Glad he did, though. I didn't like Poetry for the Poisoned, either - found it very bland, and with Khan quitting just after, I was basically finished with Kamelot. They'd reached the end of their natural life, for me.
If they're not happy with the album either, though, then that clearly means that Kamelot are still sensitive to whatever it is that makes Kamelot Kamelot, and even if I am unsatisfied with a new album, I'm at least unlikely to be unsatisfied in the same way twice.
My ears have pricked! I'm ready to be impressed again by a band I thought I'd amicably moved on from.