1) In Flames - I should really be used to this by now, but damn, that song tittles are lame and funny. It could happen that song turn out to be great with shitty names... realistically it won't, and we will lose more respect for once great metal band. Oh, and 14 songs again? With their current level of inspiration and one real music songwriter... no way it's going to end up good.
2) Dark Tranqullity - New song is OK. Nothing exciting though. I expected more. They seem to spin same tricks and scales, just trying to make riffs sound evil instead of using more common, but also more pleasant progressions. We'll see how the whole album sounds. Didn't like WATV, enjoyed Construct. Another band evolving. Not entirely to my music taste, but their current sound makes sense, and you have to respect that.
3) Opeth - 3 songs so far. First was OK, although I'm not big on all this '70 progy thing they have going on since Watershed. Second was nice, simple and emotional. Not much love for the third one. Oh, I respect their integrity, and death metal thing was sounding a bit tired after Ghost Reveries, but it's just isn't my kind of thing. Sounds forced, a prog for the sake of being prog. Also, I think there are other bands doing the same thing better. Similar to IF, they abandoned their original and unique sound, but unlike IF, you can't really be mad at Opeth for doing idiotic sellout music. They've just changed and that's it.
4) Insomnium - Well, new album leaked... and it's a fucking masterpiece of melodeath, atmospheric black, doom, prog, whatever metal. After string of strong albums, a relative commercial success of the last effort, they could have done a whole album of lighter, shorter and more catchy tunes, thus securing bigger fan base, but instead they have done a 40 minute track, with strong concept behind it. Sound fresh, sound epic, but still sounds like a NATURAL PROGRESSION - EVOLUTION of their unique sound. Also, production is not bad. Last few albums, with all that layers and instruments going on were not easy on the ears. Not sure if it's a 10/10 as it takes time to establish that, but surely at least 9/10 in my book. Respect for the guys!