The first copy I bought from Best Buy was missing the actual disc inside, so I finally got the replacement and I have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I hear a lot of riffs that I know would have made for great NM songs, but I'm taking it for what it is and that is a lot of shred aimed mainly at other guitar players and musicians. Dirk did a great job as usual on the drums, and Jeff covers a lot of ground, but the vocals are a little hit and miss. I really dig the chorus Ihsahn sung, but felt the death vocals didn't really suit the song as much. Overall, I'm glad to see Jeff was able to get his ideas out there and show he can still play with the best of them.