely 'high quality'. They've never made an album that's as listenable as this one IMO. They cut back on a lot of things but the things you get in return are amazing. It grooves more (drummer really improved in feel and the riffs are more to the point), the guitar sounds are a bit cooler, less sharp. Vocal melodies are great, more original ideas etc. I don't know if you could ever say this about a Riverside album, but it almost has a commercial appeal to it.