There is something about that band that turns you into a rabid fanboy. God knows I was one back in the FtR days. But now I could give 2 shits about them personally. I still love their previous works. But there are way better bands out there like Kalmah, Wintersun, Therion, and SYL. AYDY was a slap in the face to all of us fans who were with them since SW. The leads were decent on AYDY, but the riffs were pure shit, the album was just a mess.
If CoB ever makes it big Alexi will be the next Eddie Van Halen. Good guitarist total full of himself prick and will drive his band down the crapper with him.